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By Co-stan-za,
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I dont blame you, i recently had a problem with my tune which i couldn't afford to fix, so she was pulsing. to which a cop pulled me over and got me with a yellow sticker, for things that have never been targeted before. I was very upset explained i couldn't fix these problems, she continued to tell me "well your just gonna have to sell it then", i looked at her with a dumb look "are you serious with a sticker like that on it i couldnt possibly sell it", she smiled and said "not my problem".

I'm an honest hard working citizen, yet because i drive a GTR around as a daily, its suddenly a crime.

That isn't even the best part, a foolish man in his WRX drove past hi-revving in low gears up to the lights with 50m of us, then proceeded to takeoff going sideways. My brother who was in the passenger seat told me he knew the guy and he has been sticker-ed 3 times. when i told the officer that she replied with "if i hadn't pulled you over i would be dealing with him"

If i could drive my xr6 around the streets i wouldnt be so pissed about these bs brand new commonwhores or falcoons doing burnouts in a packed carpark and getting away with it. although i just dont have the money to fix it, and save my poor GTR for the track. Yet they have the money to waste their "stockies" on the rear on a daily.

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The thing that amuses me the most, is how much ALL import owners complain about this shit.

You have seen the amount of people who also own imports who are 'bogans' or just complete dickheads and do the exact same shit that other 'bogans' and complete dickheads do in their v8s. People from both sides of this "fued" I suppose you'd call it, challenge each other or try to provoke stupid acts from each other.

We also all KNOW that owning an import usually brings unwanted attention from the police.

If you can't handle your shit, keep your car to a track or dont own one.

In regards to the above poster, why were you driving it around with known problems?

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elestrik

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The thing that amuses me the most, is how much ALL import owners complain about this shit.

You have seen the amount of people who also own imports who are 'bogans' or just complete dickheads and do the exact same shit that other 'bogans' and complete dickheads do in their v8s. People from both sides of this "fued" I suppose you'd call it, challenge each other or try to provoke stupid acts from each other.

We also all KNOW that owning an import usually brings unwanted attention from the police.

If you can't handle your shit, keep your car to a track or dont own one.

In regards to the above poster, why were you driving it around with known problems?

Sorry slash but you get constant or even mild harrasment by the police or bias attention and see if you may hve the same mind set after or while your going through it plus my main reason I post is because I don't think it's fair when your godly given rights and free choice come under scrutineer in this country and you get targeted because of your free choice of vehicle you choose to drive,it is unjustifiable , a form of harrasment and un australian.There is other problems that hve just labeled the whole import scene as goons hoons and gollywogs etc but why put the whole import scene driver in the whole same bucket?..there can be shit thrown around all day but alot of people know that import driver will get pinged 9 times outa 10 over any other car and there will be a day when imports will be a thing of the past an not seen on roads unsure.gif

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It comes from both sides. Having come from driving a VYSII Clubsport, I had to deal with dickheads in V8's and Imports trying to race and on the funnier occasions, V6 with the most mang exhaust and stupid wheels lol, Now I drive a Mazda Bravo TD as my daily, no one tries to race me, I don't even get a second glance in it...

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