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Followed SLY 032 @ 1.00 pm today heading north on Goody Rd, Daw Park for a short distance...........nice wheels!

Wasn't in my 34.....was in a sedan? with black windows. :blink:

Starting to really like the look of 32's!! :rofl:

Spotted a bayside blue 34 GTR on Port Rush Road today about 4pm (he was heading north, me south). Plates something to do with VSPEC I think, but DAMN it was nice. young-middle age guy driving.

spotted kisin's old 34 parked on north terrace (at one of the hotels, cant remember/dont care which) last night at about 7pm.

and today at about 3pm seeing my magna that has served me faithfully for 300,000 kays being loaded onto the back of a flatbed. dead as a doornail.

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Carl (bezender) at seacombe / brighton road lights before i heard ya :happy:

haha, couldnt a missed u either matt... u damn near hangin all the way out ur ute waving ;)

i got a couple dirty looks from other people as i drove past u in a calm and orderly manner

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spotted miss r34?? a white 34 with decals TRYING to get out of ttp on saturday.. was pretty busy there. i was in a corolla looking at you.

yeah that was me.........and it was terrible trying to get out that car park.........i never want to go through that again!

spotted a black r34 on portrush rd early this morning around 6.30 am, and then a white r34 with no wing and with a bomex kit on main north rd late this afternoon

very noice!!!!!

saw a silver 33 about 9ish tonight heading down marion rd, had a gunmetal 180 infront of it with twin cannons.

Also a silver 34 parked at the small lot of shops on south rd just after the bp, cant remember wat intersection, but it the big bp with the truckstop kinda near port rd.

spotted red 33 at the start of pt wakefield st, got a wave gave a delayed 1 back (i only jus woke up)

also spotted a rather tough looking r33 GTR on mcintyre rd not sure if it was black or dark purple(my sunnies make everything shiny n black look purple)

also spotted the xmas grinch reversed into my daily at the shop and failed to leave a note (i know its a piece of sh*t but reversing into it a 40k's is a lil disrespectful) and again a few days later smashing the window to try and get into a car that can be opened with a pair of scissors, only to check out my extensive retro cassette tape collection (go the 8track)

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spotted a gunmetal grey 32 gtr get pulled over on anzac international raceway last nite about 10pm... also spotted that same cop try to pull me over (i had a 'phone call' and had to stop while they drove past ;) FYI this works 9/10 times when the cops r following u and sussing out ur car and you dont feel like a possible defect).

also spotted a red 2 door 31 with white wheels driving like a complete fk tard turning off sth rd onto anzacs heading toward town.. i have nothing against a bit of spirited driving, but with a car full of ppl and in a densely populated area??? hope its no one from here

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