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Old 06-28-2006, 10:20 PM
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Stupidest thing you have ever done with your TL

so guys... what will it be???

tried to have some fun in a wet parking lot and almost put it into a light pole...
Old 06-28-2006, 10:25 PM
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Try and race a G35 coupe
Old 06-28-2006, 10:32 PM
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I bought one... even stupider, I started modding it.
Old 06-28-2006, 11:25 PM
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gone up steep driveways and scrape the kit and not wash my car for more than 5 months
Old 06-29-2006, 02:25 AM
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Driven like a grandma to see if i could break my 30 mpg goal (which I did)

311 miles on 10.1 gallons = 30.79 MPG


And now its back to driving like a normal human should
Old 06-29-2006, 07:10 AM
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you name it ive done it...


Yesterday I was doing 110 with 300lbs of dj equip in it (I was late for a gig)

Pulled the ebrake the other day in the rain to see if i could dorifto

spun out in the rain and bent my control arms


... lol ... this thing is a BULL
Old 06-29-2006, 09:15 AM
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Duh

Closed the Garage Door on the trunk
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i really havent done anything stupid with this car.... yet. but do not worry.... i will join the ranks soon enough. you can bet on that.... ken.... do u have a 3.2??? i cant even get 250 on the full 17.2 tank!!! well say 14.2 cause i go as soon as the light hits. whats yur secret man?
Old 06-29-2006, 11:34 AM
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Closed the Garage Door on the trunk
WTF!?

You take the crown my friend
Old 06-29-2006, 11:55 AM
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Hmmm, leaving my keys in an obvious place in my room so my brother had the opportunity to steal it.


Everything is fine now though with the car, but I still haven't listed it for sale. I need to get off my lazy butt and do that.


I also once pushed it too hard around a free flow lane corner and almost lost control.
Old 06-29-2006, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by copy252
i really havent done anything stupid with this car.... yet. but do not worry.... i will join the ranks soon enough. you can bet on that.... ken.... do u have a 3.2??? i cant even get 250 on the full 17.2 tank!!! well say 14.2 cause i go as soon as the light hits. whats yur secret man?
yeah, since they started to add an ethanol mixture into the gas, my MPG has drastically gone down...
Old 06-29-2006, 12:27 PM
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i went traysliding in mine the other day- not the smartest but damn it was fun
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Originally Posted by copy252
i really havent done anything stupid with this car.... yet. but do not worry.... i will join the ranks soon enough. you can bet on that.... ken.... do u have a 3.2??? i cant even get 250 on the full 17.2 tank!!! well say 14.2 cause i go as soon as the light hits. whats yur secret man?
Yup its a 3.2 with the Type II swap (that shouldnt affect gas mileage)

My secret? Low rolling resistance tires and cruise control
Old 06-29-2006, 04:17 PM
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I just go in mud trails mouhahahaha
Old 06-29-2006, 04:49 PM
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Donuts in the snow on a high ass mountain with steeep clifs. Lets just say thank God for ABS cause it was kicking in for a good 20 seconds before I stoped 5 inches from the edge.
Old 06-29-2006, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SSMTL01
i went traysliding in mine the other day- not the smartest but damn it was fun
WORD!!! i did that a little while ago. it was damn hell ass fun
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1. Drove off the dealer's parking lot with the e-brakes on for 20 miles the day I bought the car. hahaha
2. Flooring the car, jumping super steep hills @ 80+... hey, tried simulating those cars you see flying off hills in san francisco in movie chase scenes
3. Blow past a cop doing 120+
Old 06-29-2006, 06:20 PM
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Pulled up too close to a concrete wall in the lot and now have a bruised front bumper at the point.
Old 06-29-2006, 06:57 PM
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backed up into a brick wall at a restaurant cuz i was talkin to some hot chick...damn FEMALES!
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Originally Posted by joe80055
2. Flooring the car, jumping super steep hills @ 80+... hey, tried simulating those cars you see flying off hills in san francisco in movie chase scenes
We see that ALL the time here! (Just kidding!)

We see Nash Bridges all the time, too! (Kidding also!)

Kinda wish I did, though, hehe.

~Cheers~
Old 06-29-2006, 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by datboipat
WORD!!! i did that a little while ago. it was damn hell ass fun
where the hell do you guys steal trays from???
Old 06-29-2006, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by KaMLuNg
where the hell do you guys steal trays from???
Mcdonalds, buger King, Jack in the crack
Old 06-30-2006, 12:53 AM
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Parked in a friends apartment parking lot and it got towed. Jack ass didn't tell me, or didn't know, you needed a permit to park there....there were no obvious signs either. Cost me $250 to get my car out!!!! That's like 1/30 the price of my car!

There's more stuff, but I'll have to remember what they were.
Old 06-30-2006, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by thA hiPnoTiC
backed up into a brick wall at a restaurant cuz i was talkin to some hot chick...damn FEMALES!
It's okay, if you got laid by that hot chick in end, then backing into that wall was well worth it
Old 06-30-2006, 06:42 AM
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Waiting for someone to say "knocked up my wife in the back seat"
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I boinked my wife while driving down a 100% deserted country road.
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Originally Posted by pmptx
Waiting for someone to say "knocked up my wife in the back seat"
TL FTW... lolz... well i did get road head... but my speed kept fluctuating until i realized, duhhh cruise control...
Old 06-30-2006, 06:41 PM
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on my first TL, i dropped someone off in a parking lot and it was dark and empty so i whipped it hard and hit one of those wires that hold up telephone poles. cut my front fender like dental floss. so the insurance company had one with 40k less miles that was a repo and it was the same color with a clear carfax, so i took there offer
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Originally Posted by KaMLuNg
where the hell do you guys steal trays from???
the coke trays work the best- they're really thick. You can find them behind grocery stores, pizza places, etc
Old 06-30-2006, 10:37 PM
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Installing a set of $10.00 e-bay coilovers....blew my left front strut.....and still driving.
Old 06-30-2006, 10:39 PM
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Stupidest thing I have done in my TL? Ran it into a tree =/
Old 07-01-2006, 07:19 PM
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1. Let my roommate borrow it and he rear-ended someone, total damage on my car alone was about $6-7k.... idiot.

2. E-braked it in a snow-covered parking lot and T-boned some chick in a Focus.... shows what kind of garbage Ford makes compared to our cars.... her doors dented in like a tin can but my bumper cover just needed replaced, nothing underneath.

3. Just got a $150 ticket on my way home from school for 99 in a 65.... you know how the cop usually comes up and says, "License and proof of insurance" or whatever.... this guy comes up and the first thing he says is, "Ninety-nine. I got you going ninety-nine. Ninety-nine. That's a four point violation!" -- I guess he didn't realize I'm from PA and points don't transfer from Ohio.

4. Got a $110 ticket on the way back for 87 in a 65. Needless to say I have begun using my cruise control.
Old 07-05-2006, 12:38 AM
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stupidest things?
1. not fix bearings after 20000+
2. not fix shocks after 20000+
3. install insignia decks with usb (fuck that bullshit deck
4. run cheap speaker wires(lotta difference with good wires)
5. boned a fat chick in the car..damn i broke the rule for TL's
6. fucked my bearings by doing 3 donuts in reverse
Old 07-05-2006, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by esco786
stupidest things?
1. not fix bearings after 20000+
2. not fix shocks after 20000+
3. install insignia decks with usb (fuck that bullshit deck
4. run cheap speaker wires(lotta difference with good wires)
5. boned a fat chick in the car..damn i broke the rule for TL's
6. fucked my bearings by doing 3 donuts in reverse

I'd hate to be a jerk but arn't you the guy who complains about how horible the TL is and how many problems it's giving you? Maybe the way you drive has something to do with it
Old 07-05-2006, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Haikoo
I'd hate to be a jerk but arn't you the guy who complains about how horible the TL is and how many problems it's giving you? Maybe the way you drive has something to do with it
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