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Can't say I've noticed that! With my new tyres and some fixed suspension my baby is holding to the ground like glue!

Spotted a gunmetal (or was it silver??? too early in the morning!) 33 turning from Ginninderra drive onto the GDE this morning on my way to work. As per usual when I make spottings, I was in the Audi :down:

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Hmm well the tyres are nearly two years old with about 20,000km on them, i think.. Although, Kat, are you running the RS-R's, mine are only the SS's..

Nope I be running Bridgestone RE55's.

Funny though, you get used to how your car is feeling, I knew it needed work but I didn't quite realise how bad it was until I remembered how good it could feel when I got it back. I think that makes sense... Oh well it's Friday and my brain has officially shut down!

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Also W1ngnut and someone in a gunmetal 32 with an SAU sticker that I haven't seen/met before both on Monary hwy this morning.

That was me :P - BTW it's Silver not Gun Metal (its a bit dirty at the moment though).

Haha spotted Trozzle and Bullet32 on Monaro this morning. Does anyone else think the roads might have a lot of dust/dirt on them? I felt like i had very low grip on the way to work and I don't think the 595's are due to be replaced already..

It was very slippery on the hwy this morning, its the left over crap from dirty rain on the surface of the road after the water dries up.

P.S. I love the wheels on your car! :devil:

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RHGY? Did you cap it before FW? wait, wtf....

Dead guy? wowowwwz explain

by Rh. I meant rush hour. wasnt sure if i wasnt meant to mention it. haha

and yer after everyone from rush hour went to the strip club, my friend and i (we both arnt 18) were driving back home and we saw heaps of cops taking pics of some dead guy.

has it been on the news yet?

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Nope I be running Bridgestone RE55's.

Funny though, you get used to how your car is feeling, I knew it needed work but I didn't quite realise how bad it was until I remembered how good it could feel when I got it back. I think that makes sense... Oh well it's Friday and my brain has officially shut down!

Your running RE55's for the street? :D

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