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Damn those Swedes and their keenly priced flatpack temptations.

And their carpark.

Indeed, probably getting back at my LOLvo for not being the genuine Swedish article...

I resent that.. ;)

Too bad about the paint though.. What was the cause?

I'll go out on a limb, and say it was a yellow car park pole........

Correct, I reversed into a yellow parking bollard. I was tired and wasn't paying proper attention - lucky for me it wasn't another car or, even worse, a person.

I luv the brick duco on the guard. Where did you get it?

The what, Hugh? If you mean the terracotta colour on the ground, then it's just concrete paint/sealant that's slowly being removed so we can repaint it.

Major operation today..

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I filled 'er up :whistling:

lol you get used to that. I drove to Canberra for a meeting yesterday morning....2 tanks required. The way that engine pulls is spectacular....but so is it's fuel use

On a similiar note to the reverse incident above, kurbed my rim.

Had them a year and haven't touched a thing....

Rushing in pulling into traffic with a crying bubba in the back gets you this:

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No dent, just a rub.

Filled the gash up with permanent marker as per importers recommendations... glad I didnt powder coat them dark grey now.

That's why I hate stretched tyres. I'd rather rub a soft tyre against a gutter than damage my wheels.

Not to mention streched tyers look GEEHHAAYY! And have no performance Advantage.? Stupid fasion

Not to mention streched tyers look GEEHHAAYY! And have no performance Advantage.? Stupid fasion

lol you just upset so many drifters (if such people still exist, they are probably "time-attackers" now).

can't beleive the number of people that have told me that stretched tyres are better than a correct fit. They all knew better than a) the manufacturers and b) the race teams (all the way up to f1). I've never seen a stretched tyre on a serious race car

That's why I hate stretched tyres. I'd rather rub a soft tyre against a gutter than damage my wheels.

Dont want to start a stretch vs no stretch debate, I agree with all points (except maybe the homophobic bit), but 245s are as big as I need and aren't super stretched.

This size was even on the tyre's data sheet to match my rim size.

265s would be great but then I would rub guards and my car would not gain any everyday useable grip with only basic suspension and brake mods.

I could've spent the same money on a cheaper tyre type that were wider and have less grip in the end.

In the end nothing would've saved a 19" rim from the angle I glanced the kurb on.

On a similiar note to the reverse incident above, kurbed my rim.

Had them a year and haven't touched a thing....

Rushing in pulling into traffic with a crying bubba in the back gets you this:

2013-01-31172134.jpg

No dent, just a rub.

Filled the gash up with permanent marker as per importers recommendations... glad I didnt powder coat them dark grey now.

Fitment looks good bud, don't listen to anyone else, mod the car to suit you.

:)

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