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Old 10-28-2003, 09:51 PM
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so i left my car outside last night coz the garage was full and this morning i come out to see it covered in industrial fallout.
what is that crap anyway?
i gotta find time to get it washed. what's the weather report like for the next few days?
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Someone hasn't watched the news. That 'industrial fallout' is red dust blown in from western NSW.
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What, you mean someone who owns a big 4WD didn't know red dust when he saw it?
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Red, the term is FWD not 4WD. FWD stands for F... Wit Driver !
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Iggy just bought a 4WD.
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Don't worry I owned one too so I think I'm entitled to use the term

However, I bought mine because it was the cheapest convertible I could buy - a brand new 1 litre 4 speed Suzuki Sierra in 1985 for the bargain price of $5,990 + onroad.

Flat out it could achieve 105kmh (or 110kmh down a hill) and 0-100kmh took around a minute. Put it in low range though and it would go places a bigger FWD wouldn't dare consider.

It truly was great fun and yes, I did take it offroad quite a lot even though I originally bought it because it as a cheap convertible.

Mine also had removable everything - zip up plastic windows that could be removed, removable rollbar, lay flat windscreen, removable doors - you name it.

I finally traded it in 3 years later for a new Turbo Commodore and received $7,500 as a trade-in, the only new vehicle I have ever made a profit on.
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sorry didn't watch the news.
is this gonna happen again?
i don't own a big 4wd anymore, but i have been known as a F...Wit driver b4.
i own a QUATTRO actually, please use the correct term.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by cayenneguy is this gonna happen again?
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Originally posted by cayenneguy
is this gonna happen again?
4WD - aren't they suppose to go off road and get dirty ????
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No, they are for tackling speedhumps in Mosman.


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