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April 2003
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RIP rolla
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Sat, 22 November 2003 23:35
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Wrote my car off last night in the rain. I was driving on old berowra road going 40km in 2nd gear and all of a sudden around the corner my car slid out and hit a parked car and both cars are a write off 
There was a shit load of oil on the road so that contributed for the slidding and now i have know car and the cops are taking 3 demerit points for neg driving leaving me with 1 point
I will post pic's soon
Long live the rolla's
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sat, 22 November 2003 23:41
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take pictures of the scene
if you can prove there was oil on the road, you'll get off the neg driving charge
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Location:
Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sun, 23 November 2003 01:56
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That sure does add insult to a bad situation,
parked car must of belonged to a copper...
I dont see how the can prove it is neg. if they have no proof, accidents happen...
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sun, 23 November 2003 02:05
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that's irrelevant
if you have any sort of accident, typically you'll get slapped with a neg driving fine.
what most people dont realise is that this is standard proceedure, and if you have a good reason why it wasn't negligent, they'll typically just drop it, 'cause they know they wont win in court (especially if you have photos of the scene, and a statement from the attending officer always helps)
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Registered:
November 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sun, 23 November 2003 04:08
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Hey im really sorry to hear that dude!
Yeh and the neg driving charges suk as well! But draven has a point! Try and prove oil on the road and they may remove neg charges!
I also the other night lost traction goin 10km/ph around a roundbout! Car slid sideways luckily not to hit anything! Sorry to hear that dude! The rain causes all kinds of bad accidents!
Long live the rolla's!
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Location:
Newcastle
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July 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sun, 23 November 2003 04:18
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argh not cool....
its shocking when it rains and its been dry for yonks.. tends to get all the oil out of the road just ready for you to drive over..
but defiantly get some photos and try and pursue getting the neg driving dropped.
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sun, 23 November 2003 11:33
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Nooooooooo.... Cheery Cheeks... What were you doing man???
There was some oil on Mona Vale rd at St Ives this morning... Had my ass end in the other lane the entire way round a corner... It was awesome... I was tempted to go back and do it again but I was already running late...
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sun, 23 November 2003 12:38
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I was at an 18th Bday party and i was getting bored so a mate and
i decided to go for a drive around 10pm last night drove down old berowra rd turned at the dead end and by then it was raining really hard.The first S bend going up my car decided to start drifting towards a parked gay Magna so i accelerated abit to pull out of it then i tapped the breaks then it locked up and ran up the arse of the parked magna. The road was so slippery because of oil on the road
I got the car towed home around 11pm and started taking all my bits out and i was up until 4am in the morning.
Know one was hurt but i have a sore leg.
The poor little rolla still start's too but has know coolant.
Its getting towed hopefully tonight so the insurance company can access's it then incomes around $7000 for the next car.
The thing that pissed me off is that i just put a new alternator in,K&n filter, cold air intake and i just got my exhaust sounding crazy by getting a bigger flexy join and removing resonator. all that was know more then 3 weeks old
Pic's will be up tomorrow
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Registered:
October 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sun, 23 November 2003 12:39
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Sorry to hear about your car dude! 
But you know whats wierd I always loose traction going around roundabouts and corners!
Ohh wait a minute thats cuz I always have my handbrake up!! 
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Mon, 24 November 2003 07:57
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Ouchies... Sorry to see that man... Any ideas for the next car once the payment comes???
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Mon, 24 November 2003 11:01
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That sucks mate, whats with all these cars being written off now that its rainin? 
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Mon, 24 November 2003 11:18
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I guess the real drivers are still going and the others are well yeah, in the bad situations such as Scotty and Cherry Cheeks here... Just jokin boys... Accidents happen... They happen more in the wet... i guess thats all we can say...
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Tue, 25 November 2003 03:40
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That sucks dude. I hate it when the cops stick a charge on you like that. I mean as if I dont feel bad enough. The same thing happened to me. Had a crash in the wet going slow, and the cop turns up and puts a neg driving charge on me. As if I dont already feel like crap, you just lost me me license (was long weekend and on my P's). :'(
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Tue, 25 November 2003 04:25
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I just got the fine in the mail for $175 for neg driving.
Iam not to sure on my next car but might be a sr20det silvia or maybe a gt4 celica but it all depends on how much insurance will be
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Location:
Colac, Victoria
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Tue, 25 November 2003 10:50
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if you want less trouble sin the wet - get the Gt4 - i hardly have any - if not no dramas in heavy rain - AWD is your friend in the wet stuff
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Fri, 28 November 2003 10:29
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The corolla is now getting fixed because the insurance agencie
prefer's to spend $5000 on fixing it rather then giving me $7000  . The car will be ready in a week and now i have to put my mags, system and all my other bit's of rice back on
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Registered:
October 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Fri, 28 November 2003 13:04
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Spewin man that just happened to my sister with her swift.
It was insured for 6000 but the damages came to like 5000 so they fixed it and the stupid car has had problems since.
Doors dont line up properly and stuff like that!!
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Location:
Sydney/Wollongong
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Fri, 28 November 2003 13:13
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| hotrolla wrote on Fri, 28 November 2003 21:29 |
The corolla is now getting fixed because the insurance agencie
prefer's to spend $5000 on fixing it rather then giving me $7000
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Same thing happened to me... When I was hit in the front end, with about as much damage as yours, the insurance co. preferred to spend over $5,000 fixing my car than give me a cheque to write it off (I would've been happy to take the $5k myself)...
This was a 3rd party claim (i.e. the other party had to make the claim as they were in the wrong) but somehow they worked out a CS Seca was worth over $7k and they wouldn't write it off 'cause the damage was less than 85% of the value of the car... Strange since I paid less than $6k when I purchased it...
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Club Member
Location:
sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Fri, 28 November 2003 22:41
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whats with all these cars being written off now that its raining
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its a well known fact you aussies cant drive in the rain.. just look at sydney drivers... they get closer together and travel faster, even your govt. tells you to do the wrong thing by saying slow down by 10Kmh in the rain.... someone tell me how thats going to help when your all parked up each others date! not only that, now youve slowed by 10kmh youve caused a traffic jam and that just means more frustrated drivers taking bigger risks... no wonder the towies love the rain here.
common sense would tell most people to simply adjust the braking distance to a suitable level and keep the same speed.
I guess theres just not enough rainy days here for people to learn how to drive properly in it.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Thu, 04 December 2003 00:09
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Here's what i can't beleive -
You guys are suprised by oil on the road when it rains.
Are you retarded?
1. Everyone should agree:
You can bet there'll be oil on the road from thousands of shitbox falcondores.
2. Oil floats on top of water.
Now, When it's dry, the oil on the road sits in the bitumen (bitumen isn't flat, you know).
When it begins to rain, the oil on the road floats to the top of the water. You end up with water flatening out the bitumen, with a layer of oil covering that.
After it's been raining a few days, the oil is usually washed away.
Wake up people.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Thu, 04 December 2003 05:17
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Iam used to driving in the wet because i have taken my car to it's limits in the rain so i would know how to handle most situation's but this bit of road had alot of oil on it because when i walked over and had a look at the road it was very slippery and the cop that came to the accident stated the road had a large amount of oil on the road. Even the police car and about 3 of my friends/families car's lost traction when driving off.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Thu, 04 December 2003 05:30
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Sorry, i just had the shits with people complaining about losing control in the wet, and the axe just happened to fall on you. Your post was one of the few non-stupid ones (cept the accelerating a fwd part) 
Did they whack you with excess and shit? If you have proof/witnesses that the road was unsafe, should get off.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Tue, 09 December 2003 03:34
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Car is back tomorrow and it's now for sale
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Tue, 09 December 2003 07:39
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and GL selling it...
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Fri, 12 December 2003 02:28
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doubt it will be posted here for sale
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sat, 13 December 2003 12:06
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| hotrolla wrote on Tue, 09 December 2003 14:34 |
Car is back tomorrow and it's now for sale
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if there is a single thing that your not happy in regards to the repairs take the car back and demand it to be fixed
even if its only mismatching paint colours or trim not put propperly on or sumfin
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Mon, 15 December 2003 08:58
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The car is back and looks pretty sexy at the moment after
putting it all together.
I will post some pic's later
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Mon, 05 January 2004 01:00
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i wanna see some pics
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On Probation
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: RIP rolla
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Sun, 01 February 2004 12:41
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its still able to be repaired...
poor lil rolla tho..
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Mon, 02 February 2004 01:21
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The car is all sweet and looking damn hot. Just put a 5 inch cannon on today.
I will post some pics on the members rides once i take some more recent photos.
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: RIP rolla
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Mon, 02 February 2004 09:18
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So it's all fixed now???
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: RIP rolla
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Tue, 03 February 2004 00:04
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Yep its all fixed and it goes and looks much better
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