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Old 03-17-2008, 08:01 PM
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have you driven the car? if the rear torsion beam is bent the car wont track straight, i believe the term is "crab walking" it will feel like its driving sideways. kinda hard to explain m sure youtube can help. the wheel will prob shake like a **** also.
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Old 03-17-2008, 10:35 PM
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in all honesty, i cant tell if the car drives straight. it needs an alignment something fierce, and i have the camber shims in the back.

plus, when i drove it yesterday, it was windy as F outside.

Shaking, it doesnt really do that too much, well any more than i can tell from the suspension.
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Old 03-17-2008, 10:56 PM
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you are probably ok. the hit doesnt look to bad. it was just a thought that crossed my mind.
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Old 03-17-2008, 11:11 PM
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thanks for that man, i appreciate it.
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Old 03-17-2008, 11:34 PM
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hillary clinton is coming to my school tomorrow! so excited. 7 PM at Millersville University in Lancaster if you're interested!
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Old 03-18-2008, 03:35 AM
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I registered to vote today.

Why can't we have a decent election, instead of a clustermess of crappy candidates.
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Old 03-18-2008, 03:45 AM
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WTF.

95 north and south has been shut down between allegheney ave and girard until further notice..

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pag...Y&pageId=1.1.1
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Old 03-18-2008, 03:50 AM
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Wow.

You just can't shut 95 down, that's like... nuts.
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Old 03-18-2008, 04:03 AM
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must be some kind of massive potholes. the turnpike was closed this weekend from midnight until 6am.
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Old 03-18-2008, 04:19 AM
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no they found a support beam that was severely cracked.....

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation initially thought that the support could be fixed within hours, but later said it could take days.
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Old 03-18-2008, 10:42 AM
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i bet philly traffic is gonna be awesome this morning

on another note, i'm freaking sick of being sick!
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im honestly thinking about taking off today. traffic is ill.
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Old 03-18-2008, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Zillon
I registered to vote today.

Why can't we have a decent election, instead of a clustermess of crappy candidates.
couldnt have said it any better than that
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Old 03-18-2008, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by YourNameHere
must be some kind of massive potholes. the turnpike was closed this weekend from midnight until 6am.
wow i just missed that. i was on it comin back from dave and busters at like 1145
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Old 03-18-2008, 01:32 PM
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guess whos car is visiting the dealership again....the abs or esp or something is messed up. driving in a straight line and it feels like the abs takes 5 or 6 quick stabs at the brakes. they replaced a buncha censors on my car so im hoping its just something simple like a lose connector. the good news is the cruise control still works

the dealership has been great though. im just tired of being there. i want to go buy a $500 beater car and just drive it into the ground until i can afford a porsche
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Old 03-18-2008, 01:33 PM
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wow man, sorry to hear.
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they replaced the abs control module and a bunch of the brake sensors so im sure its something in there...i hope...
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yar.
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Old 03-18-2008, 01:43 PM
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I have a car for ya for 600 scott

diana needs to get rid of hers, we went car shopin last night and found a nice 07 corolla with 17k on it for $14,000 so she might be getting that.

The car she has now is a 99 Kia Sephia and it has 150k on it and still runnin haha it def is a good beater car lol
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beaters =
cant wait to get mine on the road....
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