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Old Nov 6, 2004 | 05:07 PM
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bah. ok well my plans just changed thanks to my friend bailing and not telling me. i'll actually be going at 9:30 tonight.

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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 09:14 AM
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btw I test drove an evo MR today. that thing is sex on wheels.

how the HELL did you manage that??? does richmond mitsu. have one in? i went up there last week and a sales guy said they were expecting to get one in, and he was betting it would only be there for a couple hours.
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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 02:37 PM
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bah. ok well my plans just changed thanks to my friend bailing and not telling me. i'll actually be going at 9:30 tonight.

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I guess I just missed you. We left around 9:00.

The first heat I had a shitty kart, so my lap times were down 6 TENTHS, so that sucked. You could see the texture of the cords in the tires. I hate it when they wait till the tires are completely trashed. Just a waste of time and money for me.

The second heat, I had a fast kart (good tires) and was pulling some kick *** clean laps, lapping almost all of the other superkarts on the track. When I came off none of my times registered so I have no idea what they were.

My laps were so much smoother than last time. I know I must have pulled a low 23.7, which would have put me in the top 50.

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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 02:46 PM
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So since G-force sucks sometimes, I made this:

The Gran Turismo Driving Simulation Device (GTDSD).
I'm going to start a new business.
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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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Hey. I had a good kart first heat, got a 23.8xx. Second heat the tires were fucked and it understeered all over the place. Best I could pull out of it was a 24.0xx. I like that second hairpin.

Mike: They have a graphite gray mr. They got it in last sunday, so it was there all last week at least. They also have a silver gsr with sunroof/leather package. Man that MR was fun.

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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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Who in VA has the Black S4 GXL i saw going south on 95 on Sat?
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Old Nov 7, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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zach.. that kicks so much ***...

brian, how did you get a test drive? were your parents with you? did you have to act interested in buying the car?
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Old Nov 8, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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mike: well, we are interested in buying the car, and my dad was with me. the guy was reluctant to let me drive it, but he was fine letting my dad. my dad drove it some then we switched, and the guy just said I couldn't take it out on like midlothian or tell people at the dealership I drove it, lol.

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Old Nov 8, 2004 | 01:23 PM
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Failed Inspection

Does anyone know where I can get my TII inspected that won't hassle me about the lack of emissions equipment?? I have a nice rejection sticker on it after the service station I took it to today had a quick look. Thanks for the help.
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Old Nov 8, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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If anyone see an FTP lense on the side of the road down in Chesapeake somewhere along Greenbriar roads it's mine. (at least it was on the passenger side maybe I'll just leave it as a free mod)
Anyone know where to get the inside door handle assembly drivers side, it self destructed as well this weekend.
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Old Nov 8, 2004 | 06:37 PM
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Hey Rob- Very good question. I am in the same boat as well. I have heard that the Village Exxon is a 'good' place to go for inspections. Although I cannot attest personally.

If you find a place, please let me know. I will have to bolt the Bonez cat in and go try it out!

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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 05:14 AM
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theres a place around here that might do it, but i dont know if they will if you already have a rejection sticker. if this was april, i could hook you up as i will have my licence then
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by onepointone
theres a place around here that might do it, but i dont know if they will if you already have a rejection sticker. if this was april, i could hook you up as i will have my licence then
I'll be needing an inspection around april...
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 06:50 AM
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Anyone know a guy that drives a red S4 with a black (or dark blue) hood?

I was just out for a smoke a minute ago in front of my house (Cary St.) and it drove by.

Just curious.
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by onepointone
theres a place around here that might do it, but i dont know if they will if you already have a rejection sticker. if this was april, i could hook you up as i will have my licence then
Can you just scrape off the rejection sticker? We had a car that didn't pass come by the shop here, so we scraped the rejection sticker and took it to the place we take everything and it passed. I'm pretty sure they only pass all of our cars cause we send them so much business.

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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 08:07 AM
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I had a white S4 behind me yesterday around 5pm on Hungary rd, but I don't think it was any of you guys - he was very slow. Maybe it was an automatic.
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 03:41 PM
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there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
i think some protege guys might be meeting at gforce this sunday if anyone's interested, but not sure yet.
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 04:01 PM
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YAY someone gets it
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by brianmcd
Can you just scrape off the rejection sticker? We had a car that didn't pass come by the shop here, so we scraped the rejection sticker and took it to the place we take everything and it passed. I'm pretty sure they only pass all of our cars cause we send them so much business.

~brian

yea, technically you can do whatever you want since its your car. its kinda for if you have a rejection sticker, you can take it to the same place and they have to issue a sticker to you without charging you for another inspection fee, legally. if you scrape it, and take it somewhere else, theres no foul there.

honestly, send it to lexus of richmond, and wait on it. they will look at lights, brakes, and windshield wipers if your lucky. do it at about 11:00-11:10, they wont give a **** and just slap a sticker on it. (i cant promise, but im sure thats what will happen)
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Old Nov 9, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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I actually found a guy on Broad that will pass it for me so I am headed that way tomorrow morning. It is going to cost me an extra Jackson...not too bad for a guaranteed 11/05 sticker I guess.
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 06:29 AM
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I can't believe this thread is still alive!! I haven't been on the forum in quite a while. I have had tons going on and haven't had the time.

I need despirately to get my car running again. I miss tooling around town at high speeds.
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by niburu
If anyone see an FTP lense on the side of the road down in Chesapeake somewhere along Greenbriar roads it's mine. (at least it was on the passenger side maybe I'll just leave it as a free mod)
Anyone know where to get the inside door handle assembly drivers side, it self destructed as well this weekend.
Does it work fine from the inside, but not from the outside? If that's the case, I can fix it in ~15 minutes with one zip tie.
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by DavidR
I can't believe this thread is still alive!! I haven't been on the forum in quite a while. I have had tons going on and haven't had the time.

I need despirately to get my car running again. I miss tooling around town at high speeds.
whoa! what happened to your car?
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 07:35 AM
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I'm still installing my single turbo. I got frustrated trying to get parts... I sent out some emails this morning so hopefully I will be on the right track now.

It is killing me having this turbo sitting in my garage for so long.
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Old Nov 10, 2004 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Josepi
Does it work fine from the inside, but not from the outside? If that's the case, I can fix it in ~15 minutes with one zip tie.
No, unfortunately its the inside assembly, the 14 year old Japaenese plastic finally gave up broke. So where can I get an interior door assembly, preferably black?
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