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12-21-2009, 05:33 PM
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#26 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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I would never tow any vehicle that was stuck in the snow,let alone a semi truck.
Who knows what kind of potential damage could result in doing this,I would surely not want to risk it.That's what tow trucks are for.
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12-21-2009, 05:52 PM
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#27 | | Marcosexual Fan Club, CEO
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I wanted to see the rear get torn off that ugly Subaru like on a Pontiac Sunfire video that's been floating around on Youtube.
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12-21-2009, 05:52 PM
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#28 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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12-21-2009, 06:04 PM
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#29 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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12-21-2009, 08:00 PM
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#30 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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holy crap I was scared of that rope snapping
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12-21-2009, 08:06 PM
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#31 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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agree. the sti pulled that trailer way too easily compared to the trucks.
are those swift springs on those trailers 
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12-22-2009, 03:27 PM
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#32 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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^O_O, I believe there was someone in the Semi also accelerating with the STI?
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12-22-2009, 05:02 PM
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#33 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Saw this in other forums... pretty impressive IMO.  | |
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12-22-2009, 05:58 PM
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#34 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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The Red ford was badass!
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12-22-2009, 06:11 PM
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#35 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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i think this might of been viral...
the semi doesnt look very stuck to me haha
im not doubting the STI, im just saying this is a bit too convenient haha
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12-22-2009, 06:49 PM
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#36 | | Banned By Establishment
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Originally Posted by SumAznGuy  Personally, I think this video is fake. Even if the truck was emply, the truck and trailer would still weight over 40,000 lbs and there is no way the STi can pulll that much weight even if the truck was spinning it's drive wheels. | how do you explain this then sir ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05zRyoBbcfI | |
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12-22-2009, 08:13 PM
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#37 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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Originally Posted by kknater agreed, but EVO > STI (last gen at least)
*Puts on flame suit* | AGREEEEEEEE
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12-22-2009, 08:42 PM
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#38 | | F**K YOUR HEAD
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I would've been scared shitless being the STi driver, I mean what if the semi couldn't stop  | |
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12-23-2009, 09:38 AM
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#39 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by static | Strange, that STi looks a lot like a VW 
Those are completely different so why the comparison? If you can find a video of an STi pulling a plane, that would be valid, but this isn't.
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12-23-2009, 10:01 AM
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#40 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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...if anything the subie was just assisting the semi.
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12-23-2009, 10:07 AM
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#41 | | "They call me Bowser...RawR!"
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Originally Posted by static | For starters, it's got over 550ft/lbs at 2000rpm...
This is more baffling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tls-Jli6eQE
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12-23-2009, 07:12 PM
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#42 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Yeah... this is basically like a straw that broke the camel's back situation... with the camel being the big rig, the back being the traction, and the straw being the STi.
It's like the big rig was 99% able to get out of that situation itself, but was missing the 1% traction... and the STi provided that extra 1% traction.
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12-23-2009, 07:16 PM
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#43 | | Witness protection
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Originally Posted by static | off topic but... what are those engines on the 747? i've never seen that setup before (as are the external fuel tanks under the wings?)
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12-23-2009, 07:21 PM
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#44 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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pfft. a GT-R woulda towed those vehicles in half the time.
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12-23-2009, 09:29 PM
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#45 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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That VW comparison is stupid. Firstly the Touareg was on pavement which has 50 times the traction of snow. Secondly the Touareg was the diesel with stump-pulling torque. Thirdly the Touareg has a low-range.
Oh, and the fact the Touareg was loaded with some 9,000lbs of steel weight to increase traction. Yes, 9,000 lbs. It looks cool, but it's just a stunt really.
I also call fake on the Subaru video. Probably some clever marketing so that people who have never driven in snow, have never towed anything in their life, have never pulled anyone out of snow and have no comprehension of simple basic physics would fall for and say "OMG Subaru rulz".
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