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08-10-2011, 11:57 AM
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#26 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by MG1  I drive a Honda. Nuff said. | werd
never broke down once
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08-10-2011, 12:09 PM
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#27 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by dachinesedude werd
never broke down once | Its a honda, Its bound to break down eventually.
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08-10-2011, 02:58 PM
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#28 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Originally Posted by Captain Picard broke down next to a GT-R at the Oval just last week.
battery went dead | How is this weird? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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08-10-2011, 03:09 PM
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#29 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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I drive a corolla... 
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08-10-2011, 03:11 PM
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#30 | | Banned By Establishment
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oh wait forgot lol, my camry broke down right after the fireworks on aug 6th, battery died and had to call tow truck  | |
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08-10-2011, 03:41 PM
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#31 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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my baby's a tank. but was in my friend's car when it broke down on east hastings coming back from dt at 4am. nissan maxima. nothing interesting happened other than ppl asking me for change.
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08-10-2011, 04:56 PM
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#32 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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driving my work car, the ford van decided to stall and not start at woss, bc.. lets say i never even found woss for i was in it.
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08-10-2011, 05:05 PM
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#33 | | nuggets mod
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was with a friend when his car broke down on an on ramp.. that really sucked..
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08-10-2011, 05:46 PM
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#34 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Neutral dropped my car around Marine and Kerr, ended up blowing multiple holes in the transmission. I dragged it from there to Boundary and Rumble in 1st doing about 30 blowing smoke all up Boundary until i hit rumble and then i waited for the tow truck..So many people gave me the finger and honked at me on the way up there, i was in the right lane and had hazards on.
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08-10-2011, 06:23 PM
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#35 | This title intentionally left blank MOD
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Originally Posted by ptrinh Its a honda, Its bound to break down eventually. | And then the igniter goes, or the coil burns out, or the cam sensor fails.
I've been lucky *knocks on wood* with my Subaru. No breakdowns in the 2 and a half years I've had it.
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08-10-2011, 07:09 PM
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#36 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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when i first had my N, i was rolling around my school area in a shit box and the engine broke down, had to push it off the road and a couple of kids from school saw and laugh at me. 
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08-10-2011, 07:21 PM
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#37 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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took a girl to cresent beach in white rock when i was 19ish? parked my exploder near the beach....went to leave late at night...the slave cylinder bit the dust...buggers located inside the tranny so it was a loooong awkward ride home with a tow truck driver.
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08-10-2011, 07:32 PM
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#38 | | I bringith the lowerballerith
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Originally Posted by dignatas same thing but on entrance of knight bridge
Not going to bother fixing it  did it leak inside your car? I almost died from carbon monoxide | hahah i got home at 4am that night, had to work next morning at 7am..  didn't wanna get it towed so i drove it home after i filled up with water LOL. got pulled over on the way home (just my night >_________________>) but luckily he only gave me a warning for speeding as he understood i was in a rush to get home cause of my car issues! next day, bro fixed it for me while i was at work. it turned out that a small coolant hose near my firewall had a hole in it
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08-10-2011, 07:58 PM
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#39 | | I don't get it
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We were cruising home, after a day of wheeling, on Lougheed Hwy in PoCo and hit a stale green light that turned red just before we reached the intersection in my CJ5. Hammered the brakes, blew a front brake line, pedal went to the floor and sailed through the red light with no brakes. I always thought the rear brakes didn't work that well ................ Luckily no one was in the intersection. I kept a spare brake line in my tool box and we had it changed out with brakes bled and on the road in half an hour.
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08-10-2011, 09:11 PM
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#40 | | RS controls my life!
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Not really broke down but last year I went to the nightmarket and parked in the area where its free on viscount way. Somehow I lost my spare key while walking around the night market and i already lost my main key the week before. Shitty dealz so my car stayed there for a couple days til i finally decide to tow it to my place and get a locksmith to make new keys  | |
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08-10-2011, 09:23 PM
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#41 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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^How did you prove to the locksmith that you owned the car if the doors were locked? Or did the tow truck driver leave them unlocked after opening them? If so, how does the tow truck driver know it's actually your car?
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08-10-2011, 09:30 PM
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#42 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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Originally Posted by DiiCii hahah i got home at 4am that night, had to work next morning at 7am.. didn't wanna get it towed so i drove it home after i filled up with water LOL. got pulled over on the way home (just my night >_________________>) but luckily he only gave me a warning for speeding as he understood i was in a rush to get home cause of my car issues! next day, bro fixed it for me while i was at work. it turned out that a small coolant hose near my firewall had a hole in it | lols my car broke downdown on the night of fireworks as well.
$145 towing fee back to my house  ..I need a new alternator
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08-10-2011, 10:45 PM
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#43 | | JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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none of the cars i've owned have broken down on me.. 1 mazda, 2 hondas. the family camry overheated once in the highway to alberta but that's about it!
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08-11-2011, 12:01 AM
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#44 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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on oak street bridge during rush hour, when it was snowing. quite possibly the biggest embarrassment of my life.
fuel gage was broken, realized I had zero gas, had to wait for 45 minutes for someone to come with a jerry can.
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08-11-2011, 12:11 AM
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#45 | | #savethemanuals
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My old car and my current car are Hondas. Never broke down on me.
Our old delivery van in Asia was a Mazda MPV. I was doing delivery one day and it just overheated. Had to pull over to the side of the road for a bit and add water but that was it. Not as bad as some of the stories in here lol.
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08-11-2011, 12:31 AM
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#46 | | MOD
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Originally Posted by FerrariEnzo almost directly in front of an Adult toy store.. LMAO... waiting for the tow truck so i went inside... | 25 cent peep show?  | |
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08-11-2011, 12:39 AM
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#47 | | I STILL don't get it
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For all these break downs, it would have been better if you guys had posted year of the car and make and model.
Would have made it more interesting.
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08-11-2011, 12:45 AM
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#48 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by nns ^How did you prove to the locksmith that you owned the car if the doors were locked? Or did the tow truck driver leave them unlocked after opening them? If so, how does the tow truck driver know it's actually your car? | i think i showed some insurance papers that i had at home.. and for the locksmith i THINK they checked the insurance papers after..not sure i forgot
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08-11-2011, 12:51 AM
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#49 | | NEWBIE ACCOUNT!
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No breakdowns but some dumb mistakes on my part.
I was out with a girl one time doing some 4X4'ing in Slave Lake (sp?) out in Mission with my dad's 1994 Toyota 4Runner. I knew nothing about proper attire and equipment. Got stuck in a mud hole for what seemed to be 3 hours. There were some hillbillies who came and helped me out. I was initially embarrassed and afraid but they were super nice. The spent lots of time trying to drag me out. I just kept getting stuck again and again. One time I left my rear hatch window down and the guy trying to pull me out spun his wheels and threw a bunch of mud inside the 4Runner. Another guy even had his tow line snap while trying to pull me out. I had to run the truck through the car wash 2 times and there was still mud everywhere. Never did tell my dad what happened though.
Another time, I locked my keys in my Acura EL while hiking in Golden Ears. I had opened the truck, locked the car locks, and locked the trunk lock (this lock that's beside the driver's seat which locks the lever for the trunk). I was taking off my jacket when I threw the key into the trunk and then closed the trunk. Ranger station was 25 minutes so me and this girl was I dating hiked all the way there, waited another 30 minutes for the ranger to show up, another 30 minutes for the tow truck to come and then another 30 minutes for him to figure out a way to pick my trunk lock. $120 tow bill and I gave him another $20 for tip.
Both times I was with a girl I was interested in. I guess I get distracted easily. They were both really cool though and though the experience was embarrassing and humbling, they didn't give me a hard time and they were both really supportive.
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08-11-2011, 12:52 AM
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#50 | | RS Lurker, I don't post!
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my car was right in front of the bank with no gas plus my light burnt out the gas light...  | |
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