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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 05:04 AM
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Default STi crashes into the canyon wall...

ouch!

http://www.corvettekillstories.com/p...s/wrxcrash.wmv
Old Oct 7, 2005 | 06:59 AM
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dam that sucks
Old Oct 7, 2005 | 07:05 AM
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looks like he got surprised with that motorcycle...

ouch....
Old Oct 7, 2005 | 07:29 AM
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Looks like an amateur to me. It does not appear that they are going
all that fast. Lots of money to ruin.
Old Oct 7, 2005 | 07:47 AM
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that sucks!! and guess what it'll be like that all the time when F&F3 comes out!!!
Old Oct 7, 2005 | 09:00 AM
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i guess caution is better than 4wd.
Old Oct 7, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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thats crazy..not as crazy as the vipe that went over the hill
Old Oct 12, 2005 | 06:21 AM
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'teh sux' big time
Old Oct 12, 2005 | 06:23 AM
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Oh, and this video made me think along the same lines. People get too proud of their 4wd cars and get complacent - and that's where the trouble begins.... ;)
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 03:01 AM
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his fault...wut a waste of car
Old Nov 24, 2005 | 04:58 AM
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under braking the back end of the sti gets veeery light, you cannot touch the brakes at all once you're anywhere near the apex of a turn, and in a long rolling turn, don't even think about it
Old Dec 4, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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that was the bikes fault 100% look where he is on the road
Old Dec 4, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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in no way was that the bikes fault, he was on the right side, the wrx was getting close in the other side of the road got scared then hit the brakes (wrong thing to do with that car on any dirt in the road, ) the guy if not a newbe just had a lapse of skill, driver error all the way,
Old Dec 4, 2005 | 05:54 PM
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he was def a total newbie
Old Dec 4, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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i dont know, the way it looks to me is the bike is real far out towards the center
Old Dec 4, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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actually i just watched it again, and the wrx is way out in the middle, nevermind
Old Dec 9, 2005 | 07:16 AM
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this makes me very sad......

RIP buggy
Old Dec 13, 2005 | 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by bubblemyster
i guess caution is better than 4wd.
Driving skill and experience with your car > AWD

I do feel bad for the kid though. That had to be a sh*tty day
Old Dec 13, 2005 | 01:59 AM
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Yea. It could have been worse though. He could have tagged the motorcyclist. In which case the driver would go to prison (murder). Not real big into legalese so I leave it with the simple words. Yea the bike was still in his lane, even if it isn't as big as a car he still gets the same lane space. It's a shame cause that looked like a nice Subaru too.
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