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Old May 3, 2008 | 06:09 PM
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Bah, slid right, slid left, then right again! DR's in the rain are TEH suck! Ate a stop sign type metal post on the front and on the passenger side pretty good.

Not terrible but enough to **** me off and probably need a new passenger side door! ****.

Front left side scrape


Passenger side. Schmucked it pretty good and caught the front fender DOOR HARD, mirror, and little bit of the rear quarter.


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Old May 3, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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Ouch...

That sucks....what kind of DRs are you running???
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Old May 3, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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Ouch! That really blows.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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That sucks hoss.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by mike_mds
Ouch...

That sucks....what kind of DRs are you running???
Nitto 335/30/18's They've been pretty good in the rain really. I'm going to go out on a limb and say driver ERROR was a contributing factor.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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cant decide if it sucks or blows anyhow sorry for your misfortune
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Old May 3, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Sorry about your bad luck. Hope it all fixes up like new and you can never tell


I guess this is one more reason why i dont drive my car on rainy days
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Old May 3, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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Good luck with the repair

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Old May 3, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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Im gald you're OK. There are used C5 doors on fleabay cheap if you need one. Many other great used parts as well if you cant find them here. I know it sux bit it could have been far worse (as is often the case).
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OUCH!!! Sorry about the Vette!!! Reading your post makes me really glad I took the DR off my Z for the regular tires!!

Good Luck with the repairs!!
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I got caught out in the rain on my drag radials one day too. It was a really hairy ride to say the least. Sorry for your misfortune. I hope you get it fixed quickly.
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Wow that sucks! Could have been a lot worse though.
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Blah - sorry to hear about this.....good luck getting it fixed!
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That really sucks. Get it fixed up for the next cruise or car show.
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Originally Posted by dobewillie
cant decide if it sucks or blows anyhow sorry for your misfortune


Well, THAT definitely ain't gonna buff out. Sorry about your ride.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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Ouch,that hurts.

I was lucky when it happened to me. I had some "wiggle-room"
That was my turning point. I went to GY GS-D3's. They are the best wet tire out there....
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