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01-04-2003, 04:24 AM
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 ost_uid2]G'day everyone,I have happily found my way to your site. I have been seeking a place to ask all my dumb questions, and guess what? It's your lucky day!!!!! But seriously....... I found it really difficult to find something to take seriously (or something in English) because I love my Astina and find it's time to give her some get up and go! I have posted some questions in the Performance thread that I hope some of you can help me with. I bought it in December 2002 in Adelaide, drove it back to Canberra and hit a rabbit outside of Wagga that did $2800 worth of damage to it before I had even made the first payment on it. I cried!! Honest!!! Front grill, Air Con compressor, pipes, radiator ~ all gone! Yes, it was a rabbit, really! Hare, rabbit, thing with long ears that went poof! And my car was all smelly underneath ~ pheeeeeewwwwwww! I managed to hobble to Canberra, but by the next morning all the radiator fluid had leaked out. After calling the insurance company, the tow truck arrives. So it should get better now right? Nope! The tow truck dies and he jump starts it from my baby!!!! grrrrrrr....... Then there is the problem of not having my car for 2 weeks, then getting it back with a ****ty paint job..... Well...... After wrangling, it looks good now! Yay for our side! Then there is the story of the Mazda dealership that did the wrong service on the car and high pressure hosed the paintwork off the bonnet and claimed it was a dodgy paint job that would have peeled anyway...... but I will save that story for another time :  : Anyway.......................... I hope you will take my humour the way it's meant (ie not seriously) and not mind helping this gal to get her car right. I look forward to talking with you at various times. Cheers, and happy motoring! T.[/color ost_uid2]
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01-04-2003, 04:28 AM
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ost_uid1]So it was a Gay Rabbit. Story gets better all the time.Sorry to hear about your bad luck but hopefully you have had your bad day and it will be all good from here. Anyway that poofter rabbit is dead now so unless his boyfriend gets the gay mafia on you all should be sweet. So welcome to the group. Regards Mal  [/colorost_uid1]
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01-04-2003, 04:30 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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ost_uid0]G'Day mate,Hope you find answers to all your questions. Bad luck with the rabbit, you must have either been 'haulin ass', or it was some mutated, giant rabbit! I hit one once, and it didn't leave a scratch (only doing about 50-60). Happy Driving Gaz[/color ost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 04:38 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: melb.vic.au
Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle
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ost_uid0]i got a sparrow stuck in my grille once, but that's another story :: Welcome, ask questions, bag Pr1mo (the official AstinaGT.com sport) and enjoy your time here. There's a few from Canberra here, too and be nice to the girl, people. Don't scare her away! cheers Dan[/color ost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 04:41 AM
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ost_uid0]Yeah, I guess I was hauling, it was a looooong trip from Adelaide and the Cruise control was locked in at 130k's....I laughed at the poofter rabbit remarks though!!!!! :laugh: And I figured like you guys, better to get the bad luck outta the way first! I love my Astina though, I had wanted one for literally years before I managed to find THE one! I will be sure to post some pictures soon, I even have the rabbit damage shots! Appreciate the welcomes, and look forward to spending many a day posting [/colorost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 05:23 AM
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ost_uid0="KittyKatSmack"][color=#000000ost_uid0]I will be sure to post some pictures soon, I even have the rabbit damage shots![/colorost_uid0][/quoteost_uid0][color=#000000 ost_uid0]do u have any pics of the rabbit??!?!anywayz welcome 2 our humble home, and enjoy ur stay. manuel[/color ost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 05:52 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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ost_uid0]Heya! Another girl, this is good!BUT! Not another noble greener!?!?!?!?!  Only kidding, it's just so unoriginal! Adam[/color ost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 06:00 AM
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ost_uid1]Its an easy way to pick the 3733's like us from theNoble Green wanna be's like um.... Sparkle green owners !! Mal :O[/color ost_uid1]
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01-04-2003, 06:12 AM
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ost_uid0]ok, anyone who still has any doubts about the astina curse, just read kitty's story again.Welcome kitty. wonder how many members we have now...[/color ost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 06:27 AM
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ost_uid0]Yeah a [bost_uid0]BIG WELCOME[/bost_uid0] from me too  This site is becoming very populated lately,good to have some new talent ::[/colorost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 06:33 AM
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ost_uid1]You can stick that curse **** where the sun don't shine.Hate that crap. **** happens. Could you imagine how much we would here that crap if we were on a Commodore site. Mine was from pure stupidity wanting to watch who would win out of a drag race not thinking that the guy racing in front of me would stall his car.. :angry: No curse there just me being a worse driver than the idiot in front of me. Kitty, tell us about yourself. I didn't even realise ur a girl. I thought it was a drug reference like smoking parsley or tea leaves. I was thinking crushed up kitty litter smack head. Correct me if I am wrong !! Regards Mal[/color ost_uid1]
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01-04-2003, 08:13 AM
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ost_uid0]sorry to here ur bad luck story kitty but a happy wecome anyway , rod[ not the sort of fur id like in my car ][/color ost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 09:52 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Wollongong , N.S.W , Australia
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ost_uid2]Welcome to our twisted club Kitty hehe :: -Mick[/color ost_uid2]
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01-04-2003, 12:51 PM
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ost_uid0]Welcome! From newbie to newbie.. They do seem to be a bit weird around here huh? Must be the cars we're drivin..[/color ost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 07:50 PM
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ost_uid0]Hello! Wave if you see me on the roads of Canberra[/colorost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 09:44 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
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ost_uid0][quoteost_uid0]They do seem to be a bit weird around here huh? Must be the cars we're drivin..[/quote ost_uid0]Yeah, I think they put something in the paint, makes us go funny in the head... [/colorost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 09:55 PM
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ost_uid1]Yay another chick! Welcome to the group kitty. Sorry to hear about the gay rabbit saga but yeah like u said hopefully that should be the end of your troubles!!! Keep smiling[/color ost_uid1]
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01-04-2003, 10:33 PM
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ost_uid0]Welcome to our club kitty... far out, the whole is canberra is going to gym this club! over 10 members now?i think the rabbit trip was enough bad luck for the first year of astina life... plenty of us have had 'incidents' in the past year, so you are not alone there. cheers, Bill[/color ost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 11:09 PM
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ost_uid0="BigMal"][color=#000000ost_uid0]I was thinking crushed up kitty litter smack head.[/colorost_uid0][/quoteost_uid0][color=#000000 ost_uid0]hey mal, what have u been smoking?!?!?! [/colorost_uid0]
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01-04-2003, 11:14 PM
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ost_uid0]Hiya Kitty,Welcome! Pity about the rabbit incident. Its never good having your pride and joy defiled by sexually ambivalent rodents. :angry: So far the only thing that I've hit was a small bird. Flew across the road right on the deck and all I saw was feathers fly out the back. Touch wood that's the only thing!I've heard that if you hit a wombat with the diff of a 4WD then they explode. ??? I'm getting off topic now but hey. If you see an Astina towing a boat, that'll be me. Usually north of Woden. Cheers![/color ost_uid0]
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