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Old 05-06-2003, 06:45 PM
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Dam! Those Tennessee trails are hard!



Cover Photo from: The Arizona Republic, May 6, 2003
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Wow.
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That's what happens when you try to show off and take that hard pass.....
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Dang it sucks seeing a runner like that. That's a 4th Gen isnt it?
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not cool, they have confirmed 40 deaths from this storm, i guarantee someone hear knows someone.

i was lucky to just miss the worst cells.
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Originally posted by UKMyers
Dang it sucks seeing a runner like that. That's a 4th Gen isnt it?
Nope, either a 2001/02 3rd gen....
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Looks fake, I dunno maybe its just me
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Originally posted by Vato Loco
Looks fake, I dunno maybe its just me
Nope, it's real.
Phong did a screenshot of it.
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Originally posted by Corey
Nope, it's real.
Phong did a screenshot of it.
DAMN Poor 3rd gen
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Compared to everything else that runner looks bran new. Tough little things aren't they. Just give here a tip over and your on your way.
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Compared to everything else that runner looks bran new. Tough little things aren't they. Just give here a tip over and your on your way.
Yeah, it doesn't even look that damaged. Headlights and windshield are still intact.
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Tornados suck.
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yeah, that does suck. hopefully that family can at least get their truck back to working, doesn't look like there's much hope for the house.

man i'll take my cali earthquakes over tornados anyway
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That same picture appeared on the front page of our local paper the other day. It had the same caption and everything.
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Post whoa

yeah that was on the cover of our local newspaper here. What a storm.
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looks like there's not much damage to the 3rd gen...
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wow

i was on vacation with my 97 4run just outside of Gatlinburg

we had a cabin on top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere...paved roads tho...damn

it rained so much, me and my girlfriend were prepared to ride our bed down the mountain if there was a mudslide,lol

lot of roads were closed off down there, thats for sure.. i did get a pic of some nasty brown water that was up to the running boards, i'll post it when i get time
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man i live in oklahoma the last to nights we have had tornadoes last night there was one a mile in diameter and left a 75 mile path of destruction and missed my house by about half a mile man i hate living in tornadoe ally
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Tornados suck.
Amen.
I also live in Oklahoma, the last two nights we've has some bad storms. Oklahoma City and Stroud are getting it bad 2 twisters in 2 nights. The worst part about tornados is that there is nothing you can do to save your stuff. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE BASEMENTS TO HIDE IN!!!! DAMN HIGH WATER TABLE!
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Now that really sucks.


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