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Old 05-02-2010 | 02:05 AM
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How not to wash your truck.




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Old 05-02-2010 | 07:13 AM
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ummm.... wow. that would not be good
Old 05-02-2010 | 07:25 AM
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Oh... crap... did you read the comments in the vid? I would have killed my buddy.

Whoda thunk... a jetski took an old Dodge down... lol...
Old 05-02-2010 | 07:29 AM
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no no a jet ski took a new dodge down!! i dont know what i would do if that happened to my truck, oh wait i dont let people borrow my truck. if they need the truck i'll drive it. unless the wife wants to drive it, she let me get it so she gets to drive it too.
Old 05-02-2010 | 07:41 PM
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Yea that is rough, the comments are key. Next time stay in and hold the brake, call for help.
Old 05-02-2010 | 08:03 PM
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Uh yeah, that sucks big time. I agree, I let very very few ppl drive my truck, and 9 times outta 10, I'm in it when they drive it.
Old 05-02-2010 | 08:06 PM
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I don't think that I have ever let anyone drive my truck besides my wife...
Old 05-02-2010 | 08:21 PM
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BAD BAD BAD
Just like almost everyone else, nobody drives my truck but me and people I trust to drive it.
Old 05-03-2010 | 08:56 AM
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Another good reason to chip in the extra cash for four wheel drive.

It will sure be easy to see the water level on the seats, as easily as they stain, if he ever tries to sell it.

Good video.
Old 05-04-2010 | 02:45 PM
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Didnīt a member recently wash the interieur of his truck in a similar way? But letting rain do the job through an open window might be less harmful than let it sink like in the video.

Anyway, I would be ****** if this would happen to my car. But I only let my brother, my dad and one of my buddies drive my car. And thatīs a rare situation that I let anyone else drive my car.
Old 05-04-2010 | 02:51 PM
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For sale ad: "New Interior" lol
Old 05-04-2010 | 04:45 PM
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I'll remember to put my truck in four-dig next time. Course I have a hydraulic brake lock on my front brakes so I could at least get out to lock the hubs in if need be.
Old 05-04-2010 | 05:16 PM
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Many years ago...

...on a boat landing near my buddy's home:

It was crowded and we were up next. The guy in front of us backed in, set the brake, trying to launch his boat. He was not quite far enough back, so he told his 13 year old kid to back it up a little more. Kid put the truck in R, backed up, and got out. Never put it back in P, nor set the parking brake...and the truck backed right in the rest of the way. I had my trailer unhooked and tow strap out before the screaming even started. Told the guy to hook to his frame (no sense in me pulling his bumper off) and started up the ramp. Smoked clutch for a while, then rested my truck while hundreds of gallons of water (weighing thousands of additional pounds) drained out of his. Pulled his truck and trailer onto high ground then calmly rehooked my trailer, launched my boat and drove up to the parking lot. The long line on the boat landing cheered for a moment and moved right along after that...

Totally forgot about that day til I saw this video, but the memory is stored away in my brain (in HD even)! Man, I felt awful for that kid...but clearly his dad was a bigger numbnut to expect any better (or different) outcome.
Old 05-05-2010 | 12:11 PM
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If you sit at a boat ramp with a video camera and send the results to "World's Funniest Video" you will win every week hands down. We go to the local boat ramp on weekends to watch just for entertainment.
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Old 05-05-2010 | 01:27 PM
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We used to sit at the local boat ramp with a 12 pack of brews and watch the carnage. To this day I'm unsure why people try to drive their boat onto a trailer with rollers. Missing the rollers peels the fibreglass off like nothing...


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