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I've owned my Monaro now for close to two weeks and successfully managed to navigate all of Manchester's monstrous speed humps without any expensive scraping sounds. I give those cushion ones, aka exhaust-ripper-outers a bit of care and only take half the car over, but there is one at a place I must travel too with work in their drive that scares me a bit. It's one of these horrible things and is pretty steep!
They all seem to be a similar size, with a similar back braking action, and was wondering if anyone has had a 'Ro over them without any problems? I'm sure the bumper will clear, as it clears most kerbs, but it's the VXR's side skirts that worry me a bit! I'm really looking for an easy way out that doesn't involve standing in a primary school car park measuring speed humps, or maybe I could get the kids to do it as a lesson of what not to install?
They all seem to be a similar size, with a similar back braking action, and was wondering if anyone has had a 'Ro over them without any problems? I'm sure the bumper will clear, as it clears most kerbs, but it's the VXR's side skirts that worry me a bit! I'm really looking for an easy way out that doesn't involve standing in a primary school car park measuring speed humps, or maybe I could get the kids to do it as a lesson of what not to install?
Edited by Glyn84 on Tuesday 23 June 21:20
If your car is standard then I shouldn't worry about it too much, if you haven't touched base yet then you may be OK. Just do as your doing - be observant. If its lowered then be prepared for a scrape or two !!
I think you'll scrape the exhausts before the side skirts anyway so I wouldn't worry about them !!
I think you'll scrape the exhausts before the side skirts anyway so I wouldn't worry about them !!
Hello,
We have those at the entrance/exit at work and I don't have a problem even with lowering via coilovers. If you are running stock suspension you should have no problems at all (except for multistory car parks).
Maybe your exhaust need a little adjustment or something ?
Cheers
Steven
p.s. Where about are you based ? I live in Rochdale and work in Bury.
We have those at the entrance/exit at work and I don't have a problem even with lowering via coilovers. If you are running stock suspension you should have no problems at all (except for multistory car parks).
Maybe your exhaust need a little adjustment or something ?
Cheers
Steven
p.s. Where about are you based ? I live in Rochdale and work in Bury.
Tomorrow will be the moment of truth then, I'll give it a shot. If nobody here has had any problems I think I'll be OK, but just wanted to make sure.
swordfishcoupe said:
p.s. Where about are you based ? I live in Rochdale and work in Bury.
The places I visit with work are mostly south and east Manchester. Mostly round Didsbury, Withington, Levenshulme but I have the odd trip to Chorlton and Ancoats.Glyn84 said:
Tomorrow will be the moment of truth then, I'll give it a shot. If nobody here has had any problems I think I'll be OK, but just wanted to make sure.
Im from Bury, and the misses lives in Rochdale (Norden) didnt realise there were any monaro owners in the area.swordfishcoupe said:
p.s. Where about are you based ? I live in Rochdale and work in Bury.
The places I visit with work are mostly south and east Manchester. Mostly round Didsbury, Withington, Levenshulme but I have the odd trip to Chorlton and Ancoats.
Next nearest was Stockport but think Paul may have sold up !! What amuses me is when you see people, usually 16-20 year olds look at you drive past and make weird facial expressions of 'oooo'. Today I got harassed by a girl in the petrol station on the A6 in Stockport who was asking about the car. She was quite fit, so I kept talking... for long enough the pump timed out with lack of activity and I had to pay then continue filling up 
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