Sleeping policemen damaging my spoiler
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Ok I have lowered my car 60/40mm front to back. You might think that is a little excessive but it does not look too extreem :
I accepted that there might be issues with the drop but, but having it that low has not caused a problem for 7 years. I can negotiate speed pillows, sleeping policemen, the odd steep ramp might catch the spoiler once a year, I can live with that.
My local supermarket has speed pillows and I can negotiate them with no problems. The raised flower beds at the end of the parking bays are higher than my front spoiler so I am carefull when parking.
Now they have installed quite tall plastic/rubber sleeping policemen across the entrance and exit. I have not noticed it but when parking my car on arriving home I have noticed the front spoiler hanging off and had to knock it back in a few times.
I don't know why I am writing this, maybe just to get it off my chest. Hey its their car park that can do what they like. Got to find a new supermarket, not raising the car
I accepted that there might be issues with the drop but, but having it that low has not caused a problem for 7 years. I can negotiate speed pillows, sleeping policemen, the odd steep ramp might catch the spoiler once a year, I can live with that.
My local supermarket has speed pillows and I can negotiate them with no problems. The raised flower beds at the end of the parking bays are higher than my front spoiler so I am carefull when parking.
Now they have installed quite tall plastic/rubber sleeping policemen across the entrance and exit. I have not noticed it but when parking my car on arriving home I have noticed the front spoiler hanging off and had to knock it back in a few times.
I don't know why I am writing this, maybe just to get it off my chest. Hey its their car park that can do what they like. Got to find a new supermarket, not raising the car
reminds me of an old boss who had a love affair with his elise.
He would only be in the office on the day when he could get in the office underground, even though the ramp at the front meant that he had to drive on at a 45 degree angle.
Anytime that a multi-storey was called for he was out, or the car was at the dealers...
He would only be in the office on the day when he could get in the office underground, even though the ramp at the front meant that he had to drive on at a 45 degree angle.
Anytime that a multi-storey was called for he was out, or the car was at the dealers...
Cotty said:
Rubin215 said:
Leave the car and just walk?
Use the bus?
Shop locally?
Multiple solutions to a self-caused problem...
You are posting on a car forum sugesting using the busUse the bus?
Shop locally?
Multiple solutions to a self-caused problem...
Mod's ban
And buses have pistons too remember!
And who could ever forget:
The supermarket has two car parks linked by a very short (length of 1 & 1/2 cars) road. The road is one way. I can get into the car park I want to get to but thats the one with the huge speed ramps on the exit.
If on exiting, I nip up the connecting road the wrong way and use the non obstucted car park exit, against the one way signs. Am I committing an offence as its private property?
If on exiting, I nip up the connecting road the wrong way and use the non obstucted car park exit, against the one way signs. Am I committing an offence as its private property?
Edited by Cotty on Wednesday 16th November 22:21
Cotty said:
The supermarket has two car parks linked by a very short (length of 1 & 1/2 cars) road. The road is one way. I can get into the car park I want but to get to but thats the one with the huge speed ramps on the exit.
If on exiting, I nip up the connecting road the wrong way and use the non obstucted car park exit, against the one way signs. Am I committing an offence as its private property?
Probably not but it is hardly considerate driving. If on exiting, I nip up the connecting road the wrong way and use the non obstucted car park exit, against the one way signs. Am I committing an offence as its private property?
Or driving with reasonable care.
Or recognising the inherent danger of deliberately ignoring the signs and traffic flow.
I leave it to you to assess yourself. In a balanced manner.
Seems bit selfish? Asking for trouble?
Spot On.
randlemarcus said:
Max height for the roads is 10cm. Take 10cm stick, shove under splitter. If clears, moan, if no clearance, suck it up and ship at Waitrose
They aren't on the road, they're in a private car park - they can be as high as the supermarket likes (although it would be bloody stupid for them to be over 10cm). Looking at that picture, I'm amazed you aren't hitting things all the time! That's ridiculously low.
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