"but cheaper than the silicone bumps I got for an ex girlfriend "....
yes sir, it is PRICELESS

 

Dude when you look like me people don't call ya "sir"
Enjoy that beautiful ride of your's!

 

sorry my bad dude, hows that.
thanks, I enjoyed her everyday...

 

Much better

BTW hows the weather in Texas?
It's been nothing but snow up here... I was able to take the P. out for a spin the last 2 days (6 celsicus and clean roads).
Man I sure do mis it, your a lucky dog!

Cheers,

Sid.

 

sucks big time......

 

Man, that's a sad sight.
Just curious, how does one go about cleaning up 9 quarts of oil from a random parking lot?

 

Went through road construction in my lowered 928 and an accident forced me toward a manhole that was sticking up. The cop waved me forward and I just sat there and told him I was not going to make it over the manhole. He got a little pissed as he had to clear another spot but it saved my oil pan...........
I'm glad 1168 fixed it for ya.

 

weather here in TX is crazy dude..one day its 40-50F+.. the next 75F+..today was 63F & windy...but no snow though, not yet...who knows....drove her everyday so yes lucky me..

it sure does & & what suck the most was $1168 out of my wallet...at least I get to upgraded it to the X51 pan.....like they say...u wanna play , u gotta pay.


yea, it was sad when I see her on top of a flatbed...I was lucky to have an old blanket in the car so I thew it over the oil & wipe up about 95% of the oil..it couldn"t absorbed anymore..the other 5%. I threw dirt over it.

thanks, like Psycho Sid said "$1168 to get your car back on the road ... the joy of driving it ... PRICELESS! "

 

Sorry to hear that. Damn speed humps!!! We have the same problem over here and these things have reached epidemic proportions now. A man cant own anything decent these days without being discriminated in some way shape or form. Its as if the only way you can get around on most roads these days is by buying a truck. You may need to re consider raising the car back to stock .

 

thanks, I guess its the price we got to pay for by owning a p-car..I like the way the car sits now..just can't see myself changing it back to stock..I'll just be extra careful next time or try to avoided the bumps by cutting thru the parking lot....

 

2 words .....skid plate!!!!

 

I know, I'm thinking of getting it next..don't need another catastrophe

 

Where does that go? And on how many ends? By the time youve prototected the underside of your car against these issues the whole underside is going to be need covering. So, how much extra weight are we talking here and what are you really achieving?? Frankly, i think it all gets down to either taking these ridiculous things so slowly and on such a sideways angle that you avoid scraping or you modify your P to a ride height much the same as a freakin SUV. There are some streets i know of that i don't evn bother with negotiating in my P the speed humps are so high...skid plates or not. So i just take the truck or SUV if ive got to head in that direction....that way i can survive the stupidity of whats going on with the vandalization of our roads and streets. The bottom line is the way a lot of the roads are heading with these humps P cars are being corralled onto freeways and road users in general are being corralled into buying trucks and SUV's to deal with this idiotic nonsense of speed humps. The only winners out of these ridiculous things are the ****** selling them to councils and the councils getting the slings.

 

I had a similar situation come on driving on a mountain road after a hard rain. noticed a few rocks on the road at one point, and coming around a fairly tight turn saw the road ahead about 2/3 covered in sharp pointed big and little rocks. no other cars on the road. I had to stop, and then thread my way through the rock field. new Potenza Pole Position tires all around and I didnt want to cut one of them, and didnt want a rock nailed something underneath. time froze. I froze, and crept along playing dodge-rock until clear of the slide. stopped farther up the road and spoke with a caltrans crew, and called 911 re the slide once in phone range.
then about a week later, different spot, didnt see a chuck hole in the road, went over it with the left rear 295/30 and heard a major clunk like something had come up and whalloped the underside of the car. nothing fell off, no leaks, just pretty lucky dropped into an unseen pothole and getting out without damage. the rim seems fine, no air leaks, etc, that I can notice. broke a wheel several years ago hitting a piece of firewood that had dropped off someones truck. that was crap. lucky this time.
I think those speed bumps need to be painted by the people that put them in places and well marked. I totally agree with slowing down as much as needed to position the car to get over the bump. no one else will pay for any damage, other mays have to wait a minute, sorry. if there's no warning maybe the placement of the bump, and height of the bump was negligent. worth thinking about. or maybe the car was too low, hard to tell. best bet is to always take them slow and on an angle and anyone with some good iron will understand and give you so leeway to maneuver. sounds as thought it eventually came out ok. cheers,