This would make an excellent upgrade. I remember a couple of my recent vehicles having inadequete protection down there. A Volvo 850, Volvo V70, Passat TDI's and a GTI/VR6 had no protection around the oil pan. I actually had to replace the oil pan on the GTI/VR6 after hitting a deep pot hole. Pan was completely smashed (no engine damage).

Something else.... I have a neighbor that was driving back from Naples, FL back to our place a few months ago. He was driving through "Alligator Alley" along the way and in the dark. He ran over a tractor trailer wheel/tire in the middle of his lane. No where else to go unless you go into a massive ditch full of gators. He took it head on and it tore the entire suspension and exhaust out of the car (SUV). This was an all wheel drive high end Saturn SUV. But, no skid plates. The car was totalled.

I should maybe look into getting one of those bash plates.

While helping with a rally stage on a logging road in rural WA I once had to dodge a couple big rocks that threatened the oil pan on my 300TD. One of them was big enough to smack something on the right side undercarriage on its way by. (I saw it in time to swerve so it went under the side of the car instead of the center, but didn't have room to go around it completely.) One of the other volunteers had a Golf VR6 and, sure enough, he holed the oil pan.

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