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Old 06-30-2010, 03:13 PM
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Speedbumps Suck....





Yeah, whoever invented speedbumps should be shot. They are useless, and break things.

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Old 06-30-2010, 03:13 PM
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nice monster truck
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Old 06-30-2010, 04:09 PM
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agreed. dislike for speed bumps. Scrapes up my poor new resonator.
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Old 06-30-2010, 04:28 PM
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On the contrary, speed bumps are wonderful. I wish I had a double set about 50 feet from either end of my property so I could sit out at the fence in the evening and watch the new city slicker bozo neighbors who think 40 is the new 25 bounce up and down on their way in or out.
So a car gets gussied up by it's owner with low stuff hanging off it and little bitty skinny-ass tires and the ROAD is supposed to conform to the car?? Huh? My oil pan on the 240 is only a few inches off the ground and I've never scraped it going over speed bumps.
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Old 06-30-2010, 04:43 PM
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I think you just made it so you can never get into my neighbor hood. you made your car so that it can no longer drive on roads? I mean, who needs to drive on roads anyway... its just a car, they aren't suppose to go anywhere, just look good
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Old 06-30-2010, 04:48 PM
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no, it goes over the road fine, as well as speed tables.


not irregular speed bumps.... those are no good.



if we go to emporers garden, we need to park in the lot by the theater, and walk it the rest of the way..... its not going to make it over there!
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Old 06-30-2010, 04:49 PM
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needs a comparison with a regular w124 wagon on the other side of the pic
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Old 06-30-2010, 04:56 PM
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Old 06-30-2010, 05:09 PM
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@ iwrock

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Old 06-30-2010, 05:13 PM
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Justin, I think you're low even compared to my car:



When that picture was taken I could clear speedbumps no problem. My cat heat shield would scrape but eventually I took that off.

Now my resonator scrapes some speed bumps. I think its just installed poorly.
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Old 06-30-2010, 05:18 PM
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Sorry dude. I know what you mean

On a side note, here is some fun speed bump footage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL3dvybkqQE
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Old 06-30-2010, 06:32 PM
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I drive a truck, speed bumps are not to noticable.

Why don't you put air shocks in it so you can dail it up when you actualy need to drive it on public roads.
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Old 06-30-2010, 06:37 PM
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well in the same picture.

Justin, you should put wood paneling on the lower body panels.
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Old 06-30-2010, 07:02 PM
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Worst are the unpainted ones.

Camouflage!
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Old 06-30-2010, 09:11 PM
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The w126 sails over speed bumps better than any other car.

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