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Old 12-08-2003 | 10:47 AM
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is there anything i should really be worried about when i scrape the undercarriage of my car while driving on poorly plowed streets?



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Old 12-08-2003 | 11:12 AM
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on snow? or like curbs?



Old 12-08-2003 | 11:21 AM
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well, on poorly plowed streets the snow tends to accumulate a lil high in the middle of the lane/road from tires not being run over it.
Old 12-08-2003 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by treceb' date='Dec 8 2003, 08:21 AM
well, on poorly plowed streets the snow tends to accumulate a lil high in the middle of the lane/road from tires not being run over it.
Was it hard or soft snow.
Old 12-08-2003 | 11:33 AM
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a lil bit of both. some of it sounded loud enough for me to worry about it.
Old 12-08-2003 | 11:38 AM
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Chunks of ice that the plow might pull up would be something I would worry about. I've seen ice do some serious damage to the under carriage of a car.
Old 12-08-2003 | 01:37 PM
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I've seen people's exhaust canisters get ripped in half from ice here. Our winters are just as bad as on the east coast (we just get em a bit later than you guys HEHE) and the ice starts forming very soon after the initial 2 feet of snow. Be carefull since the worst part of it WILL be near the inside of the rims (where the canister is on the FD blah blah), so **** cuold happen.
Old 12-08-2003 | 03:31 PM
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Crap, Francisco, Crap
Old 12-08-2003 | 03:32 PM
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on a serious note, if you hit ice/snow with the center of the car, I would say obviously you risk ******* up the bumper, then there is the underbelly pan, after that there is the drivetrain, which should be able to handle some ice
Old 12-08-2003 | 03:45 PM
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that reminds me. how unprotected is the oil pan??



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