How Low Is Too Low

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How Low Is Too Low

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Went to the chippy on my way home from work and spotted this Merc waiting at the lights. Pic is not great as I had to use full zoom on my phone camera
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I'm amazed he could actually turn the wheel !!
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Re: How Low Is Too Low

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Just noticed how well the picture shows my lose wiper blades :shock:
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I'd be scared to turn a corner in that thing. :roll:
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I'm surprised that wheel rotates at all :lol:
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That's got to catch the arch and speed bumps
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i think it`s allready catching wheel,Fail :!:
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Re: How Low Is Too Low

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Thats how low my Merc is,

Altho age as lowerd it, springs have rusted away,and snapped, :(
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@Gumby, have alook at that wiper mate,
dosent look like its clipped in right,

ihad one fly off and nearly scratched the screen to bits, :roll:
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Re: How Low Is Too Low

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I know mate, I need a new set as they wont clip in properly, not had chance to pick up a new set yet.

Not too worried as we don't get a lot af rain in this country :supafrisk:
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Lucky you, all its done here is rain and try to snow,
wipers on my car are crap too, will have to get some shortly, might try out the Aeroblade ones,
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truely terrible, I like a nicely lowered car as much as the next guy, maybe 40-60mm really sets most cars off if your not interested in comfort :lol: I've lowered 3 of my cars in the past. But to lower a car so much that it makes it dangerous and difficult to drive is just plain madness, the owner should be shot :D
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he might not have lower,d it mate :D


Might be ridin on snapped springs, or picked up some Bigbird from mc donalds :supafrisk:
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I thought taxis had to have regular safety inspections?
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Taxi? which ones a taxi? :?

Mot test only lasts 6mths, uphere anyway,
councils inspect them reguarly, very keen!
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Re: How Low Is Too Low

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He may have become so infuriated with getting his wheels clamped he preformed this modification to his car in order to prevent clampers. :cheesy:

That does look mad, I've seen it on the 306's round here, what sort of a turning circle does them cars have?
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