Lowered cars suck

[SC David]

It's tough here in the city. In lots of situations, you need to pull your car all the way into compact spots if you don't want to get a ticket or have your car get sideswiped. I've wanted to put a Reiger lip on my car for a while now, but I just know it would be torn off in the first week from a curb, driveway, or bad pothole. I scrape my front bumper on enough stuff as is, and even have to angle my car going up some of the hills (particularly in Pac Heights) to keep from scraping, which isn't fun when there is lots of traffic. I feel your pain

But, then again nothing feels better than being the first car in line to take those sweeping curves through Golden Gate park on 19th Ave -> Park Presidio at 65mph!

[Hypr5]

It's tough here in the city. In lots of situations, you need to pull your car all the way into compact spots if you don't want to get a ticket or have your car get sideswiped. I've wanted to put a Reiger lip on my car for a while now, but I just know it would be torn off in the first week from a curb, driveway, or bad pothole. I scrape my front bumper on enough stuff as is, and even have to angle my car going up some of the hills (particularly in Pac Heights) to keep from scraping, which isn't fun when there is lots of traffic. I feel your pain

But, then again nothing feels better than being the first car in line to take those sweeping curves through Golden Gate park on 19th Ave -> Park Presidio at 65mph!

Driving my 540 on coilovers on the lowest setting in SF (which is a lot lately) is absolutely miserable... I have about 2.25" clearance from the ground and engine's plastic scrape plate. - If I'm steering and I hit some of those bumps - tire meets fender. I hate it... but you learn to drive around it all

The high flow cats also come in contact with speed bumps even if I come to a stop and just barely creep over them. I often have to back off of them and find an alternate route. lol.

[Paul in NZ]

thts why mine is going to stay "mtech height" low enough for the handling benefits high enough to miss just about everything!

[Booster]

Is it against the Laws there to back into a park space ? I know it is illegal in alot of states due to towing regs.
A friend of mine took a gas powered concrete saw to the two HUGE speedbumps at his workplace parking lot to notch the area on the bump where his low car couldn't pass.They had only been in place a week too ! lol.What a way to spend time at work on a Sunday...lol.
.............V'

[brick8]

Around here they call them "speed humps".

[RallyD]

where I work the blonde females in white SUV's treat them as speed jumps, barely lifting for me as I risk my life in the crosswalk gauntlet.

lowered cars are a compromise, i wouldn't say they suck. I get much more pleasure from driving it that I do parking it.

[repenttokyo]

I feel your lowered pain.

Here's how low my last car was:

[repenttokyo]

I had full ride height control but at the same time, you still have to be very aware of your surroundings.

[filip00]

wow, big effin deal...i park like that all the time. infact, i scraped that little thing a few times, no damage done,it's just scraped underneath.

wow.

[Incantation]

i live in the heart of downtown. being careful is a labour of love