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OK - someone convince me why the *FVCK* I want a door sill that sticks out?

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Old 01-08-2004, 04:11 AM
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Ouch!!!!
Old 01-08-2004, 04:25 AM
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Ouch. Sorry to see that!!
Old 01-08-2004, 05:39 AM
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Supposedly it adds stability at high speeds.
Old 01-08-2004, 06:46 AM
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Default ugh. aside: i thought you said they didn't use salt out there ...

but it sure looks like salt on the side of your car, no?
Old 01-08-2004, 07:05 AM
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Default If I could have optioned them off the car I would have.

Originally I thought they were just odd-looking -- now I know it's something else you can break.
Old 01-08-2004, 10:21 AM
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Mostly sand and dirt.
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Default Not sure - I need a chance to let the car dry off and clean it to check.

Given our ongoing state of freezing rain I am not sure when that will happen. Hopefully soon - I am pretty tired of the ice.
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Yeah - fingers crossed here too. Waiting for a thaw....
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Default Heh, sure, at like a buck-forty

I think I'll go do 140, then take 'em off, and try it again. I do remember that at >150, my B5 would really lift up a lot when hitting very slight hills in the highway (the kind that you don't know are there at normal speeds)
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Sigh - so why does it seem like such an indignity to have this happen at an almighty 35-40mph :}
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