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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:12 AM
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Thank you to (in the order I wrote the names down):

JackClark
Scrappy2
Chuckster
Tinstu
Tommy2000
Andy Porter
Makalu
Flat Eric
Gridlock Mikey

I managed to get the car into the hotel car park without incident last night using the following method:

Going very slowly, leaving the ramp diagonally and waiting for a scrape!

The brave person that said they would sit in the car with me and help out if there was a problem said he didn't realise Imprezas could go so slowly!

We were prepared though we found some of the thickest phone books (Bristol Yellow Pages is a good three inches thick) to go under the tyres just in case. Of course the wieght of five of them could have helped!
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:24 AM
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Glad you managed it..

This is one of the reasons my car is still running the standard front...... I would hate to be worried about scraping it all the time.. especially with some of the country lanes I take my car down.

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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:30 AM
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JGM you won't believe how pleased I was!

After it was done and everyone agreed to looked very aggressive came the realisation of how much more difficult I had made my life!

Don't get me wrong I love the kit and wouldn't shape it for anything else but I went from not worrying about curbs at the front of the car to being deeply worried in about five seconds!
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:30 AM
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Yup, we toyed with the idea of getting a P1 to keep the widearse company (love my 'classic' sccobs) but that front lip is a liability!
Glad you got in safe mate.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:33 AM
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Hi Mattel,

I'm having my splitter fixed next week, I'll mail you for advice
Regards,
Andyp
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:37 AM
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It does look lovely that's for sure...

just too easy to make one parking error and it could be a very expensive parking space.

I have scraped my standard MY96 on the ground let alone a low one but then I was in Dartmoor and going along an unmade road and through a ford.... the water type rather than the car.

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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 10:01 AM
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Chuck - Hmm my "green thing" might actually end up looking meaner than Nicky's (sorry if that is spelt wrong) 22B!

JGB - I think it might actually help to moderate my driving!

Andy - Anytime I can help!
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