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bumblebeecamaro · 07-03-2012, 04:33 PM

I work in retail and my car is parked directly in front of my store. So these two guys pull up next to my car in a truck and they unload a pressure washer. The one guy hooks up the water hose and fires the pressure washer up. I immediately went outside and told the guy to give me five minutes to have someone move my car away from that crap. (I'm in a wheelchair which meant I couldn't move it as fast.)

So I asked one of my coworkers to move my car a few spots down in the other handicapped spot. Not thinking, he pulls my car up, all the way to the concrete stopper. My front end has less than an inch of clearance so I avoid all stoppers. What's scary is that I'm about to put some GFX on my car including a new front splitter. Had this happened next week, my coworker would have easily ripped off my new splitter not knowing any better.

Lesson learned? I will never let anyone drive my Bee again. Best way to stop these potential catastrophies is to avoid them.

=Stephens= · 07-03-2012, 04:37 PM

That is a perfect reason to never let anyone drive it.

All Star · 07-03-2012, 04:38 PM

Did he get it?

bumblebeecamaro · 07-03-2012, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by All Star

Did he get it?

Did he get what?

All Star · 07-03-2012, 04:50 PM

Did your bumper get nicked?

bumblebeecamaro · 07-03-2012, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by All Star

Did your bumper get nicked?

No, because as I said, my current setup clears the stoppers by like an inch. Next week would've been a whole different and terrible outcome.

daveagogo1 · 07-03-2012, 05:37 PM

Another bait and switch.

ShowSStopper · 07-03-2012, 05:40 PM

Glad there was no damage this time.

Bonemaro · 07-03-2012, 05:43 PM

Scary stuff

bumblebeecamaro · 07-03-2012, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonemaro

Scary stuff

It really is. My coworker didn't know any better because I didn't give him the heads up. I didn't think about it either because I was in a hurry to move my car before the pressure washer guys got crap on my car.

This is why even my wife will not drive my car. She's always worried about something happening to my car if she's behind the wheel.

Mr_Draco · 07-03-2012, 06:39 PM

Most GFX kits don't lower the ground clearance, they just change the angle of approach. So most likely you would have been fine as well if you had it on.

Rage · 07-03-2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Draco

Most GFX kits don't lower the ground clearance, they just change the angle of approach. So most likely you would have been fine as well if you had it on.

I don't know of a single gfx kit that will clear a parking stop...... Personally I know Razzi and GM don't.....

Mister-Camaro · 07-03-2012, 07:19 PM

ThankGod nothing happened

rberns · 07-03-2012, 09:01 PM

Don't fret over something that didn't happen.

07-03-2012, 04:33 PM	#1
bumblebeecamaro Car Lover By Nature Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue Metallic SS Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Central FL Posts: 2,327 View My Garage	I was quickly reminded why I will never let anyone drive my SS again. I work in retail and my car is parked directly in front of my store. So these two guys pull up next to my car in a truck and they unload a pressure washer. The one guy hooks up the water hose and fires the pressure washer up. I immediately went outside and told the guy to give me five minutes to have someone move my car away from that crap. (I'm in a wheelchair which meant I couldn't move it as fast.) So I asked one of my coworkers to move my car a few spots down in the other handicapped spot. Not thinking, he pulls my car up, all the way to the concrete stopper. My front end has less than an inch of clearance so I avoid all stoppers. What's scary is that I'm about to put some GFX on my car including a new front splitter. Had this happened next week, my coworker would have easily ripped off my new splitter not knowing any better. Lesson learned? I will never let anyone drive my Bee again. Best way to stop these potential catastrophies is to avoid them. __________________

07-03-2012, 04:38 PM	#3
All Star I'm an Engineer Drives: 2019 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Camden County, NJ Posts: 682	Did he get it? __________________

07-03-2012, 04:50 PM	#5
All Star I'm an Engineer Drives: 2019 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Camden County, NJ Posts: 682	Did your bumper get nicked? __________________

07-03-2012, 09:01 PM	#14
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07-03-2012, 04:37 PM	#2
=Stephens= Drives: 2011 LS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kearney, Nebraska Posts: 3,544 View My Garage	That is a perfect reason to never let anyone drive it.

07-03-2012, 05:40 PM	#8
ShowSStopper Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS Black Coupe Join Date: May 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,091	Glad there was no damage this time.

07-03-2012, 05:43 PM	#9
Bonemaro Drives: 2010 RJT 1SS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi. Posts: 1,692 View My Garage	Scary stuff

07-03-2012, 06:39 PM	#11
Mr_Draco Drives: 2SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 7,344	Most GFX kits don't lower the ground clearance, they just change the angle of approach. So most likely you would have been fine as well if you had it on.

07-03-2012, 07:19 PM	#13
Mister-Camaro Drives: 2011 2SS L99 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: California Posts: 567 View My Garage	ThankGod nothing happened