dry

Hi peeps. After years of wanting a S1 and finally owning one, my thoughts for the new year are to sell this. . . . .




and buy an Escos. It's the old " wanting more power " syndrome ! The thing is there are litterally 100's of speed ramps round my way in every direction and i feel this could be a big stumbling block. The S1 does get over them but only with me in and not by much. How do you guys cope with this ? ! ! !

M.A.D.RST

Go a different route Thtas the worst option, other than that stop before going over them and then creep over them BUT still my lower splitter catches and you can hear it

dry

That's the thing. Every estate has speed ramps on every way in and out ! Must really piss you off each time you have no choice but to go over a hump you know you are gonna catch

Glenn5

speed bumps are evil i cant even get off my drive without catching the lower splitter tho, where my dad lives theve put those horrible orange square 1s so i cant visit him anymore in my cos have to take the wifes car

adamski frst

bumps are a knightmare you have to avoid them my car just literally can't go over them

dry

All roads are ok to my house so at least i could get home but would'nt be able to visit anyone by the sound of things !

mk5cos

ripped my spliter bumper etc on em... fookin things!

Tandy

speed humps are a no go you have to find a different route. i also found you have to watch out for certain petrol stations where the exits dip down on to the road you def knock the front splitter , you just have to give some thought to where your going really I would say unless there is route without speed humps dont bother because you will get the hump ( sorry ) with knocking your car all the time

cozzymatt

mine can get over almost any hump/bump... its how you approach it!!! drive over it doing a zig zag and if you get the right angle the tyre touches the ramp/hump/bump before the splitter... mines pretty low aswell and only ever have major problems with big dips in fast roads!!! then it does catch

mk5cos

yours must sit higer with bigger wheels. mines lowered with standard wheels and it catches everything..... considered hightening it and puting it back to standard. will knois work with standard springs ok

Glenn5

yeh konis work fine with std ride height springs had them on mine till i changed over to coilovers

Speedy G.

iTrader: (1)

This is how low my car sits and I do not have any problems with speed ramps.

dry

Fook me ! That's lower than my Gran's nipples. How do you get over ramps that are a hump right across the road ?

mk5cos

its on a slant there

Speedy G.

iTrader: (1)

It's on a SMALL slant but also in the gutter m8.

This is the normal ride height. And to be totally honest, I don't have big problems with ramps as long as they are a bit longer and don't go up and down again straight away. Biggest advantage of the Esc Cos there is that they don't have a big "overpass" in front of the front wheels.

JohnP001

My Escort Cossie splitter measures 10cm from the ground. I have no real problem getting over any speed bumps, and there are a few where I need to drive. But to protect the lower splitter, I have mounted a piece of MDF, so protrudes by about 5mm. Therefore when I do scrap it, the MDF wears down and not the splitter. The pictures are not great, but you might just spot the MDF.

Damo V

This is what buckles the stone deflectors

mk5cos

and ya wallet!