Newbie. 2011 WRX - scraping parking exits...
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Newbie. 2011 WRX - scraping parking exits...
Hi All. New here.. and just picked up an '11 WRX - which I love Only bummer so far has been scraping the front underside of fender when exiting two parking lots... One in downtown, another near Marukai at Ward. Anything I can do to save the front end from getting chewed up (other than avoiding the scene of the crime )
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wassup mike! (shaggy here) angles angles angles........ one thing with the new wrx's is that there lower to the ground compared to your old wrx. also you may want to go slower to.
where on the bottom is it hitting? can you post some pics so we can tell you haw you may have to take these parking exits? it may also be hitting the hook on the bottom.
where on the bottom is it hitting? can you post some pics so we can tell you haw you may have to take these parking exits? it may also be hitting the hook on the bottom.
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Ward is a tough parking lot, but I used to drive my wagon in there no probs. Granted it wasn't slammed (Like Charles' STi....haha), but it was pretty low and I had a V-Limited lip too. It's all in the angle. Think Honda days at Pearl Ridge or Ala Moana beach park.
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Ward is definitely a bad parking lot take it slow. I use the same entries and exits if your going to somewhere near borders or D&B park across the street but use the spaghetti factory entry. Or sports authority I use the entry By the fish taco restaurant. Hope this helps
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And to OP, just do like me, scrape everything! Seriously, I can't stand babying my car over dips and bumps, it's one reason I will NEVER "slam" my car. If it scrapes the bottom of the bumper, so what? If you can't see the damage without looking, it doesn't bother me. I have an 11 too BTW.
And to OP, just do like me, scrape everything! Seriously, I can't stand babying my car over dips and bumps, it's one reason I will NEVER "slam" my car. If it scrapes the bottom of the bumper, so what? If you can't see the damage without looking, it doesn't bother me. I have an 11 too BTW.
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^OMG your new Avatar = WIN!!!!!!
And to OP, just do like me, scrape everything! Seriously, I can't stand babying my car over dips and bumps, it's one reason I will NEVER "slam" my car. If it scrapes the bottom of the bumper, so what? If you can't see the damage without looking, it doesn't bother me. I have an 11 too BTW.
And to OP, just do like me, scrape everything! Seriously, I can't stand babying my car over dips and bumps, it's one reason I will NEVER "slam" my car. If it scrapes the bottom of the bumper, so what? If you can't see the damage without looking, it doesn't bother me. I have an 11 too BTW.
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Add to the angle suggestion, you may want to take the right speed. It'll take practice unfortunately, but eventually you get it.
It is just the disadvantage of the Subaru platform.
It is just the disadvantage of the Subaru platform.