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Pointer
Oct 10, 2012, 11:14:52 AM10/10/12
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Last weekend a nervous driver in his new Z4 decided to do a 7 point turn on
a steep single track lane ( passenger scurrying to & fro) rather than try
to cross the narrow hump backed Ashness Bridge, Nr Keswick in the English
Lakes , to reach the car park beyond.
Following traffic was not amused, except by their embarrassment!
Is ground clearance a known Z4 problem, or was he being a bit twitchy?
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Jeff Strickland
Oct 10, 2012, 11:30:36 AM10/10/12
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"Pointer" <Point...@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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to not drive my 3 Series offroad. I love going offroad, don't get me wrong.
But my 3 Series is not intended for the kind of offroading that I do, and I
don't do any offroading in it. If the guy in your story had gone a few yards
and decided to turn around, then he's like me except that he waited a few
yards longer than I might have. If the issue is that the road is high in the
middle, then driving to the side so the tires are on the high parts of the
road, then ground clearance is not the problem.
It is impossible to know from the story you told what the issues are.
Pointer
Oct 10, 2012, 6:47:04 PM10/10/12
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"Jeff Strickland" <crwl...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KnStwEZsv8
This is the bridge in question, a single cars width wide with tight drystone
walls which might have unnerved him, but I then drove my Jaguar across it
without incident ( but with great care)
To my mind he was more concerned about damaging his undercarriage half way
across, than worrying about the width available.
Though it must be said that the odd protruding loose rock slab might play
havoc with your bodywork.
You have a warm invitation to visit this glorious part of the country best
explored in fell walking boots.
Cheers
P
DAS
Oct 11, 2012, 4:17:10 AM10/11/12
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I think your post was just an excuse to show the video! :-)
And jolly nice that part of the world is, too. And no doubt houses don't
cost half a million quid for a glorified broom cupboard...
DAS
(a Londoner)
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And jolly nice that part of the world is, too. And no doubt houses don't
cost half a million quid for a glorified broom cupboard...
DAS
(a Londoner)
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tww1491
Oct 19, 2012, 4:33:54 PM10/19/12
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"Pointer" wrote in message news:nigds.237307$AT4....@fx19.am4...
and you would scrape the front spoiler. I have to watch it in parking lots.
Dean Dark
Oct 19, 2012, 7:49:24 PM10/19/12
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