Spinner
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- Burlington, VT
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- 2016 Civic EX-T
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We all know the 2016 Civic is a bit lower than the outgoing model, and that's already caused me a few tense moments going over some pretty gnarly (and under-maintained) speed bumps in my corner of Vermont. Normally, I just avoid them.
Recently, however, they've been doing water main work on my street, and set up an "above ground" main at the end of my driveway with a gravel ramp. Coming home today, I drove over it and scraped the crap out of the bottom of my car (wince).
I have a few questions:
1). Will this cause any damage? I scraped it twice--once coming into my driveway and once out (I backed out at 1 mph, and same deal).
2). Has anybody else had this issue with their Civic? Do you have any tips about how to mitigate this? I suppose it's to be expected with such a low car, but as a new driver within the last 5 months, I was wondering if anyone had tips .
I guess I'm going to be parking on the street until they get the water main stuff done. I just hope there isn't any damage.
Recently, however, they've been doing water main work on my street, and set up an "above ground" main at the end of my driveway with a gravel ramp. Coming home today, I drove over it and scraped the crap out of the bottom of my car (wince).
I have a few questions:
1). Will this cause any damage? I scraped it twice--once coming into my driveway and once out (I backed out at 1 mph, and same deal).
2). Has anybody else had this issue with their Civic? Do you have any tips about how to mitigate this? I suppose it's to be expected with such a low car, but as a new driver within the last 5 months, I was wondering if anyone had tips .
I guess I'm going to be parking on the street until they get the water main stuff done. I just hope there isn't any damage.
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