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New car modification laws...sorry for off topic. 23-Jul-2009 At 9:36:56 PM JamesMc

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On 22/07/2009 pete_w wrote:

>PS JamesMc, my new car is lowered (but probably still complies) and goes
>around corners in a significantly better fashion than it did from the OEM.
> Our other car is also significantly safer to drive following the fitment
>of some after market suspension equipment.

A little story. I live on a corner on a fairly steep hill. Some years ago, a young lad drove around my corner in an early model Commodore and screeched to a stop when his rear wheels refused to keep turning. Problem was the rear universal joint in the prop shaft locked up after two rear control arms ripped out of the floor of the car. He ranted and carried on about the bloody Commodore heap of sh!t. When I pointed out to him that his modified car had eight non-original plastic bushes in the rear suspension and these will have caused the failure, he told me they were an improvement. (What would Holden know about making cas that handle???) I then explained how they caused the failure. He calmed down when he realised I knew a bit more about Commodore suspensions than he did. Perfect example of a NFI who thought he could design a car better than the people who designed it first.

JamesMc