A silver citroen saxo had an unfortunate accident following me today. I have seen him driving quickly around before but today he followed me down a side street.

He wasn't driving like mad or tailgating but he obviously didn't anticipate the speed bump because I went over it and was surprised to note that he didn't slow down.

Having taken the speed bump in my stride I saw him go over it and heard a loud scraping noise followed by a loud bang. He stopped the car and I could see a rather large piece of plastic lying in the road which I can only assume was some of the body kit. OOPS!

I bet you guys have similar modded cars blasting around your area. This guy's car wasn't too far removed from this one: &feature=related

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land rover bodykits fall off without having to hit a bump  At work
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chicken george wrote:

land rover bodykits fall off without having to hit a bump

Outstanding

I must say there were some issues with my dad's old Defender 90. Mostly some bits going missing from the back door  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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My neighbour's Defender has a sticker on it - "WARNING - PARTS MAY FALL OFF"  Cheers,
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RazMan wrote:

My neighbour's Defender has a sticker on it - "WARNING - PARTS MAY FALL OFF"

Is that the vehicle or the driver????  2002 Honda VFR800
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chicken george wrote:

land rover bodykits fall off without having to hit a bump

funny but so true!
A policeman who often drives police FL2's told me the door mouldings can come off if you drive through standing water too fast!
After that i did notice a couple of police fl2's with missing door trims.

Drivers door lower moulding came off when I was on an LR Experience. Instructor just put it back with two good thumps and said it does that all the time!

Maybe he was trying to stay with you do he could you bits had fallen off your rover?!?

Nothing has fallen off mine but as others point out, it was worth double checking  LL.B (Hons) - University of Derby
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Apparently the lowering trick the citroen guys use is to take out the rear springs - the suspension has a torsion bar on some models like the old beetle had on the front suspension and this will damp the car a little
leaving the shockers to control the bounce. Tip - don't cary any rear paaseners - in fact take out the seat to actively discourage anyone from getting in the back.  There's always a way forward!

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