clamping a low car

GeX

GeX

GeX

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howdy, not been clamped, or planning to be, or anything like that, just bored and pondering.

if the wheel arch overlaps with the tyre, will a clamp actually fit on a car? Mine is quite low to the ground, and if its sat on level round then there'd be no arch to tyre gap, or if there is it - it would be small.
 
At college there was never enough parking, so people used to park on double yellow lines within the college grounds. Despite knowing there wasnt enough parking and despite the people doing so not causing an obstruction, the security staff used to clamp.

I'd simply lower the suspension on the Xantia and come out to find the cars either side of me clamped :D
 
:)

my wheels don't quite disapear that much, remember dropping the suspension on my mates xantai and the back end got stuck at the lowest setting. cue lots of playing with the controls and bouncing on the car trying to make it go back up again!
 
[TW]Fox;10918299 said:
At college there was never enough parking, so people used to park on double yellow lines within the college grounds. Despite knowing there wasnt enough parking and despite the people doing so not causing an obstruction, the security staff used to clamp.

I'd simply lower the suspension on the Xantia and come out to find the cars either side of me clamped :D
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That must have been something to woo the ladies.
 
when we went to amsterdam in november. we parked whereever as we thought no1 would want to do the paper work on an english car.

and the car was so low, that the wheel is in the arch. cars around us where clamped or ticketed we had nothing :D

didnt know where else to park, and it was in a residential street so no obstruction to traffic caused :D
 
penski said:
Or do what my mum used to do; carry four clamps with you and fit them when you park.

*n
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I've thought about this previously, but always thought there was nobody insane enough to do it.

Bet people though she was going over the top on security. I'd use a steering lock too.
 
BigglesPiP said:
I've thought about this previously, but always thought there was nobody insane enough to do it.

Bet people though she was going over the top on security. I'd use a steering lock too.
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She used to get loads of fines every month due to her job requiring that she travelled a lot and parked wherever was best. At the time she had a galactic-mile mk3 Golf estate. The boot swallowed the clamps, you could fit all four in five minutes and clampers couldn't do a thing...

*n
 
aaaah i miss my bx gti :)

rememer reading somewhere that clampers were advised against clamping cars with hydraulic suspension
 
Foxtrot26 said:
aaaah i miss my bx gti :)

rememer reading somewhere that clampers were advised against clamping cars with hydraulic suspension
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A lot of cars with hydro-pneumatic suspension can slowly drop, forcing a clamp through the wheel well, and leaving the clamping company liable for the damage caused.
 
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