5 MPH bumper

[Michael L. Riebs]

> Personally, I like the 5 mph bumpers. They unbolt from the bumper shocks
> easily, which makes changing the timing belt a little easier.

I wonder how that differs from the 2MpH ones?

> I was evidently more tired that I thought, because I put my head down and
> rubbed my eyes for a moment, and CLUNK! - I had rolled down a slight
> incline and just bumped the rear bumper of the Buick in front of me.
<snip>
> Damage to Audi - absolutely none. Period.
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> So here's a case where 5 mph bumpers did exactly what they were supposed
to
> - a very minor tap, and no damage at all.

Now tell me this - how fast do you realistically think you were actually
rolling? Would the Euro bumper have done the trick here as well? My *guess*
is: Probably - at least in this case. Don't know about the meeting with the
steel roadside guard another lister had described. In that case the 5MpH
bumpers were probably a big + I would guess...

Michael Riebs
Grand Rapids, MI
'90 V8Q (#7)
'98 A6Q Avant (#6)
Only 6 & 7 remain.