A6 front bumper cover

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Phil Payne writes:
> In message <Pine.LNX.4.10.9909121104240.5816-100000@opus> Valerie Delane writes:
> > and _no_ this is not just a stupid girl thing.  a good guy friend of
> > mine broke his 98a6q dam less than a week after he bought it.  at
> > least i made it a year and a half.
> 
> Quite a heated debate about it on alt.autos.audi a while back.  A large
> number of people seem to have been caught out.  Whilst it's the sort of
> thing that the laws of physics might explain, I haven't seen the same
> level of complaints about other marques.

It's because the A6 has a front bumper cover that doesn't give a
lot of ground clearance and the way it's attached to the body (with
its vertical cut line) makes it susceptible to becoming pulled out.

I always wonder though, why there are so many drivers who would
continue to inch forward in the parking space until the tire hits
the curb.  That's just asking for trouble, bumper cover, oil pan,
you name it...  Isn't it sufficient just to stop with a few inches
to spare in front of the car's nose?

I have an even lower front spoiler on my 4000 and have adopted a
very defensive parking (and driving) style when it comes to curbs
and ramps.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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