This is what happens when you live in NYC....

[ohthebaby]

I'm normally one to believe (although I don't say it much) that many oil pan breaks are normally negligence by the driver, but NYC is fucking brutal. It's a pretty fun place to drive imo, but never, ever a lowered car. Last time I was there I drove a honda odyssey and nearly bottomed out on some dips. I don't even know what I'd do if I encountered something like that in the e30, some of these things in that city are really unavoidable.

I haven't been to seattle for probably like 8-9 years, so I can't speak for there, but NYC is tough as hell to drive in.

BTW did you damage your upper pan?

upper pan is ok, lower pan as you can see is gone, about four bolts lefts on the lower pan, rest were cleanly ripped off thank god, and the pick up is gone along with one bolt....

[ADlBOO]

Should prolly pick up a skid plate along with the new pan. First day I had my raceskid on I slammed it into my driveway trying to get it in the garage (leaky vert and sudden thunderstorm). Prolly would of destroyed the oil pan, but a couple scrapes is all it had. Cheap insurance.

[Wschnitz]

Honestly parts of Seattle are just as bad, anywhere 5th and towards the water is shitty roads and 45* inclines lol. Not to mention if you drive anywhere in fremont or Ballard, your car is fucked.

[S62]

Is something supposed to be there?

[J.Rizo]

It rains constantly in Seattle and it is night time quite frequently but you don't see me destroying my oil pan.

night time quite frequently

[FLG]

I hate driving my e30 in most of nyc... The streets are destroyed and if there fixing them they usually destroy them worse and leave em like that before they make anything better.



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[lostbeachbum]

I recently moved to a city in which I quickly found out how shitty the roads are paved. Coming for Florida everything is super flat and smooth. My current E30 has installed race valved Bilsteins and 500f 650r springs. I can not tell you how much I hate driving my car now. Oh and yes I have cracked my oil pan not because I hit something, but because my motor support mount sheared and fell ontop of the steering rack.

[EndreM]

'sup

[trackjunkie21]

Hahah... I'd like to see what happens when you get to one, with cars parked on both sides, on a one way street, and about 20 cars worth of NY'ers and cabs behind you freaking out b/c you've stopped in the middle of the street with no one in front of you.

this man speaks the truth.

Now I get it, the manhole covers are the width of an e30? Is that why you can't hug one side of the lane or the other?

Everybody thinks the worst roads in the world are right in their backyard. They suck in almost every urban area.

You've obviously never been to NYC before.

[benjohnson]

holy broken oil pan batman, bet the traffic behind you was in for a surprise :eeek:


-Ben

[ttrousdell]

I cracked my pan on the FDR. For those outside of NY thats a F**king Highway. Only in NYC can you crack the oil pan doing 50 on a highway. It was lowered but not crazy low.

[MJCRO]

Yeah the FDR is a fucking joke. I'm glad I live in Westchester County where the roads are decent at best.

[iansane]

You've obviously never been to NYC before.

Yes, yes I have. And driven a couple thousand miles there. That doesn't make me an expert by any stretch of the imagination but I am familiar enough with the pavement, or lack there of in some places.

[DatUtahGuy]

Drive New York on my lowered car? Challenge accepted.

[JinormusJ]

night time quite frequently

I saw that yesterday, but I completely forgot to insert a whitty comment as I was preoccupied with something else at the time