Lowering your car in South Africa

Classic Beetle Fan · Post by **Classic Beetle Fan** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 11:39 am

retrovan wrote:
Barry wrote:Doesn't mean it is legal. But the law is fuzzy. And is seldom enforced to the letter in any situation. Which is a good thing. Or can be.

Most of us exceed the speed limit, have one (yeah right) too many and get behind the wheel at some point, light up a joint, drive in the right hand lane, watch American Chopper, or some other crime........

You want to drive a low car, a fast car, a rusty car, whatever. You can usually get by. Just don't take the piss.
Barry is correct, the cops will not stop you normally, BUT if you have to slam on brakes for a speed bump, and take 10 minutes to get over it, with 30 cars blowing hooter behind you, or you need two weeks to get over a curb entrance,and hold up the others, forming a traffic jam, that cop will book you..

Moral of the story, don't make your car so low that you a menace to other drivers, and hold up others that hate low cars, just because you like them.

Herman

I agree, some people just take lowering too far and they even hold up lowered cars, I do slow down for speed bumps I go over them at about 5km/h but that's what the law wants right? To drive slower...

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 1:37 pm

Classic Beetle Fan wrote: that's what the law wants right? To drive slower...

If by law you mean traffic department, then no. They want your money from fines. And speeding fines are the easiest to get. It is not speed alone - or even primarily - that kills. But what is needed to make our roads safer is way to much PT to actually put in place. So targeting speeding is an easy cop out.......but I digress

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:00 pm

Praise the lowered! Much hate against lowered cars in this thread, sad really...

MINCE · Post by **MINCE** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 6:13 pm

I will only lower a car to improve the overall look of it. I don't like rediculous pan-scraping lowered jobs. They serve no point other than to be low. Which to me is really really stupid.
But then again, some people think a pan-scraping car looks good.
I have no idea what the result of my comment is supposed to be.
Each to their own?

Post by **retrovan** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:58 pm

Barry wrote:
Classic Beetle Fan wrote: that's what the law wants right? To drive slower...
If by law you mean traffic department, then no. They want your money from fines. And speeding fines are the easiest to get. It is not speed alone - or even primarily - that kills. But what is needed to make our roads safer is way to much PT to actually put in place. So targeting speeding is an easy cop out.......but I digress

Well said Barry,
We can start a whole new thread with the effects of speed, and death on the roads, this is one of my pet hates.

If Speed Kills Why Is The Whole Of Germany Not DEAD. The only place with open speed highways has the lowest mortality.

Where is our government coming from.......

Could it not be the stupid, idiots fault., that can not drive. Make High speed/ skid pan training part of the drivers test system,

Office johnny that come play between the big Boy's during holidays, that kill each other, when they not there, nobody dies...........

Sorry, was stuck in the system, now hopefully out.....

Herman

Variant · Post by **Variant** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 6:54 pm

You guys that believe lowering your VW improves handling need to read the chapter on handling in ' How to Hotrod VW Engines' by Bill Fisher. You're courting disaster...

MINCE · Post by **MINCE** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:18 pm

I don't think I have ever met anyone who has lowered their VW to make it handle better. It is mainly for appearance and stance.

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:06 pm

Mine handles pretty darn well

I have read the book..... Bit outdated.....

Post by **Donovan D** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:31 pm

Got pulled over today for the first time with the kombi.
Traffic officer had a good look at the front and side of the kombi, checked the license and ask me for my drivers license, being all "professional".
He stuck his head inside and said, "sho sho sho you must have a lot of girls and big parties inside of this, ne ?, I like it a lot" followed by have a nice day.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:32 pm

Awesome!

I know the guys in KZN & Gauteng seem to catch some flak. I have never had an issue with cops at all on lowered, fenders, open motor or any of the other things you'd think might give them cause..... reactions are always along the lines of what Don experienced...

Classic Beetle Fan · Post by **Classic Beetle Fan** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:12 pm

So basicaly the cops on this side of cape town are being asses to rip up peoples license for car being too low...
and I know they can do that, but honestly they will never be able to get all the lowered cars off the road.

Barry · Post by **Barry** » Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:33 am

That whole deal is all about trying to get a handle on street racing believe it or not.

So it's the ricers fault......!!

Either that or they think you might be a friend of Jannie's. Not sure which is worse.....

Actually I am, give me rice anyday

Classic Beetle Fan · Post by **Classic Beetle Fan** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:13 pm

Hahaha, so why pull me over? If they want to get a handle on street racers? my bug can't even pass the legal highway speed limit,

Aircooled VW South Africa