> Neo:
> > The value of the front air dam under a car bumper is that it lower
> > wind resistance at high speed ( >40 mph)
> > [and they look super cool ]
> If you think that air dams look "super cool," you can't possibly be old
> enough to drive a car. Cool is here, and it ain't got no stinkin' air
> dam
> <http://www.bangshift.com/gallery/World-Class-426-Hemi-Powered-32-Ford-R
> oadster-gallery.html>.
Oh heavens no!
that would be like Roseann O'Donnell in a bikini...
It seems to me the Prius designers were
more influence by the Import Tuner crowd in Japan.
> > The limitation of a front air dam under a car bumper is that it
> > reduces the road clearance and is suspectible to damage on irregular
> > road surfaces ( e.g. pot holes).
> Bzzzzzzt! It's high curbs. Most of us don't drive all that much in
> Pennsylvania for potholes to be a factor.
> Davoud
Yes.
Curbs are more of a problem than potholes.
> > The value of the front air dam under a car bumper is that it lower
> > wind resistance at high speed ( >40 mph)
> > [and they look super cool ]
> If you think that air dams look "super cool," you can't possibly be old
> enough to drive a car. Cool is here, and it ain't got no stinkin' air
> dam
> <http://www.bangshift.com/gallery/World-Class-426-Hemi-Powered-32-Ford-R
> oadster-gallery.html>.