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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
You have to be doing some pretty serious off-roading or rural driving before ground clearance becomes an issue.
I drove an S4 which was already lower than an A4 stock, and had a full aftermarket suspension on it which put it about an inch lower than that, and the only problem I had was the plastic belly pan getting torn to shreds. After replacing it with a steel skid plate I never once got stuck in that car or had a problem with ground clearance.
It was a major pain in the butt leaving parking lots. I'd have to take crazy angles out of the steep ones and I'd 3 wheel all the time.
I don't think I'd ever want to daily drive a low car again because of the hassle, but I'd never seek out ground clearance.
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Really, you don't find build up of snowbanks annoying in the winter? We have a large curb on our driveway, annoying to always have to angle up or down and not hit the bumper. At my parents house (same size curb back in the day) my buddy brought over his moms new benz and took off the front end going directly straight off.
I've always driven SUV's and now a truck for pulling a trailer and love that I can go into a parking lot and not have to worry about that odd time you'd hit the bumper on the curb.