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Ramps in driving test

  • 23-02-2016 10:23pm
    #1
    Heyzelx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭


    Hi,
    Just a quick query about ramps!
    My car is so sensitive to bumps and stuff in the road. When I go over a ramp in second gear it throws the passengers all over the place even at about 10-15km/h. If I slow down to 1st the same thing happens and it cuts out and sometimes even causes me to over rev.
    Even braking before the ramps causes this.
    What can I do to stop it or will it be marked against me at all in the test?
    This is in relation to the narrow high sharp ramps.


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    If the ramps are especially pronounced, then you will just have to slow right down and proceed carefully. However it sounds like there may be something else at play here, my car is low and I go over ramps very slowly, but I don't have the same trouble. Is the car modified? Or perhaps there is a mechanical issue causing this issue to be more pronounced?


  • #3
    Heyzelx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26 ✭Heyzelx


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Is the car modified? Or perhaps there is a mechanical issue causing this issue to be more pronounced?

    No the car is not modified. Surprisingly it actually resembles a jeep more than a car. Do you think this would be taken into consideration on a driving test or would it be an automatic fail?


  • #4
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Heyzelx wrote: »
    No the car is not modified. Surprisingly it actually resembles a jeep more than a car. Do you think this would be taken into consideration on a driving test or would it be an automatic fail?

    What car is it?

    Anyway, just take it very easy going over the bumps, the tester would be able to feel that it might struggle to get over smoothly and should not mark you down for doing so.

    Essentially, there are far more important things to be concerned about than this small issue. Unless there is something mechanically wrong with your shocks/springs/suspension then you'll be fine.


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