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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 06-20-2001 02:03 AM
Do not stand outside the Prowler and lean into the car and release the seat back. The best that will happen is that you will have a headache for a few days, the worst is that you could bend the steering wheel and go thru the windshield. This was discovered first hand by more than myself. The seat back comes forward like a rocket ship. I was removing the CD cassette when I did it. Another tip is to always tie down your top with the tie down straps, otherwise it vibrates enought to wear a hole in the top from the inside. There is a portion of the trunk in the middle top that sticks out about 2 inches further than the rest of the trunk and the carpetting actually frayed my top at the edge of the rear window. Anyone ekse have any tips to share with the newer people to avoid mishaps? |
CJ POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Rochester Hills, MI USA |
posted 06-20-2001 06:17 AM
Don't take your significant others to Home Depots if you are going to drive your cat there! ------------------ |
butchcee POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Lake Ariel, Pa. |
posted 06-20-2001 06:22 AM
practice getting in and out before showing up at an event where others will see you doing this. ------------------ |
Nelson Weber Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:High Ridge, Mo USA |
posted 06-20-2001 06:51 AM
Caution - The nose sticks out further than you think. You will learn this when you scrape (or bump) your first curb. |
tangled up in BLUE POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:New Castle, Ind |
posted 06-20-2001 06:53 AM
If you park the car inside(most of us do) leaving the window down makes it much easier to enter and exit the car....remember NEVER to park by touch....don't let the front or rear tires touch a curb...the nose or tranny cooler will touch before the tires...advise passengers to put their feet way out when getting out of the car so they don't scuff the side of the car, I usually tell them it may be hot and they will make an extra effort to clear the panel...close trunk by the center brake lite, not the edges...don't back up over tall curbs with mudflaps on, they may catch the curb first and tear off the front fender... ------------------ |
Laddie Roussel >POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Hester, LA. USA |
posted 06-20-2001 07:14 AM
After filling up with gas, turn the gas cap until you here the click, click, click.... ------------------ |
PROWLER-KEITH POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:British Columbia\ Canada |
posted 06-20-2001 08:46 AM
T.IN Blue. Good point on the trunk lid I thought I'd closed mine by the side when I first got it, POW it blew up when I took off from the shopping centre, how imbaressing not to mention the damage it caused, and don't pull a me and look at something you should be waiting to look at AFTER YOU PARK it is so bad when you bounce off the curb and curse out loud because you know what has just happened to the front of your pride and joy PK |
Alex POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Westminster, CO USA |
posted 06-20-2001 08:56 AM
Calm down and breathe deep when you discover an unknown passenger sitting in the car. Avoid Home Depot's if you are married. Alex ------------------ |
MIKE GATLIN POA Lifetime Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Flushing, MI |
posted 06-20-2001 09:43 AM
I have always tied the top down with straps and the top is seldom up. But with recent concerns I have started tucking the top down near the latch with a detailing towel so it can't pinch. Also when someone asks what that wire loop is sticking out behind the seat, I tell them it is the drag chute. ------------------ This message has been edited by MIKE GATLIN on 06-20-2001 at 01:37 PM |
ALLEY CAT POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:mesa, az, USA |
posted 06-20-2001 10:05 AM
Am I the only one that rolls in and out of their cat??? I need to go on a diet! This is one thing that is common sense: NEVER leave tools or drop light on top of engine when closing the hood - could be a $3,000 error. Also, have nothing stored on your garage ceiling above your cat - what goes up must come down. ------------------
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ETMIDZT POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Spring Lake, Mi. USA |
posted 06-20-2001 10:22 AM
Ed, You are sooooo right about the thing sticking out in the middle of the trunk rubbing against the top. It was so sharp it put a hole in my top!! D/C replaced the entire top. No charge!! I put a piece of duct tape over it after they sanded it dull. |
Steve Marcus Prowler Junkie From:Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
posted 06-20-2001 01:08 PM
Be careful, when cleaning under the rear bumpers, that you don't cut your hand on the sharp tail pipes. ------------------ |
BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 06-20-2001 02:51 PM
Lower your hood about halfway and drop it closed. Do not lower gently and then try to push it closed with your hand. You will likely create a dent in the hood. Cover your Bumpers (if you still have them) before spraying tire cleaner on the tires. Especially Westleys . ------------------ |
cwatsonjr unregistered Admin Use |
posted 06-20-2001 04:47 PM
Have your foot on the gas (accelerating) when manually shifting from first to second or you will get whiplash. ------------------ |
ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 06-20-2001 11:38 PM
CJ, VERY funny. I even learned a few new ones. I don't know if I hear the gas cap click. I better start paying attention. Mike, I like the drag chute one, too. Another tip, your driver's seat can be raised when you are NOT sitting on it with one of the latches on the side. It is not powerful enough to lift Salzman, obviously. To lower it you must be sitting on it. |
Todd Cameron unregistered Personal ScrapBook Admin Use |
posted 06-22-2001 12:33 AM
Caution, do not drive this vehicle unless you want to be stared at... and don't for a minute think they want to know the person driving it either. ------------------ |
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