I learned an interesting new car term today. Anyone else heard this?

"ThatWillBuffOut" (ThatWillBuffOut) 12/09/2013 at 12:28 • Filed to: None

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dead cat hole
n. — «The space between wheel and surrounding fender or wheel well suggests the jounce of the car. The intervening space between tire and wheel well is sometimes called the dead cat hole, according to Peter Davis, director of interior design for global compact utility vehicles at G.M.» —"Body Language: How to Talk the Designers' Talk" by Phil Patton !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Apr. 1, 2007. (source: !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! )

I guess to combat this you need to lower your car.

CalzoneGolem > ThatWillBuffOut 12/09/2013 at 12:34

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Or not have fenders.

duurtlang > ThatWillBuffOut 12/09/2013 at 12:34

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I've increased the dead cat hole in my car after fitting extra narrow iconic 1980s wheels with winter tires. Am I doing this right? Snapped this picture yesterday .

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BJ > ThatWillBuffOut 12/09/2013 at 12:35

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Interesting. But you'll need to go lower still, and with bigger wheels; I could easy stuff a couple of dead cats into the space you left there...

oldirtybootz > ThatWillBuffOut 12/09/2013 at 12:35

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I watched my ex-girlfriend's brother-in-law accidentally hit a cat in her sister's Scion tC once. It shot out of the wheel well like a rag doll. As an animal lover, that image has stuck with me.

duurtlang > oldirtybootz 12/09/2013 at 12:39

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I can imagine it stuck with you. Have you succeeded in recreating this incredible phenomenon?

ThatWillBuffOut > CalzoneGolem 12/09/2013 at 12:41

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I approve of this solution.

CalzoneGolem > ThatWillBuffOut 12/09/2013 at 12:43

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It is really the only way to be sure.

Also ... worried about cat's in the engine bay? Remove hood.

oldirtybootz > duurtlang 12/09/2013 at 12:44

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No but a raccoon tried to help me.

Sky Captain Obvious > ThatWillBuffOut 12/09/2013 at 13:21

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More hole means less dead cats right? Don't let PETA know about the stance movement.