under-engine cover

Bought my '01 OBW used, but with only 36k miles and, as far as I could see, in very nice shape. While in the shop for something else, they told me the under-engine cover was "all broken up" so I replaced it. What would have caused that? Driving over rocks? (I don't go off road. I have no idea where the previous owner drove it, but the car looked nearly mint when I bought it). Could anything else have caused it? I've never driven over anything that hit the underside.

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John Rethorst
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I've been through two of them, and number three is also cracked. All were damaged by ice chunks left by snow plows.

The cover gets brittle in cold weather and is extremely easy to damage, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Barry

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Bonehenge

they are made of plastic now a days?

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Erik Litchy

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Edward Hayes

I busted a chunk outta mine after driving over (what I thought was) a snow bank, but turned out to be more of an iceberg.

It's a c.d. reducing airfoil designed to get the underbody airflow started in linear fashion. Having it in place probably helps to increase fuel mileage by a half of a percent or so at 75mph.

-Danny

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Danny Russell

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Edward Hayes

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