I suspect that the scraping of the lower valance is pretty common. With the long sloping hood, its tough to judge the distance to higher curbing and/or other fixed objects. My '89 was my wife's daily driver for over 10 years, and with her smaller stature, she had more of an issue with this than me. Guess that's why the front bumper has a number of minor little "dents" in the bumper molding - she says it shows "character."