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I wasn't really sure where this should be posted but I figured this to be most fitting.
I was in a minor accident on the weekend. Nobody was injured and it truly was just a bad place at the wrong time kinda thing. The vehicle in front of me lost control so I put my foot on thebrakes to avoid compounding the problem. Immediately my koup began to slide and I could tell yhr I was not going to be ableto stop in time so a choice had to be made. The passenger door of the vehicle in front, oncoming traffic or the snow on the side of the street? I chose the snow bank figuring the worst that could happen would be replacing the bumper and considering I want to get a full body kit down the road the bumper wouldn't be much of a loss.
Unknown to myself there happened to be a large temporary curb under all that snow and when I hit it a lot more than the bumper got damaged. My dealership quoted me for $3900 +gst for parts and labour. Not including the bumper. Control arm, strut, wheel bearing, and sub-frame are among the many things I now need to replace. The car still drives but I highly doubt it is safe! Thank goodness for comprehensive insurance or else my 4 month old koup would be a write off as I am a newly married young man with not a whole lot of financial back-up.
The moral of this story is avoid the curb and point it to the car in front. It might suck but it's better than the ridiculous amount of undercarriage damage.
I was in a minor accident on the weekend. Nobody was injured and it truly was just a bad place at the wrong time kinda thing. The vehicle in front of me lost control so I put my foot on thebrakes to avoid compounding the problem. Immediately my koup began to slide and I could tell yhr I was not going to be ableto stop in time so a choice had to be made. The passenger door of the vehicle in front, oncoming traffic or the snow on the side of the street? I chose the snow bank figuring the worst that could happen would be replacing the bumper and considering I want to get a full body kit down the road the bumper wouldn't be much of a loss.
Unknown to myself there happened to be a large temporary curb under all that snow and when I hit it a lot more than the bumper got damaged. My dealership quoted me for $3900 +gst for parts and labour. Not including the bumper. Control arm, strut, wheel bearing, and sub-frame are among the many things I now need to replace. The car still drives but I highly doubt it is safe! Thank goodness for comprehensive insurance or else my 4 month old koup would be a write off as I am a newly married young man with not a whole lot of financial back-up.
The moral of this story is avoid the curb and point it to the car in front. It might suck but it's better than the ridiculous amount of undercarriage damage.