04-05-2008, 01:05 AM
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Ouch! Now I don't feel so bad for pulling into a parking lot and hearing a little scrape the first day I got my car. Luckily nothing was damaged, but I swear that parking lot curb didn't look high at all. Glad you decided to tow it and not risk further damage.
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04-05-2008, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by LoveBunny
Ouch! Now I don't feel so bad for pulling into a parking lot and hearing a little scrape the first day I got my car. Luckily nothing was damaged, but I swear that parking lot curb didn't look high at all. Glad you decided to tow it and not risk further damage.
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I hate to break it to you LB but I'll bet a fifty spot that if you look far enough under the front bumper cover you have a record of the incident, fortunately, nobody ever looks down there, except a madman like me with irrational love of his vehicle. I know this because it happened on my original cover. The key is to go really slow on those high curbs, then all you have to worry about is being struck in the rear by someone dialing a celly.
Last edited by EE3racing; 04-05-2008 at 07:06 AM.
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04-05-2008, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by EE3racing
I hate to break it to you LB but I'll bet a fifty spot that if you look far enough under the front bumper cover you have a record of the incident, fortunately, nobody ever looks down there, except a madman like me with irrational love of his vehicle. I know this because it happened on my original cover. The key is to go really slow on those high curbs, then all you have to worry about is being struck in the rear by someone dialing a celly.
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I didn't stick my head that far underneath, but I'm sure there's some evidence of what I did. I've found it helps to enter driveways and lots on an angle, and so far I haven't done it again.
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04-05-2008, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by LoveBunny
Ouch! Now I don't feel so bad for pulling into a parking lot and hearing a little scrape the first day I got my car. Luckily nothing was damaged, but I swear that parking lot curb didn't look high at all. Glad you decided to tow it and not risk further damage.
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man, i hear those scrapes on daily bases in my car hahah.
Dan, any news on the repair? hopefully it just an alignment.
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04-05-2008, 08:00 AM
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Not yet. ******************************** got the car just before they closed on Friday. They won't have a chance to assess the damage until Monday.
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04-07-2008, 03:59 PM
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Well the damage report is back and it's as I suspected. I really did slam into that curb hard. 
The control arm took some damage (bent). They are replacing the trailing arm assembly and the track rod. $701, ugg. With an alignment the total so far for the wheel damage is $840. They had to send out the wheel and I won't know if they can repair it until tomorrow. Does anyone know what a replacement 17in Turbo wheel would cost if they can't repair it?
Note to self: Ignoring curbs in the large SUVs I've been driving for a decade is ok. Ignoring them in a Porsche... NOT ok.
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04-07-2008, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by AZDan
Well the damage report is back and it's as I suspected. I really did slam into that curb hard.
The control arm took some damage (bent). They are replacing the trailing arm assembly and the track rod. $701, ugg. With an alignment the total so far for the wheel damage is $840. They had to send out the wheel and I won't know if they can repair it until tomorrow. Does anyone know what a replacement 17in Turbo wheel would cost if they can't repair it?
Note to self: Ignoring curbs in the large SUVs I've been driving for a decade is ok. Ignoring them in a Porsche... NOT ok. |
I hope they aren't fleesing you, a bent control arm seems like a very hard hit. As for the 17" turbo twist, it's a common wheel. i would advise getting it repaired if possible because any wheel off of ebay may need the same treatment as the one you are checking on repairing.
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04-07-2008, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by EE3racing
I hope they aren't fleesing you, a bent control arm seems like a very hard hit.
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They're beautiful, but they are aluminum. It doesn't take much to bend them.
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04-07-2008, 04:38 PM
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Well the impact was almost flush on the side (fishtailed into it) so I'm not to surprised. Poor driving on my part really. Should have seen all the loose gravel. Would have been ok in a larger vehicle if the tire hit the curb but the wheel took the brunt on the blow.
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04-07-2008, 06:07 PM
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Sorry to hear about what happened. Ouch is right!! Glad you're ok.
But, I am sure someone here has an extra 17" turbo wheel lying around that they'd be happy to unload?? Anyone??
Keep us posted!
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