[s-cars] pothole cornholed your car

[Paul Krasusky]

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Ray misfortuned:

Reply-To: <ray at s-cars.org>
From: "Ray Tomlinson" <ray at s-cars.org>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:21:56 -0500
Subject: [s-cars] Pothole swallowed my car

The pothole was so deep I bottomed out on the subframe.  Rim doesn't appear
bent (surprisingly), but that must be because the subframe/knuckle/control
arm BENT instead, setting the LF wheel back about 2" in the wheelwell.  My
poor steering wheel - I must have punched it 10 times.

Little known Mass fact - the city is liable to you for highway defects
causing damage to your vehicle.  I'll see how far this little statute gets
me.  My guess is a lot of headache, but this looks like an expensive repair,
and may be worth the headache.

Aside from the likely bent control arm, is it possible that the subframe
"shifted" back on one side?  Is there enough "play" in the subframe mounts
to allow such movement.  LF driveshaft binds up a bit when cranked in
reverse, too.

Ray






DooooooooooooooooD.  MAJOR bummer.  Beyond sorry to hear.  I had to check
twice to make sure you weren't Pizzo...

Was just commenting on the f'n PATHETIC condition of our roads here in
general too.  F'n CT budget deficit.  Solution?  Send out Stateys to
spot-check enforce front plate usage and ridiculous speed enforcement...
sad.

Condolences for you.  Thank goodness I'm on PIZZO's "city rims" I tell
ya...;-)

-P in CT mit topfbohrung filled roads