[V8] Has this ever happened to you? Road Debris

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Jeremy,

Good that you didn't rip that trans case or pan off!  Anyhow, make sure you
photograph the damage and the road hazard.  I'd report to it to the county
or city (whomever has resposibilities for such things.  Depending on the
damage, you may want to notify your insurance company or at least talk to
your insurance agent -- he/she can advise you.

Best of Luck

Ingo
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeremy Ward" <jward.v8 at gmail.com>
To: "v8newlist" <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 10:33 AM
Subject: [V8] Has this ever happened to you? Road Debris


> So I was driving to work this week, and there was a mini-manhole cover
> sitting up in the road.  (You know, the small 6" ones that cover your
> water shut-off valve for your house out in the middle of the street.)
> It was sitting vertically in its flange instead of flush,
> horizontally.
>
> One road that I take to work is under construction and they have big
> orange barrels and cones setup to tell you where to drive on the fresh
> asphalt.  I see this round metal plate (like a giant-sized ashtray)
> sticking up out of the road vertically; it must have been 3" or 4"
> high.  Couldn't really swerve around it, so I decided to straddle it.
> Now if you will remember my car has H&R sport springs and sits a
> little low...  BANG!  Holly crap!  No idiot lights came on, oil
> pressure was fine, the only thing I noticed was a stain in my seat.
>
> Got to work and there is hole in the exhaust X and the pan for the
> transmission fluid is majorly dented and scratched (fortunately no
> holes in that one!)
>
> Soooooo, anyone have advice on the following:
> 1) dealing with the county to get them to pay for my repair bills
> 2) price of a good used exhaust X
> 3) price of a good used steel pan for the transmission
> 4) advice on how to replace items 2 and 3
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Jeremy
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