Did I damage the underneath of my car
06-11-2007, 03:19 AM
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Hi everyone
Was visiting a friend over the weekend and whilst getting in his driveway (which is raised above the ground in somesort of an artificial bump) I slightly brushed the underneath of my car against the bump.
Do you think I caused serious damage?
After driving away I did not notice any change in the driveability of the car, its handling, or any strange sounds.
Was visiting a friend over the weekend and whilst getting in his driveway (which is raised above the ground in somesort of an artificial bump) I slightly brushed the underneath of my car against the bump.
Do you think I caused serious damage?
After driving away I did not notice any change in the driveability of the car, its handling, or any strange sounds.
06-11-2007, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by the-oneil' post='434462' date='Jun 11 2007, 06:19 AM
Hi everyone
Was visiting a friend over the weekend and whilst getting in his driveway (which is raised above the ground in somesort of an artificial bump) I slightly brushed the underneath of my car against the bump.
Do you think I caused serious damage?
After driving away I did not notice any change in the driveability of the car, its handling, or any strange sounds.
Was visiting a friend over the weekend and whilst getting in his driveway (which is raised above the ground in somesort of an artificial bump) I slightly brushed the underneath of my car against the bump.
Do you think I caused serious damage?
After driving away I did not notice any change in the driveability of the car, its handling, or any strange sounds.
06-11-2007, 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by the-oneil' post='434462' date='Jun 11 2007, 07:19 AM
Hi everyone
Was visiting a friend over the weekend and whilst getting in his driveway (which is raised above the ground in somesort of an artificial bump) I slightly brushed the underneath of my car against the bump.
Do you think I caused serious damage?
After driving away I did not notice any change in the driveability of the car, its handling, or any strange sounds.
Was visiting a friend over the weekend and whilst getting in his driveway (which is raised above the ground in somesort of an artificial bump) I slightly brushed the underneath of my car against the bump.
Do you think I caused serious damage?
After driving away I did not notice any change in the driveability of the car, its handling, or any strange sounds.
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06-11-2007, 10:40 AM
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I had similar incidents twice.
Let your dealer have a quick look at it. You can't tell otherwise how much damage there is.
But from my experience I can tell you, most likely you will only have a couple scratches, that's it.
I had to replace a plastic piece once, but only because I wanted to have the car back at 100%. It was not a problem at all, so I could have continued driving.
Just to make sure everything is fine, stop by at the dealer and take a look at the bottom of the car. They will most likely not charge you for it.
Let your dealer have a quick look at it. You can't tell otherwise how much damage there is.
But from my experience I can tell you, most likely you will only have a couple scratches, that's it.
I had to replace a plastic piece once, but only because I wanted to have the car back at 100%. It was not a problem at all, so I could have continued driving.
Just to make sure everything is fine, stop by at the dealer and take a look at the bottom of the car. They will most likely not charge you for it.
06-11-2007, 11:54 AM
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Going from your description, it doesn't sound like you did anything serious...It only takes a few minutes to jack your car up and crawl under there to check if there was any damage. That would be your best bet.
06-11-2007, 08:54 PM
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I think you may have blown out an O-Ring. Perhaps you should replace the fetzer valve underneath.
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Originally Posted by nickolas_g' post='434865' date='Jun 12 2007, 05:54 AM
I think you may have blown out an O-Ring. Perhaps you should replace the fetzer valve underneath.
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