My S40 Badly Damaged!

Zeb246 · Feb 3rd, 2013, 15:47

Someone hit and run my S40 on the N/S rear wheel today, i spoke to my insurance and they said i will need to pay £350 excess amount, but my premiums will go up. There's no witnesses, and no cameras. I parked the car for literally 5 mins on the cul-de-sac, came out and saw the damage. I am hoping the suspension part/s are not damaged, just hope it needs a new wheel. i couldn't physically see any suspension damage, but cannot tell unless i remove the wheel and have a thorough look. Whenever i brake, I can hear this scraping noise, as though the wheel is touching one of the suspension arms.

Here are the pics:

The steering doesn't stay straight anymore, this is position of the steering wheel.

IMG_0780 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr

Can't see much, but you can just about see the N/S rear wheel has gone inwards from above.

IMG_0778 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr

Wheel badly damaged...

IMG_0776 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr

Urgent help!

flynnstarr · Feb 3rd, 2013, 16:02

id say go get a full wheel alignment, if the guy sees any problems he should let you know as for the alloys just get them refurbished

Zeb246 · Feb 3rd, 2013, 16:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by flynnstarr

id say go get a full wheel alignment, if the guy sees any problems he should let you know as for the alloys just get them refurbished

I will go tomorrow and get the wheel aligned, but if they can't get it aligned what will be the damage? Would I new need suspension part's?

keithjeb · Feb 3rd, 2013, 16:13

Hopefully it will just be out of alignment, however a hit that big I would guess it might be new control arms if you're lucky. If you're unlucky it could have taken out the mounting points which will be spendy.

Get it checked out by a decent garage then make a decision about insurance.

Zeb246 · Feb 3rd, 2013, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithjeb

Hopefully it will just be out of alignment, however a hit that big I would guess it might be new control arms if you're lucky. If you're unlucky it could have taken out the mounting points which will be spendy.

Get it checked out by a decent garage then make a decision about insurance.

I hope the suspension are fine. As I am out of job won't have enough to sort out the suspension. I'm going take pics of the suspension now, and upload them.
Will go and take it to a professional garage tomorrow morning.

TEZ-1 · Feb 3rd, 2013, 16:29

I'm surprised that there is no body work damage it looks like its just been against the kerb. Wheel re-furb and tracking.

S40Matt · Feb 5th, 2013, 19:41

Zeb said on first post:

"There's no witnesses, and no cameras. I parked the car for literally 5 mins on the cul-de-sac, came out and saw the damage".

Then on page 3 said:

"I was driving the car, then I parked up for 5 mins or so (went to the shops). Sat in the car and saw TCS light on, drove the car anyway as I thought it could be a faulty sensor, and straight away I felt the steering position turning left.
Got out of the car to see if there's any damage, and saw the N/S wheel damaged. So I drove slowly and safely back home."

So I dunno really.

850Chris · Feb 5th, 2013, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by S40Matt

Zeb said on first post:

"There's no witnesses, and no cameras. I parked the car for literally 5 mins on the cul-de-sac, came out and saw the damage".

Then on page 3 said:

"I was driving the car, then I parked up for 5 mins or so (went to the shops). Sat in the car and saw TCS light on, drove the car anyway as I thought it could be a faulty sensor, and straight away I felt the steering position turning left.
Got out of the car to see if there's any damage, and saw the N/S wheel damaged. So I drove slowly and safely back home."

So I dunno really.

kebab10 · Feb 5th, 2013, 20:04

From what I have been reading seems like a candidate for the "Mann Booker" prize for fiction! Something just doesnt ring true.

What IS the true story here?

Daim · Feb 5th, 2013, 20:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by kebab10

From what I have been reading seems like a candidate for the "Mann Booker" prize for fiction! Something just doesnt ring true.

What IS the true story here?

The story is, that a suicidal motorcyclist decided to hit a rim and NOT the car and like that destroy the front tracking. After he did so and spun the wheel of the car, he got up severely injured, jumped onto his destroyed motorcycle (though not before clearing up all the pieces of his bike so no evidence is left behind) and rushes off, putting two dents in the rear door, which oddly appear on older pictures. And all that within 5 minutes...

I think the Sun would make that a page 1 story!

Local man says: "Motorcyclist destroyed my car - and buggered off"

Feb 3rd, 2013, 15:47	#1
Zeb246 Senior Member Last Online: Jun 9th, 2013 13:19 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bristol	My S40 Badly Damaged! Someone hit and run my S40 on the N/S rear wheel today, i spoke to my insurance and they said i will need to pay £350 excess amount, but my premiums will go up. There's no witnesses, and no cameras. I parked the car for literally 5 mins on the cul-de-sac, came out and saw the damage. I am hoping the suspension part/s are not damaged, just hope it needs a new wheel. i couldn't physically see any suspension damage, but cannot tell unless i remove the wheel and have a thorough look. Whenever i brake, I can hear this scraping noise, as though the wheel is touching one of the suspension arms. Here are the pics: The steering doesn't stay straight anymore, this is position of the steering wheel. IMG_0780 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr Can't see much, but you can just about see the N/S rear wheel has gone inwards from above. IMG_0778 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr Wheel badly damaged... IMG_0776 by Zuhayb Pics, on Flickr Urgent help! Last edited by Zeb246; Feb 3rd, 2013 at 15:57.

Feb 5th, 2013, 19:41	#7
S40Matt Senior Member Last Online: May 16th, 2015 22:08 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bristol	Zeb said on first post: "There's no witnesses, and no cameras. I parked the car for literally 5 mins on the cul-de-sac, came out and saw the damage". Then on page 3 said: "I was driving the car, then I parked up for 5 mins or so (went to the shops). Sat in the car and saw TCS light on, drove the car anyway as I thought it could be a faulty sensor, and straight away I felt the steering position turning left. Got out of the car to see if there's any damage, and saw the N/S wheel damaged. So I drove slowly and safely back home." So I dunno really. __________________

Feb 3rd, 2013, 16:02	#2
flynnstarr New Member Last Online: Nov 17th, 2015 17:13 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: who knows	id say go get a full wheel alignment, if the guy sees any problems he should let you know as for the alloys just get them refurbished

Feb 3rd, 2013, 16:13	#4
keithjeb Member Last Online: Apr 10th, 2014 10:17 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Manchester	Hopefully it will just be out of alignment, however a hit that big I would guess it might be new control arms if you're lucky. If you're unlucky it could have taken out the mounting points which will be spendy. Get it checked out by a decent garage then make a decision about insurance.

Feb 3rd, 2013, 16:29	#6
TEZ-1 Senior Member Last Online: May 11th, 2017 15:34 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: lincolnshire	I'm surprised that there is no body work damage it looks like its just been against the kerb. Wheel re-furb and tracking.

Feb 5th, 2013, 20:04	#9
kebab10 Premier Member Last Online: Jul 24th, 2015 16:09 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: oxford	From what I have been reading seems like a candidate for the "Mann Booker" prize for fiction! Something just doesnt ring true. What IS the true story here?

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