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Last Monday, driving on the Monash freeway the car in front suddenly bounces up in the air. In the next half second I see the huge metal piece bouncing along the freeway towards me, lanes are full and there is a truck behind me, so I just grimace and try to clear it. Unfortunately it went under the car with lots of noise and the rear tyre went over the object. I tried to get off the freeway as soon as possible but coming across three lanes was difficult. The car in front kept driving with a cloud of oil smoke trailing behind.
Initially I thought I had a just a flat tyre which I changed and had replaced later the same day. The tyre guy said he looked under the front and found no problems.
Come Saturday morning I start driving and there is an awful squeaking from the front suspension. After shopping I go home jack up the front and remove the front wheel to find the subframe where the lower wishbone attaches all bashed in and missing a huge piece. So now I'm wondering if this will write off the car.
I've been very happy with it. A base 90tsi built in April 2013 and I bought it on sale in December 2013. 70,000km of faultless service and a great DSG with no worries. It was even delivered with German handbook and service manual. I was going to keep it until it dropped.
Initially I thought I had a just a flat tyre which I changed and had replaced later the same day. The tyre guy said he looked under the front and found no problems.
Come Saturday morning I start driving and there is an awful squeaking from the front suspension. After shopping I go home jack up the front and remove the front wheel to find the subframe where the lower wishbone attaches all bashed in and missing a huge piece. So now I'm wondering if this will write off the car.
I've been very happy with it. A base 90tsi built in April 2013 and I bought it on sale in December 2013. 70,000km of faultless service and a great DSG with no worries. It was even delivered with German handbook and service manual. I was going to keep it until it dropped.
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