So, I was driving back from class and going around a corner I hit a standing "body" of water (a really thin river going across the road). I didn't even see it until afterwards when I was out of the car. Anyway, instead of getting off the gas and putting a bit of grip into my front tires I panicked and hit the brakes and smacked the curb doing abt 35 mph with my front right. I had the wheel turned so the wheel was abt paralell to the curb, and took the full brunt of the impact. So, that's one wheel ******. After the front hit, the back swung around and slapped the curb, scraped the F out of the back wheel, I don't think it's bent tho.
You know how looking at the tires from the front generally look something like this:
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well, now it looks something like this:
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I think I killed the strut, the end link sheared off of it. I'm sure I hurt a tie rod, may have hurt the sway bar, and possibly messed up a CV Axle. One wheel is destroyed. The passenger side side skirt came off, but it just broke the clips that hold it on, so that SHOULD just snap back on w/ some new clips. I hope. I don't have any pics, I'll take some tomorrow when I go to the dealership to go over the estimate to make sure they don't **** me TOO bad.
The one good thing is that I immediately called Mercer Police. Since I don't have collission, insurance won't cover it, so the officer was nice enough and just wrote a standard incident report rather than an accident report so it shouldn't get back to the insurance co.
Looks like she'll be out of commission for a while. I'll bring the cam w/ me tomorrow.
You know how looking at the tires from the front generally look something like this:
| |
well, now it looks something like this:
\ | (actually, a bit worse).
I think I killed the strut, the end link sheared off of it. I'm sure I hurt a tie rod, may have hurt the sway bar, and possibly messed up a CV Axle. One wheel is destroyed. The passenger side side skirt came off, but it just broke the clips that hold it on, so that SHOULD just snap back on w/ some new clips. I hope. I don't have any pics, I'll take some tomorrow when I go to the dealership to go over the estimate to make sure they don't **** me TOO bad.
The one good thing is that I immediately called Mercer Police. Since I don't have collission, insurance won't cover it, so the officer was nice enough and just wrote a standard incident report rather than an accident report so it shouldn't get back to the insurance co.
Looks like she'll be out of commission for a while. I'll bring the cam w/ me tomorrow.
Where were your autocross skills at? 
Hopefully it isn't too bad. I'm sure there are tons of people here that can sell old stock parts too if you need. Or use it for an excuse to upgrade your struts and wheels!
. Thanks so much for y'alls support everyone, it really helps. This is a bad time for me, I love this car as much, if not more than the next guy, so I hate to see her hurt. 
