Re: Accident
Ouch... I recommend you swap it for another car when the repairs are done, if it has a clean title. IMO, it just won't be "right" afterwards. My wife had a Pontiac that was in a wreck years ago, and it felt heavier and more ponderous after the repairs. Further, it rusted in the replacement panels (as they were probably cheap knock-offs). Also, I remember being stranded because the lower rad hose rubbed on a bolt protruding from the alternator, which caused it to spring a large leak. Normally, there would have been almost two inches of clearance around this hose, but due to the repairs, there wasn't. All of this made me wonder, what else is wrong, cheaply done, out of spec, out of adjustment, etc? You start wondering if suspension bits were torqued to spec, if OEM corrosion-resistant ball joints were used instead of some cheap POS from China, etc. I was happy to get rid of it.