Badly repaired accident damage can spell trouble for subsequent owners of any car but below is a horror story in the making we were witness to.

 

The o/s inner wing section was split completely away from the car structure, all along the chassis rail and along the inner arch, the only thing keeping it in place were the strut fixings and the outer wing bolts.

 

The owner had the previously day been having fun at high speed and was aware of a “funny feeling” on the front end...............jeeez.

 

After inspection it was evident that a previous repair had gone very wrong, a new chassis rail/ leg had been fitted but the iner wing had not been welded back in ( at any point) and in use the constant flex and stress had caused metal fatigue as can be see with the splits.

 

Jeff TT

 

 

bloody hell !!!!

oh dear

:shock::shock::shock:

There seem to be alot of dodgey motors out there :(

There seem to be alot of dodgey motors out there :(

 

Your right, trouble is there are some traders who go out of their way to sneak these cars under the radar as it where by mixing them in with good stock, only for the unfortunate new owners to find out usually after the warranty has run out ( for what they are worth) that there are issues.

 

We recently checked a car out for a new owner and he then took it directly back to the garage and got his money back, the report we did hopefully was part of the decision they made to reinburse him, however I was dismaid to see it back for sale within 24 hours on Piston Heads and even worse someone here was interested, a swift private mesage put that right.

 

Serious damaged at the front all hidden from view with new undertrays and a new bumper, the wheel on the drivers side was set back almost 40mm !! as a result of a crushed chassis leg.

 

Jeff TT

i think it would be a good idea to post the car ad in question as that seems very dangerous, hopefully this would at least encourage the dealer to put it right. Theres nothing wrong with damaged repaired cars if done right but that is damn right out of order

there certainly are dodgy traders who try to pass on dangerious work, ive seen some in person and some are beyond belief and the people need to be put in jail never mind shut down!!!

i know the feeling

 

i dicovered a bent chassis rail on my car at xmas. dont know if you remember the conversation jeff but thanks for the advise.

 

I found a good swb shell for a good price so im now rebuilding that.

 

How people can live with themselves selling/repairing a car like that is beyond me.