Who thought TL's were nose heavy?? Ya gotta see this
10-09-2013, 12:27 PM
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10th Gear
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Who thought TL's were nose heavy?? Ya gotta see this
So...a simple oil change and tire rotation turned into a free lowering too.
The car did a nose dive off the lift, the legs of the lift gave out and the rest of the car slammed to the ground.
Good times.....
check out the links for some pics (hopefully they work)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...3&l=e16e1c9828
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...1&l=7f7f623a4d
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...6&l=82590362d4
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...2&l=d1c75b0cb7
The car did a nose dive off the lift, the legs of the lift gave out and the rest of the car slammed to the ground.
Good times.....
check out the links for some pics (hopefully they work)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...3&l=e16e1c9828
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...1&l=7f7f623a4d
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...6&l=82590362d4
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...2&l=d1c75b0cb7
10-09-2013, 12:31 PM
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Holy Cow.
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10-09-2013, 12:35 PM
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10th Gear
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I had just walked onto the shop floor with one of the techs so he could show me the rear pads and give me a quote. As I stood next to the car, it literally tipped up, the nose crashed into the floor, the legs of the lift came out from under the car and the rest crashed to the ground. I was less than 3 feet from the car as it happened. No one was hurt thankfully.
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10-09-2013, 12:40 PM
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Yeah, he was a tard. The other techs were mumbling that they shouldn't have brought him back in (to work, I'm guessing). It's on their insurance, but i'm already getting a runaround. That's ok...I've danced with the insurance companies before....
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10-09-2013, 01:00 PM
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Depending on what you have planned (replace with another TL or not), I'm not sure if I'd replace the vehicle that their dealership unless they gave you a great dealer on the new one. Although the INS claim wont cost the business a penny, some business act like it's coming out of their pocket; depending on how often claims are filed it sort of might me.
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10-09-2013, 01:05 PM
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Just Breaks did that to my old car back when I was in college. They refused to pay and their insurance gave me the runaround. I finally went through my own and the car was so old and cheep they declared it a total loss. At Just Breaks, they really don't care. If I knew now what I knew then, I would have dragged their ass into court.
10-09-2013, 01:05 PM
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Not sure what's going on yet Heart. Just had the car towed to the body shop that the Acura dealership swears by. I know of others who speak very highly of the body shop too. Some think it'll be totaled based on subframe damage and other damage not seen in the pictures.
It should be noted that this was not an Acura dealership that did this. It was a Midas.
It should be noted that this was not an Acura dealership that did this. It was a Midas.
10-09-2013, 01:09 PM
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Lucky that no one is trapped underneath.
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TopSecret I'm sorry about your car. I'm glad no one was harmed.
10-09-2013, 01:47 PM
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10-09-2013, 01:54 PM
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They took me to Enterprise to give me a rental. All they had Monday night as they were closing was this pedophile wagon. I'm exchanging it later for something that doesn't scream Amber Alert...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...1&l=47db4430a1
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...1&l=47db4430a1
10-09-2013, 04:09 PM
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10-09-2013, 04:19 PM
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^^ yup.. midas, jiffylube, and firestone are on my list of the worse places to bring your car in for service jobs.. but then again.. i dont trust american shops to touch my car.. import shops only if i need anything that needs to be installed or fixed.
10-09-2013, 07:06 PM
#26
Well, that's one way to get your car slammed ... damn.
10-09-2013, 07:19 PM
#27
Burning Brakes
Dang, this sucks!!
Is it a dealership or an indy? Hope you get the car fixed soon.
Is it a dealership or an indy? Hope you get the car fixed soon.
10-09-2013, 08:04 PM
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Holy......crap.
10-09-2013, 10:15 PM
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10-10-2013, 01:00 PM
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There are markings on the side underneath for the center of gravity and are different on the front wheel drive from the AWD. The AWD are right in the middle.
Very sad. Good thing nobody got hurt.
Very sad. Good thing nobody got hurt.
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10-11-2013, 10:07 PM
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YIKES! this is by far my worst fear of taking cars to shops! And now it has been realized after seeing this post! I hope everything works out for you! I would just cry if that happened to my car!
10-11-2013, 10:43 PM
#36
Burning Brakes
I think I got some dust in my eyes.
10-12-2013, 12:00 AM
#37
Sorry to see that luckily no one was under it.
10-12-2013, 04:32 PM
#39
Instructor
LMAO on that.
I was at my cousin's shop today and he said this happens a lot more often than people think. He told me to google 'WRX Dyno Mishap' and there's a bunch videos were the WRX jumps off the Dyno.
Cheers,
Nick
I was at my cousin's shop today and he said this happens a lot more often than people think. He told me to google 'WRX Dyno Mishap' and there's a bunch videos were the WRX jumps off the Dyno.
Cheers,
Nick
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