Thread: Ping Steve W.
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Old May 25th 17, 06:09 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
The Real Bev[_5_]
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On 05/25/2017 09:40 AM, Bill Vanek wrote:
> On Thu, 25 May 2017 09:27:09 -0700, The Real Bev
> > wrote:
>
>>On 05/25/2017 08:35 AM, Bill Vanek wrote:
>>
>>> I'm assuming the trim tech took it to get lunch, smacked a curb or
>>> something, looked the car over and didn't see any damage, so he
>>> shrugged it off. I didn't see any damage either at first. There is
>>> scraping at the very bottom of the fascia, but nowhere else. I think
>>> he slid - understeered - into something, the front of the wheel hit
>>> and pushed both front wheels to the right. The only damage on the
>>> wheel is two scrapes 180 degrees apart, and only on the outside of the
>>> wheel. Nothing on the inside, and nothing obvious on the tire. It's
>>> really pretty strange. To be honest, I think he might have twisted the
>>> stub shaft on the rack. I can't think of anything else.

>>
>> From now on, whenever I leave my car for repair I'm going to photograph
>>the odometer in front of an employee before I leave.

>
> That's a good idea, but road tests are normal for many types of
> repairs.


Sure, but this is cheap insurance!


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