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[quote][i]Originally posted by Ellis[/i] I don't have any pictures handy of the damage but the whole offside was mashed including front wheel. We both swerved and he caught me down the offside, thankfully we were only doing about 30mph in either direction. He nearly rolled his Golf and ironically ended up back on the side of the road he should've been on :lol: My insurance selected a garage to repair the car where they seemed to employ Neanderthals. They spent 9 weeks locating a set of Tein coilovers which could be bought from Demon Tweeks etc on next day delivery. They also fitted the the front shocks with a rear and front spring combination. Oh dear. They gave up sourcing the 18" P1 wheels that I warned them about from the beginning. I had to intervene and source them myself - was only ever refunded for the single damaged wheel. Returned the car to me on 3 separate occasions with parts missing, damaged or incorrectly fitted. Fuel pishing out over cylinder no.1 was the highlight of their incompetence. Eventually when it was drivable, it shook violently at anything above 40mph. I measured the positions of the wheels relative to the arches and there was 15mm of difference across the axle. Then I had it independently reviewed and it was concluded the chassis was not quite aligned correctly and the front sub-frame hadn't been replaced during the repair (was badly twisted). Eventually got my own way and the car was written off. Word of advice for anyone in the future; do not accept the insurance 'approved' repair centre if you suspect it is not good. They use scare mongering tactics to make you believe you will be liable for costs if you select your own place - not strictly true as it turns out. Choose your own trusted repair centre and take any of the small penalties your may incur. It will be worth your while, trust me, 14 months of my life I won't get back. [/quote]
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