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So a few nights ago i was driving to the gym and went to make the right hand turn to the entrance and lost grip (my fault for going too fast for the road conditions) and smacked into a few small xmas trees and ran into and over a tall curb and got high centered. Well i didnt feel like waiting around for the cops and a tow truck so i eventually caught enough traction to back over the curb ( more like a retaining wall) while spinning to get out i noticed the power mode light on the dash start flashing not sure why. But anyways i knew i hit the curb really had and figured i messed up something major. so i Got the down on the parking lot and sure enough the driver side tire is pushed back so far that it is rubbing on the mud flap. So what all could i be looking at here for repair? Im guessing at worst the following: control arm, tie rod, sway bar end link, cv axle, and obviously a new alignment. any thoughts here? I sure hope this isnt serious enough for me to have to put the ol girl down. Dont see many ABM's rolling around. someone please put my mind at ease. haha.

I think you got the main things. Hopefully it didn't smack it hard enough to damage the front diff.

ya i hope so too man. What would a rough estimate be for parts and labor to get back on the road? Its already at my local sube shop that has all kinds of parts cars around.

if you do what you can yourself, it shouldnt be too expensive maybe a few hundred. Depending on the shop, it could be much more

ok well i got the bill today. he replaced the control arm and ball joint and alligned the car all for a grand total of 150 bucks with tax. not too bad. and plus he worked me in right away and got the car done quickly.

damn, thats much cheaper than I thought. Congrats she's back on the road!

courtjesterclown wrote:ok well i got the bill today. he replaced the control arm and ball joint and alligned the car all for a grand total of 150 bucks with tax. not too bad. and plus he worked me in right away and got the car done quickly.

that's cheap considering a new CA is $115 from Rock Auto and that's the cheapest I've found. $20 for a Ball Joint also, and alignments are usually $60.00 PLus labor. you got a SMOKEING DEAL!

Probably used parts from the part cars, but regardless as long as everything is fine!