In the manual it says never to tow it without it being flatbedded. They even have pictures lol.
My turn...Fender Bender.
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In the manual it says never to tow it without it being flatbedded. They even have pictures lol.
Yeah because people tow it incorrectly.
As long as everything is done right it doesnt matter. This incident had nothing to do with the way it was towed. The Flatbed would have hit the vehicle instead though.
I was never really clear on why the manual said that so its good to know! Thanks Black and good luck with your car. It's a shame to see such a nice car look like that.
You know whats kinda sad?
Most of the regular members have been in a wreck of some sort.
Andrizzle had front end, Alax7 you had rear end damage right? T-money takes the cake. And now me with fender damage.
Gotta love it.
Most of the regular members have been in a wreck of some sort.
Andrizzle had front end, Alax7 you had rear end damage right? T-money takes the cake. And now me with fender damage.
Gotta love it.
Bullschmidt
LVC Photographer
Sorry to see this black. I hope she gets all fixed up soon and back on the road!
And to mirror what everyone said. No flatbed necessary it's not like we are dealing with AWD. Though if I ever had to get mine towed anywhere I would force them to bring a flatbed for mine and watch carefully as they try to get it on there.
And to mirror what everyone said. No flatbed necessary it's not like we are dealing with AWD. Though if I ever had to get mine towed anywhere I would force them to bring a flatbed for mine and watch carefully as they try to get it on there.
stihlboy
Well-Known LVC Member
Why was it being towed? You said maintenance right? So why not drive it, at least out of the spot. Somethings not adding up.
jolinc01
Dedicated LVC Member
I personally think that's a bad idea. You could get screwed over, plus if it happens to someone else there's no record to show a pattern of problems with the company.
There's a reason the ENGINEERS that designed the car say to use a flatbed. I would trust them over forum advise any day.
Yeah i have learned from this experience.
Theres nothing fishy at all. I didnt want to drive the vehicle without a serpentine belt. Yes i should have drove it out of the spot that was my bad. But its not my fault that the tow driver misjudged it and its not my fault for the damage either.
Yeah we are going through insurance instead.
Theres nothing i can see that would require the use of a flatbed. The car is not AWD. As long as the drive wheels are off the ground it can be towed with a dolly.
Flatbed for sure next time.
msgtusmc
Dedicated LVC Member
Talk about bad luck! Hope all goes well. I have a scrap yard near me with a dozen or more donor LSs if I need parts. Most are V8s no motors & most have center consoles stripped out.
TooManyToys
Well-Known LVC Member
Since the steering wheel does not lock it should have be locked down so the front wheels would not steer. With pivoting front wheels there could have been some fishtailing on turns which is why it hit the other car.
That's the reason for the flatbed.
Thanks for the info.
The driver did tie down the steering wheel though.
But anyways i picked the vehicle up today. Drives just fine and nothing is out of whack. Now to work on getting the repairs done.
Earleebird
Active LVC Member
I got 1, it has a small dent that may be livable for U, I haven't posted it 4sale
but It may work 4 you
passenger side fender
I can send pix price $100 + shipping
PM if interested
but It may work 4 you
passenger side fender
I can send pix price $100 + shipping
PM if interested
TooManyToys
Well-Known LVC Member
Then he did that right. Now off to driving school.
stihlboy
Well-Known LVC Member
Ahh I see I was unaware the belt broke, based on the thread I thought you were just replacing as preventative maintenance. When it actually went to get repairs. Maintenance implied that nothing was wrong with the car thus me questioning you towing it. Sorry
Pan1019
Active LVC Member
Nothing that a plunger wont fix! :shifty:
But in all seriousness... that sucks. Incompetent towing companies these days :Bang
But in all seriousness... that sucks. Incompetent towing companies these days :Bang
Update.
Body shop is sourcing a used fender. The guy agrees that an aluminum fender would be better. Should be in the shop this next coming week and back in a couple days after that.
He is gonna look over the fender and make sure it its straight and he has all the materials ready and then i will drop it off so im not stuck without a car for a couple weeks.
Body shop is sourcing a used fender. The guy agrees that an aluminum fender would be better. Should be in the shop this next coming week and back in a couple days after that.
He is gonna look over the fender and make sure it its straight and he has all the materials ready and then i will drop it off so im not stuck without a car for a couple weeks.
TooManyToys
Well-Known LVC Member
Yup!
Fender is a used oem (which i prefer over a new steel) and the paint is ppg.
Molding did not need to be replaced and the door was repaired also, very hard to tell it was worked on unless you really look for it which is fine by me its not a show car.
Overall im very happy with results so far. Gonna let the paint cure and look for a place to do a nice paint correction. But before that need to take care of some maintenance. Time to overhaul my cooling system.
Fender is a used oem (which i prefer over a new steel) and the paint is ppg.
Molding did not need to be replaced and the door was repaired also, very hard to tell it was worked on unless you really look for it which is fine by me its not a show car.
Overall im very happy with results so far. Gonna let the paint cure and look for a place to do a nice paint correction. But before that need to take care of some maintenance. Time to overhaul my cooling system.