by "OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
Published 05/08/2017 at 15:12
by "OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
Published 05/08/2017 at 15:12
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STARS: 3
a friend from highschool
above
and below
my theory is that when she hit the snowbank a couple years ago, it cracked the control arm, which rusted and.... cracked more, a lot more.
"McMike" (mcmike)
05/08/2017 at 15:16, STARS: 2
Shame he didn’t get the duct tape on that in time. :(
Hopefully all he’ll need is a lower control arm.
Edit - Could this be helpful?
http://auto-recalls.justia.com/hyundai/tiburon/2003/09v125000/
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
05/08/2017 at 15:19, STARS: 0
from what I understand, her wheels went \—-/ so i’m thinking the tierods are not is good shape either
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
05/08/2017 at 15:24, STARS: 1
Oof, that sucks. A not-too friendly reminder that what looks like a really nice, clean car from above can be hiding one hell of a lot of rust underneath. Hope the repair isn’t too painful.
"Mazarin" (Mazarin)
05/08/2017 at 15:28, STARS: 0
I witnessed this at a gas station to a late 90s Mustang. Guy tried leaving and just heard - Creeeeeeaaaak THUNK!
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
05/08/2017 at 15:31, STARS: 0
damn, that looks pretty much like what happened but I bet the dealer tells her to go screw because there was previous damage in the area and the will blame it on that
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
05/08/2017 at 15:35, STARS: 0
Relevant. I know this is not a steering knuckle but Hyundai are not exactly clean in this instance.
"yitznewton" (yitznewton)
05/08/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
My mom went through at least two tie rods on 1989 and 1995 Fords exactly this way. Hmm...
"nerd_racing" (nerd189)
05/08/2017 at 16:05, STARS: 2
You should see what Gen 1 U.S. focus sub frames look like near me. Swiss Cheese has more structural integrity.
"Sweet Trav" (thespunbearing)
05/08/2017 at 16:13, STARS: 0
Yeah, prime reason not to buy a Hyundai.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/08/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 1
An old coworker of mine had an Isuzu Trooper that looked clean as could be on top. He brought it to our auto shop teacher from some repairs, who found all the rust underneath it. The body mounts were so badly rusted, one would expect the body to just fall right off in a hard turn. In an ultra-rare case of listening to good advice, when he was told that this thing is so rusty you need to get rid of it right damn now, he bought a new car that weekend.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
05/08/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 0
Good on him! I’m sure he was in shock. I am half afraid to look under my ‘05 Pathfinder. 167k on a city car, never garaged, rarely washed. Body is starting to rust.
"merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc" (merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc)
05/08/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 0
Eh, a couple control arms and some tie rod ends, sway bar end links, and it’ll be good to go. Less than $200 in parts probably. Now labor, that’s another story.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/08/2017 at 20:06, STARS: 1
Pour one out for the driver’s side rocker panel of my ‘06 Sierra crew cab. I decided to stop at a body shop and get an estimate on my way home ... $3250!!!
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
05/08/2017 at 23:23, STARS: 0
Ouch. My Pathfinder isn’t far behind that.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/08/2017 at 23:26, STARS: 0
I was pretty shocked.