So, I went out for a drive yesterday on a narrow two-lane road, and long story short, I ended up hitting a small rut on the inside of a corner and understeering off the road at 35-40mph into a grassy field. After hitting the rut, there was pretty much nothing I could do, I just lost all traction to the front wheels and plowed off the road. I was able to slow down a little, but not enough.

There was a 6" ditch at the side of the road, and the underside of my front bumper hit that first, bending/cracking my front bumper, tearing out my driver's side fender liner, and pushing in my radiator slightly. The hood is also about 1/4" higher than normal in the front, although I can't see any damage to it so I imagine it's just the hood latch that's bent.

The car runs fine, no CEL, no leaks, although it pulls slightly to the left now. I'm taking it in to get an estimate tomorrow or Monday, but I'm not sure what to expect. If anybody can give me a ballpark estimate I'd really appreciate it.

 

when s2k goes to rally...

j/k....

time to upgrade bumper!!! hope everything works out for u..its good that the car still runs fine..did the fender also have damage??? why the sidemarker came off??

good luck dude

 

Fender has no visible damage, it looks like the clip holding on the side marker snapped, maybe from the impact or the brush hitting it.

 

damage doesnt look too bad. get an alignment and a new bumper and you should be set! so cross your fingers that theres no unseen damage.

 

yeah just a new bumper and maybe radiator support and that looks like the extent of it.

it still looks good!

 

oh no...

 

the only thing you should pay for is the paint on the bumper and the alignment. you can buy and install the bumper yourself.

so all in all it should only be like a 500$ fix max. but it all depends.

 

youll probally just need a bumper, lower rad support and maybe a condenser and air pump

 

geo will tell all

 

damn