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I went today to get my tires checked thought might need balance due to slight vibration and the F*%# Moron stuck the jack in the middle of the car on the chassis rail (weak spot) and started jacking it until it bent not only once but he moved it few cm over and did the same thing AGAIN. Who the F%#* jacks a car up like that? Taking your car to a workshop nowadays is a game of Russian roulette. Not to mention pulling on and off tyres took bout 20mins, f*#@ useless.

EDIT - No naming businesses as per forum rules. That does sound piss poor though, I wouldn't let it go.

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I went and spoke to a few smash repair shops and its a fair job to repair gotta pull out half the interior (carpet) and so on then cut, straighten n weld back the rail back in place, i don't know whether it will turn out a bigger mess than it is now, its not severe u can tell its caused by a F*^% dope using a jack in the wrong place but me knowing its there is enough of a pain. i don't wont it looking like Ive covered something up and causing problems when it comes to selling it

Get it fixed, send 'em the bill.

Talk to their manager and get it squared away first, or otherwise with time passing they'll just deny it and you'll have to go to court.

I would have had it out with them then and there, if they broke my car that badly.

Talk to their manager and get it squared away first, or otherwise with time passing they'll just deny it and you'll have to go to court.

I would have had it out with them then and there, if they broke my car that badly.

No doubt! You didn't mention anything while you were there??

I was standing a few meters from the car looking at the blond in the civic at the lights lol when i heard the jack creek under the car, i knew what had happened straight away so i got under and saw the damage the F&$% did so i called over the manager he agreed to pay for the repair for the damage which is fair enough but f*%^ now i gotta find a good smash repairer to fix it and i loose my car for a few days which will be a pain since i go to uni 4 days a week. Never thought going to balance your tires could cause such a mess.

Can anyone recommend any good, trustworthy smash repairers in Sydney would be a great help (cost not an issue)

Atleast when they put your wheels back on they didn't fall off.

A well known tyre business on the central coast (tuggerah) is known for putting wheels back on cars "wrong"...

My dad has hit wheel on his ute COME OFF when he was driving around a round-about due to the wrong nuts being put on his ute

And one of my good mates had a wheel alignment at the same place and he almost lost his wheel aswell (3 of the 4 nuts could be taken off with your fingers).

thought i would share with you guys since were on the topic.......

couple of years ago me and my dad were driving down church street at parra when these fully sicks in a pretty nice civic pulled up alittle infront of us but in the next lane, the subbs going, tracksuits, baseball caps and what have you......

noticed new tyres and rims on the car aswell....

also noticed when they accelerated from the lights there front passenger wheel came off, the front of the car slammed into the road and the tyre actually ripped the whole of the side pannel and bonnet asif it were aluminium foil.........

pretty funny, also the wheels were probably stolen and karma got them back lol

I was standing a few meters from the car looking at the blond in the civic at the lights lol when i heard the jack creek under the car, i knew what had happened straight away so i got under and saw the damage the F&$% did so i called over the manager he agreed to pay for the repair for the damage which is fair enough but f*%^ now i gotta find a good smash repairer to fix it and i loose my car for a few days which will be a pain since i go to uni 4 days a week. Never thought going to balance your tires could cause such a mess.

Can anyone recommend any good, trustworthy smash repairers in Sydney would be a great help (cost not an issue)

Hiya,

The manager agreeing to repair the damage is only a 'VERBAL AGREEMENT' unless he said it in front of witnesses.

I'd get two quotes for the repair and take it back to the manager to send a cheque to the approved repairer for work to be done.

This way, he can't renege on the agreement.

All the best.

Tez

if he falls back on the agreement just find out where he lives, once he knows that he'll just pay lol

dont do anything ofcorse, just drop a street name, it is there fault so you have to protect yourself, anyway they should be insured for these things, also dont forget its not your fault at all so you shouldnt pay anymore than the inconvinicance of being without a car....

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