Slid into a curb when I hit a patch of black ice at low speed. Right front of the car shakes when being driven over 5-10mph. Bent wheel? Tire looks fine, loses no pressure.

Took it for an estimate. Shop says:

1994 Nissan Sentra LE
Right lower control arm - 1165.95 (labor 189.00)
Right Strut - 211.90 (112.00)
CV joint - 175.00
Alignment - 60.00

What else could be damaged? It looks fine from the outside.

If it's fucked, how much could I reasonably sell it for?

[Edited on February 1, 2006 at 2:21 AM. Reason : eh]

2/1/2006 2:20:19 AM

your pride, but thats not worth anything

2/1/2006 2:22:18 AM

Ill offer $200

2/1/2006 7:05:59 AM

That sounds like a pretty complete list of things that could be damaged, however the prices seem very high.

Look into a used control arm - they never really wear out unless you hit something. Also, you should be able to replace both front struts for the price of the one they listed. Shop around a bit.

When I slid the coupe quattro into a curb (while knowinly playing on an iced over parking lot) I ended up with only a bent control arm, which was $200 and a half hour to replace. (after the control arm took 6 weeks to arrive)

2/1/2006 7:55:37 AM

^ I AGREE, aske a fellow tdubber to take a look and fix it for you

2/1/2006 8:06:35 AM

As long as you have a decently sized breaker bar for the control arm bolts, or an impact gun, then all of that can be replaced yourself.

2/1/2006 8:27:13 AM

^^have we had any ice around here lately? no

if you think about it, that probably means he's not anywhere near raleigh. and driving back to raleigh at 5-10mph would take a long time.

2/1/2006 12:09:23 PM

those prices are way too high, ill get back to you on some resonable prices, ill call around this afternoon cause its kinda slow at work

2/1/2006 12:46:24 PM

i thought this was another 0 thread. but then you said 'black ice' so it couldn't have been him. he just needs dry surface to slide into curbs or gaurd rails.

2/1/2006 9:57:08 PM

seotaij whos car is this

2/1/2006 10:00:45 PM

I slid into a curb when I was doing donuts in my jeep during a freak snow storm some years back. Broke both axles.

2/1/2006 10:24:44 PM

http://replacement.autopartswarehouse.com/parts/autopartswarehouse/quote.jsp?year=1994&product=L2000-59340&application=000651094&part=Control%20Arm&dp=false



a quick parts search online returned that... that shop must be gettin one hell of a contol arm for almost $1200

[Edited on February 1, 2006 at 11:50 PM. Reason : the strut seems pricey too...]

2/1/2006 11:48:57 PM

its only $320 from southern states nissan, strut $92 from carquest, cv joint $110 from carolina motor parts

2/2/2006 9:28:12 AM

where did you get that estimate by the way? AAA on avent ferry?

2/2/2006 9:29:12 AM

Quote :

"have we had any ice around here lately? no if you think about it, that probably means he's not anywhere near raleigh. and driving back to raleigh at 5-10mph would take a long time. "

2/2/2006 10:10:50 AM

^^ You really are a bitch, you know that.

2/2/2006 1:08:00 PM

$1165 for the control arm? Must be made of fucking CF!

2/2/2006 1:12:19 PM

^^ god dammit stop associating yourself with a place that has built up a sketch reputation over the years

2/2/2006 9:18:21 PM

oh yeah i know that estimate is a scam, but what do you expect for free the shop i went to is called In-Tune Auto Care. They suck for sure, but it was the closest shop at the time.

i've been calling the junkyards and stuff so hopefully they'll get back to me.

it's a beater i got from a friend. little cars have terrible traction.

i wish the accident happened in raleigh, then i could get zxappeal to fix that shit on the cheap.

[Edited on February 2, 2006 at 9:25 PM. Reason : i'll see if i can take it apart this weekend and see if anything is bent noticeably.]

[Edited on February 2, 2006 at 9:42 PM. Reason : some bastard broke the drivers window too, where can i find a cheap replacement?]

2/2/2006 9:25:05 PM