stupid pot hole may have destroyed my puma :(

[alex]

I was driving along (at night) as you do and i hit a load of potholes on the left hand side so i pulled over to check out what happened and everything cosmeticly is sound. I went to start it again the whole car died and never started so i got jump started which was fine but now i find if i go over a bump the suspention bottoms out and moves to the left!!

someone point me in the right direction please i need to sort this in the hope i will drive it again.

 

[wbauk2002]

Hi

can you feel it moving from front or back?

check your bushes see if they are damaged, check your anti roll bars links or just replace them anyway i bought 2 from ebay today for £9.95 inc post and will help with stability of your car even if they are just old

i did have a problem where my back end was all over the place, turned out my axle bushes had gone, and are a pain to change, but are doable,

craig

 

[speedypete101]

If there is evidence of the damage being a result of the potholes then have a look at this site http://www.potholes.co.uk/claims/step_by_step_guide" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

You might be able to get your local council to foot the bill.

 

[XIIVVX]

And don't accept the first 'no' from the council as being the final answer.

Persistence is needed.

 

[Neil]

Good luck with that. Both my cars were broken in some form last year by potholes.

 

[alex]

thanks for your help ill use that