So it's snowing... and well... I crashed a little. :( - Toyota Yaris Forums

Romulus · 11-26-2006, 03:28 PM

Well... I live on Vancouver Island and we don't get much snow. So I'm driving to my gf's work and it's along a snowy road that hasn't been driven on yet and there's new snow on it.

I'm doing a cautious thirty (maybe a bit less) and I go around a fairly wide bend when I start to drift ever so slightly... Being the frightened noob I was I started pumping my breaks a bit and turning the car sharper into the direction of the bend, to steer away from the oncoming, high curb.

Sure enough I rammed into the curb with a crunch.

The damage?

Fortunatly it was all on the wheel... At the point of impact I saw the silver hubcap launch about 6 to 8 feet and land on the lawn. The ghetto looking wheel is now exposed and there is is some bending along the lips of it where the hubcap attaches to it.

The hubcap is fractured and broken, too.

Even though the warranty doesn't cover this... How much will this repair set me back? The wheel is fine - I kept on driving afterwards... Theres just quite a bit of bending underneath the hubcap, on the wheel.

11-26-2006, 03:28 PM	#1
Romulus Drives: Yaris 2007 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Victoria, BC Canada Posts: 8	So it's snowing... and well... I crashed a little. :( Well... I live on Vancouver Island and we don't get much snow. So I'm driving to my gf's work and it's along a snowy road that hasn't been driven on yet and there's new snow on it. I'm doing a cautious thirty (maybe a bit less) and I go around a fairly wide bend when I start to drift ever so slightly... Being the frightened noob I was I started pumping my breaks a bit and turning the car sharper into the direction of the bend, to steer away from the oncoming, high curb. Sure enough I rammed into the curb with a crunch. The damage? Fortunatly it was all on the wheel... At the point of impact I saw the silver hubcap launch about 6 to 8 feet and land on the lawn. The ghetto looking wheel is now exposed and there is is some bending along the lips of it where the hubcap attaches to it. The hubcap is fractured and broken, too. Even though the warranty doesn't cover this... How much will this repair set me back? The wheel is fine - I kept on driving afterwards... Theres just quite a bit of bending underneath the hubcap, on the wheel.