That would have given you massive rear toe-out on the left, which would have made the car crab sideways in a straight line and made it very unstable in right hand bends.

So, how much had you driven it before taking to the garage...?

 

That looks bad! How's your inner tread on that tyre?

 

Thing is, I hadn't noticed it. I had it back from the body shop for a few weeks before it went in to get the water leak looked at. Rear tyre was ok, not worn on the shoulder.

 

Makes me wonder how fresh it is...any sign of side impact on the tyre? So an impact fold, rather than a compression from below...? Bit of malarky in the parking area, whacked a kerb - wouldn't be the first time the YTS kid has had to hide in the loo when the customer comes back...

 

Makes me wonder how fresh it is...

I'm thinking VERY fresh...!
Can't see how you could have driven it anywhere and not noticed it.

But I agree it looks like jack damage rather than wheel hitting kerb damage.

 

Garage mech reckoned its a jack job. Alloy is perfect. Thing is I know both the bodyshop owner and garage owner well, have used them both for years......Im at a loss as to how it happened. At a loss cost wise aswell as I had to pay for it

 

Don't suppose there is any chance that you could have reverse backwards into a kerb?

I know you say it has all the hallmarks of a jack 'attack', but was just wondering?

 

Don't think so. I have been racking my brain on all sorts of scenarios, and nothing has happened...

Seen similar damage when a car is correctly jacked and then let down on to an object, usually the axle stands that have just been moved out from correct locations and forgotten. The car creaks, the car gets jacked back up, the obstacle removed, no one thinks anymore about it.

A garage did just that fri an old Ford orion I had and dented the floor upwards by the rear passenger footwell. Their fix was to hit the resulting lump with a hammer it would appear.


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A possibility. I will show bodyshop man the pic, he asked to see it when I mentioned it to him

 

Seen similar damage when a car is correctly jacked and then let down on to an object, usually the axle stands that have just been moved out from correct locations and forgotten. The car creaks, the car gets jacked back up, the obstacle removed, no one thinks anymore about it.

A garage did just that fri an old Ford orion I had and dented the floor upwards by the rear passenger footwell. Their fix was to hit the resulting lump with a hammer it would appear.


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I imagine the garage its at now did it. As usual you just have to pay up and shut up.

Just the way the world is ....