Tony Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Alfa 156 waggon..... Notice anything strange? Maybe the garage wasn't sure how the trailing arm fits If their not sure they could always check the other side....... it's all the way on the other side "turn your head". Consequence of this mistake is that the two arms radii are not syncinized so on bump the wheel tragically toes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 you say garage but surely you meant to say the housewife who decided to dabble in a bit of car diy one afternoon :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Couldn't believe it when you told me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conanius Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 How is this sort of stuff legal ? Do WIM have to report these things, or are there no official channels ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 How is this sort of stuff legal ? Do WIM have to report these things, or are there no official channels ? I think our "horror of the week" is unique in the UK. Fact is no repair centre has to abide to any legal standard, obviously the owner has rights if things go wrong and any company can sign up to a work standard but in truth our trusting nature leaves us open to abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conanius Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 So take the scenario.... Someone does 'interesting' work on the already twitchy s2k... I bin the car because the handling is so far out .... Clearly no comeback I'd have thought ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 So take the scenario.... Someone does 'interesting' work on the already twitchy s2k... I bin the car because the handling is so far out .... Clearly no comeback I'd have thought ? Depends on the circumstances * If the angles where within OEM tolerance's then the accident could be deemed as driver error. * If the angles where custom then it depends if a disclaimer was signed. * If no disclaimer was signed then proof would be needed that driver error still wasn't to blame. Fact is there's no law on Geometric positions but the calibration still falls under the sale of goods act albeit services rather than material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djwozza Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 You just couldn't make this stuff up could you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I like this one for the fact the SPY hasn't even bothered to turn 180 degrees and check the other side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I like this one for the fact the SPY hasn't even bothered to turn 180 degrees and check the other side! It's madness isn't it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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