so tonite we were turning around at some random garage when the freaking guy had a log sitting right in the center of his driveway...we didnt see it and she hit it...it didnt hurt the body at all but it took out the radiator and the AC condensor?? is that what it is right in front of the radiator? its a cobalt LS 2.2 BTW....but i been searching for parts for it to get an estimate on the prices for both parts...it completely took the end cap right off the radiator..good thing i live right up the street!! i was wondering if anyone knew some prices for these 2 things i need..
it also hit the unibody right below/behind the radiator and bent it in about 3 inches...i hope she didnt bend the unibody and total it...
was wondering if i could get some help...

thanks!

 

it's log it's log it's big, it's heavy, it's wood!

Sorry had to say it.

Sucks to hear about that. People put **** in there driveways for a reason. They don't want ya turning around in there. Damage really noticeable?

 

its not noticable untill you crawl under the car and actually see the rad. but what gives it away is the trail of rad. fluid from the log to the house..its a good thing i live close...i switched to her temp. on the dash and wathced it rise to 210 when we pulled in..i was freaking out...
is their any sites i can look for prices on the rad. and AC rad.
and i thought i felt the car shaking a little..but we were both freaking out since she got it 2 months ago...
and the garag is all by itself on the street with no lights on...i know now not to turn their..i even know the guy..LOL

 

My wife says that all the time. Always puts a smile on my face.






Sorry about the car man. Hope you can fix everything for cheap.

 

Your Mom gets banged up!!... lol..

Sorry to hear about that.. i hope you get it all taken care of.. i just jacked up a rim today.. im soo pisseed.

 

isn't there a skid plate under there?

 

Sue the guy. Who has a log sitting in their driveway?

 

lol who would put a log rite in the middle of the driveway LOL



sorry to hear about the damage....hope it'll be fixed soon

 

Seriously. People have won law suits for a lot less...

 

You cant sue the guy.. technically that is trespassing

 

Someone has broken into a house, slipped and fell down stairs and sued the owner and won.
Another case, a burgler has cut himself on a knife in the kitchen and won a case against the owner.

I say talk to a lawyer, its free and it could get all this paid for.

 

peaple tend to put objects(never heard of logs before) in their driveway to prevent peaple from using it to turn around in SUE HIM!

 

LOL i know mike....log sounds really odd but it does the job

its dark, heavy, and low so it goes rite to the rad or intercooler LOL

 

Take a picture of the log and it's position in the the driveway. Putting a log there to prevent turnaround traffic is one thing, sizing the log to do damage to your car is another. You may have some legal recourse. While I can understand the home owners attitude about people using his driveway, he's lucky no one's kicked his ass.

 

Good ol' america where everyone wants to sue for dumb ****. He shouldnt be in his driveway anyways. Flame me if you want.

 

the gm part# for the radiator is 22731217 customer list is $288.11 the gm part# for the condenser is 22696030 customer list is $269.21 depending on the dealership u might be able to talk em down........

 

No flame. How many times have you turned down a street that "dead ends" unknown to you. If the guy bought a house on a dead end unmarked by signs, he should have taken measures on his own to warn people, not rip the guts outta their cars. This applies to streets shut down by construction.

 

Maybe the guy has it there for another reason? Like a big wooden park bench for his drinking buddies...right in the middle of his driveway.

 

allright!! a answer!!! THANK YOU!!!
and im bored so ill tale pics of the log and the damage for the hell of it...

luckily her father owns our local NAPA so he can get the parts from the dealership cheaper...

small towns = better hookups!! LOL

check back for pictures soon!

 

Everyone's just so quick to sue someone. Its ridiculous. I would just fix my car and say oh well. Its not there fault someone drove up in there driveway and hit something of theres and fucked up there car. Seriously im not trying to be an *******.

 

Why would u sue someone because they put something they wanted in their own driveway? It's his house and property. Lets do a turn around, and say if someone did a U-turn in your yard and hit something of yours that u wanted in ur yard or driveway. You want to get sued over something that dumb? That person has the right to do or put anything he wants in his driveway. Sorry but I think its pathetic that people would sue over something this minor. Sorry to hear about the damage to your g/f car.

 

i crashed my cobalt a few months back and that part underneath that you called the unibody....dont worry just the rad support.. down side is that the rad support pays over 10 hours to replace and you couldnt do it if you tried without a frame machine. i happened to be friends with the body guy who fixed my car and watched some of the prep that had to be done to that and everything has to be taken off of the front end and the rad support must be glued in with that factory adhesive and the old welds drilled out. sorry to hear about the car though hope it comes out okay

 

i hope they dont need to replace the rad. support...doesnt sound cheap..if it does need to be replaced..oh well....im not worried about pressing charges or anything..it was a honest but stupid mistake...if in fact you never make one in your life then your not human right!! LOL
but here is the garage..pics of the car coming next!


you can see where it was pushed into the garaghe before by someone else...
so we are not the first dumbshits to do it...LOL

 

you can also see the rad. fluid on the ground right by the log!

 

i marked where the end tank popped off the rad on the right side and drained in about 1 minute!!