Accidentally drove over curb

[Former_Neon]

Originally Posted by Aothachos

for soem reason yaris' can take curbs no problem, i jumped a curb doing about 35-40 mph and i have no damage, and my car is lowered with rims, no damage at all +D

How high was the curb? It must have felt like you hit a wall. It did with me, and I wasn't going as fast as that.

[Aothachos]

Originally Posted by Former_Neon

How high was the curb? It must have felt like you hit a wall. It did with me, and I wasn't going as fast as that.

curb was about 4 inches high, yea it scared the crap out of me it was pitch black out and i didn't see it switching lanes lol pulled over right away and no damange, bumper was perfect, no scratches, rims were straight, no leaks, nada

[Former_Neon]

Originally Posted by Aothachos

curb was about 4 inches high, yea it scared the crap out of me it was pitch black out and i didn't see it switching lanes lol pulled over right away and no damange, bumper was perfect, no scratches, rims were straight, no leaks, nada

Unfortunately it did damage the engine under cover on mine (as shown in my pictures). I undid the bolts and popped the dents out of it, but the plastic still seems out of shape between the bolts, as if it's been stretched.

[Aothachos]

as least its just minor damage really, not like u have to take it to a shop to get the engine fixed or tranny or something haha, I'm glad our car was made for curbs =P

[Former_Neon]

Originally Posted by Aothachos

as least its just minor damage really, not like u have to take it to a shop to get the engine fixed or tranny or something haha, I'm glad our car was made for curbs =P

I hope you're right. The pessimist in me keeps whispering that something will go wrong related to this.

[Aothachos]

I doubt it, this happened to me last month, and so far no problems

[CTScott]

This weekend I saw an Aveo hung up on an island in a parking lot with all four tires in the air. The island was about 4 feet wide and the Aveo was sitting on its rocker panels with two wheels in front of and two wheels behind the island.

I don't know if it was cruel joke or if the driver was trying for a Darwin award. Just be glad your Yaris didn't end up in that embarrassing position.

[Former_Neon]

Originally Posted by CTScott

This weekend I saw an Aveo hung up on an island in a parking lot with all four tires in the air. The island was about 4 feet wide and the Aveo was sitting on its rocker panels with two wheels in front of and two wheels behind the island.

I don't know if it was cruel joke or if the driver was trying for a Darwin award. Just be glad your Yaris didn't end up in that embarrassing position.

What happened to me was an accident. What you describe sounds like someone deliberately did it.

[Former_Neon]

New pictures after my "repair":

Looks okay from the front now.




In this one, you can see the plastic still bunched (although not as bad as before) between the two bolts. It obviously got stretched when it impacted the curb.

[DevilGirl]

I know when I was backing out of a parking space (next to curbing), I cut the wheel too soon, and my passenger front tire went up on the curb. I continued backing up, not thinking it would do anything to my car when the wheel came down off the curb, but it did. The front passenger corner of my bumper, on the bottom, is all scraped up, and pretty bad too. I know I should do something about it, but just havn't had the time.

The car isn't lowered, and I think it was like a 4" curb (which is the usual standard in curb construction).

[Aothachos]

Originally Posted by DevilGirl

I know when I was backing out of a parking space (next to curbing), I cut the wheel too soon, and my passenger front tire went up on the curb. I continued backing up, not thinking it would do anything to my car when the wheel came down off the curb, but it did. The front passenger corner of my bumper, on the bottom, is all scraped up, and pretty bad too. I know I should do something about it, but just havn't had the time.

The car isn't lowered, and I think it was like a 4" curb (which is the usual standard in curb construction).

i didn't measure it, i just did it from memory and its a median type of curb on a road, the bottom of my bumper has already been scratched up but its not noticeble at all unless u look under the car thats why I didn't care much for the bottom of the car.

[Aothachos]

u dont have to believe me, i could care less if u don't, i just know what i hit and how hard i hit and being that this happened how reliable my car is by hitting curbs lol

[marcus]

Originally Posted by Former_Neon

I did a visual inspection under the car (as far as I could get without a jack or a hoist) and everything is dry.

hope so mine didnt show till almost 8 months after..

[Former_Neon]

Originally Posted by marcus

hope so mine didnt show till almost 8 months after..

Did you drive over a curb or hit a pothole? How much did it cost to replace the shock?

[Former_Neon]

I just spoke to a mechanic about the whole fiasco and he said, since I hit the curb head-on and didn't slide sideways into it and since it doesn't pull to one side or the other while driving, that it shouldn't need an alignment and should be fine.

[Altitude]

Originally Posted by YAR1S

you should get a metal one from garm to replace it :)

+1 Loving mine!

[Former_Neon]

Originally Posted by Altitude

+1 Loving mine!

What good would a metal engine cover be? Isn't plastic more durable?

[tk-421]

Definitely not. The OEM plastic cover is a joke. The aluminum one that Garm sells is well worth the investment.