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broken axle

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  • 29-11-2009 9:21pm
    #1
    sunflower!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭


    I would love some advise please!

    My parked car was recently crashed into from behind and pushed into my boyfriends also parked car!so they were both damaged. My car was badly damaged in the rear (bumper, axel, wheel, lights) side (the side panel crumpled a bit) and front (bumper) because of this!:(

    My question/concern the is insurance company (not mine the person who crashed into us) are telling me that the axel snapped off and that the garage are going to weld it back on:confused:. Is this totally safe? I don't know much/anything about cars but I would rather write it off than have it cause me problems in the future!

    I'd appreciate any advise :), Thanks


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    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users Posts: 9,706 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    Wouldnt trust a welded axel :S

    Go to a breakers and get a quote for one then send it on to your insurance company, or else quote a new one from whatever car dealer your car is and forward that to the person that hit you.


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    cnocbui
    Registered Users Posts: 20,011 ✭✭✭✭cnocbui


    No way should the axle be welded. tell them they must be joking and Insist on a new one.


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    ddarraghh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭ddarraghh


    this sounds really strange
    what type of car is it
    the idea of the repair should be to return you car to the same condition it was pre accident ,
    this is not good enough


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    draward
    Registered Users Posts: 206 ✭✭draward


    sunflower! wrote: »
    I would love some advise please!

    My parked car was recently crashed into from behind and pushed into my boyfriends also parked car!so they were both damaged. My car was badly damaged in the rear (bumper, axel, wheel, lights) side (the side panel crumpled a bit) and front (bumper) because of this!:(

    My question/concern the is insurance company (not mine the person who crashed into us) are telling me that the axel snapped off and that the garage are going to weld it back on:confused:. Is this totally safe? I don't know much/anything about cars but I would rather write it off than have it cause me problems in the future!

    I'd appreciate any advise :), Thanks



    Are you sure the Insurance company said weld axle back on am a welder for 14 years and neaver would weld an axel.


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    congo_90
    Registered Users Posts: 2,339 ✭✭✭congo_90


    Welded axles do fail!

    My brothers gf was driving a car with a welded axle which after around 14,000 or so it failed on a motorway


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    martinr5232
    Registered Users Posts: 2,298 ✭✭✭martinr5232


    Absolutley no way should you accept this welding axles is not a practice that any insurance company shoud be recomending.

    Can you give us some more information make and model maybe some pictures?


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