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Running over boulders is not good!!

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Old 01-11-2009 | 02:44 AM
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Running over boulders is not good!!

So Yesterday I was traveling on a winding road and I came around a corner doing about 65 an there were boulders across both lanes. So I got on the brakes hard but they were to close to avoid and I tried to go over the smallest one. I went over it under the middle or more to the driver side of the car and dragged it a little ways as I pulled over to the side of the road to a gravel area, when I went onto the gravel the boulder caught the ground and I drove over the rest of the way. It made my car jump at least a foot in the air. The only ill affects I can tell is when my car is just idling it is kinda rough and vibrates where is didnt before hand.. Any ideas before I take it into the dealer?
Old 01-11-2009 | 02:45 AM
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You broke your motor mount I think :P
Old 01-11-2009 | 03:03 AM
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id say you busted your cat, get it checked out. Thats the only real bad thing or you could have hit a fuel line or brake line. check it out for sure
Old 01-11-2009 | 03:05 AM
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If he went up in the air and landed, it would cause enough impact to damage a motor mount, would it not? I damaged mine when I curbed my car last winter..
Old 01-11-2009 | 04:44 AM
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Ouch. That sounds nasty.

Theres a bunch of stuff that could be potentially wrong. Maybe dented oil pan, shattered cat, blown shock, damaged A/C condenser damaged radiator, dented fuel tank, crushed fuel line, messed up alignment.
Old 01-11-2009 | 06:49 AM
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i would also think that the engine mount would have taken quite a beating. if the converter were damaged i would think it would be mostly plugged due to it crumbling and plugging the exhaust pipe and remaining converter element.
Old 01-11-2009 | 01:54 PM
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like staticlag said lots of things could b wrong
Old 01-11-2009 | 06:07 PM
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take it to a shop
Old 01-12-2009 | 01:53 AM
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i also think you broke your engine mounts
Old 01-14-2009 | 11:41 AM
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motor mounts

+1 on taking it to the shop.
Old 01-14-2009 | 11:47 AM
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where do these boulders come from?? this happened to me couple weeks ago... i was apply to dodge it though.
Old 01-14-2009 | 11:49 AM
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ah.... sorry, but do not take it to a shop unless they let you look underneath the car to see the damages.

A muffler shop might be good for this or small automotive shop.

Otherwise they will sell you a bill of goods.

This is serious. Need to check it out.
Old 01-14-2009 | 11:50 AM
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damn!
Old 01-14-2009 | 11:51 AM
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you have boulders, and we have old peaple driving and stoping on the roads and peaple end up running them over lol
Old 01-14-2009 | 12:00 PM
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You need to be careful in the mountains and hilly areas during winter spring and rainy conditions.

Even summer can pose problems as many of these roads are not cleaned by the state.
Old 01-14-2009 | 07:24 PM
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^you need to be careful anywhere u drive!
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