Damaged Car - Drivable? Possible problems?

[TheSaint]

hey - just got my car back from the towing yard
when i dropped it off it was fine - i have photos from the day just before
when i picked it up - the front UR lower bar had been bent up into the headers
the headers are pushed up into the underside of the car - putting pressure on the front of the engine
and the sump has been bashed in

it appears that they have used a forklift or trolley jack to move the car and not taken proper care

never mind about them paying for the damages etc
my lawyer is already sorting that out

what i want to know is - in the mean time is the car ok to drive?
the wheel alignment still feels fine - but the engine is running REALLY rough
im not sure if this may have effected the way the engine is mounted
possibly effecting gearbox, drive shafts, engine mounts, headers, engine position???
i just dont know wether i can get around in it safely or not until it is fixed

BEFORE
http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/Car%20Damage/P1010019.jpg?t=1304476053

AFTER
http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/Car%20Damage/P5030222.jpg?t=1304476076

[TheSaint]

note - photos are taken on reverse angles from eachother

[bennjamin]

just get it towed and send them the bill ontop of other expenses claimed. No point driving it home and blowing your engine because the oil pickup is bent !

[TheSaint]

the car is at home now, i also had to drive around with it yesterday
out of necessity i need to drive it today as well - but i am concerned
after today i am going to cancel my appointments etc until i can get it fixed

[bennjamin]

okok

just get it properly fixed. Dont drive it just incase.

[TheSaint]

i have just collected all the evidence and got quotes for parts - just waiting on a quote from yonas for the UR bar and i will get a labor quote from my mechanic - than present it all to my lawyer

sigh

if they just took 10mins to take a little more care than they would have saved themselves almost 1000$

[j0nn0]

Well I hope they enjoy paying every cent.

I would also suggest not driving it.

[TheSaint]

i just noticed this as well

http://i400.photobucket.com/albums/pp81/the_saint7/Car%20Damage/P5040238.jpg?t=1304486785

[tiksie]

Shit go :S

[TheSaint]

car wont start now - cranks over ok - lots of charge

checked the plugs and they have heeps of oil on them - sigh

[bennjamin]

DONT touch it.
Wait until the insurance sends an assessor over and aid them in finding all faults / damages from this event.

[egb16b]

fck dude that sucks.

yeah as bennjamin said don't touch it. since lawyers n shit are getting involved just leave it alone.

fck i'd be sooo pissed off. gl with it all!

[TheSaint]

yeah gona call my mechanic to do an inspection and put a report in with my lawyer

other than that all i have done is give the car a wash, put some fuel in it and tape up the front lip a bit so it doesnt sag on the ground

epic sigh

[TheSaint]

dropped off all the info to the lawyer - have a meeting with them on Wednesday

my usual mechanic wont deal with me now either because he has a business relationship with the owner of the towing company - epic sigh

[TheSaint]

made a small amount of progress

mechanic told me to check spark, fuel, oil, ignition and charge

the plugs arnt as foiled as they were the first time i pulled them out
i cleaned them, cleaned out the dizzy n contacts etc
cleaned the contacts on the leads
have a full tank of premium fuel
oil levels seem to be ok
car has charge as indicated via volt meter

pulled the plugs out with them connected and got a mate to turn the car over - NO SPARK

tried my normal honda leads instead of 10mm ones - NO SPARK

hrm......

[TheSaint]

just checked ecu wiring harness and all fuses
pretty much got me beat now

it was running fine, than i took the leads off for a dry start - it cranked over - put the leads back on and now im having this problem
it still cranks over - theres a tad of oil on the plugs (not enough to cause an issue) and thats about it

sigh

[jase89]

i reckon take alot of photos and even videos of your damaged car for evidence..


Gl with everything man..

[TheSaint]

already have and i have already submitted it to the lawyer

[TheSaint]

RAC came today and checked over the whole car - the guy is a mates dad and we had a good yarn about old school rally as well lawl

he says its an electrical fault by all the tests he has done and the nature of the problem

apparently the best thing to do is tow it to a auto-sparky and get them to sort it out

ill talk to my lawyer first tho - but if its electrical its not really the fault of the towing yard
they can still fix the other damage they caused tho gggrrrr