I work for tuffy Lewis center, we can locate you a used pan and save you a bunch. I also drive a mini and do all of my own work. Give us a call, ask for Roger. Tell him Shawn told you to call
Show me a dealer/shop that's let's a car sit broken in their lot for free for 2+ months..... One more issue....the op refers to his car as "slammed" (other threads/places), so lowered to the max....so I really doubt a towing company will pay for damage to a modded car that was towed... Really trying to help him out...many folks don't understand that anytime a car is left beyond a "reasonable" time will get hit with storage fees at 90+% of shops... Not sure WHY the car was towed to the dealer/shop in the first place.... But a cracked oil pan suffered in the tow "totaling" a car in borderline crazy....look at the parts cost?! Even with 5 hours labor max...still not a "huge" amount.... Sometimes folks loose sight of the "big picture"..... They get so concerned about a $1000-1500 loss...they miss the $3500-5500 loss they will be taking by letting the issue fester....lets face it...an insurance company I'd unlikely to write a check cause a car worth $3500-5500 took a $1000-1500 mechanical fault.... If they did...wow...don't wanna go there.... Part of being friendly is pointing out, get it taken care of asap...then go sue, even sell the car...minimize your losses....but to say totaled over getting a cracked oil pan when getting towed...ouch....
I'm sure the OP realizes the mistakes he made since they have been pointed out to him a few times here. I don't understand his reasoning either, but tried to help as others have. Pretty sure if the OP has the work done at the dealer they'd waive any storage fee real or imagined. :deadhorse:
Bigger problem is the apparent confusion over some different threads and all of the conjecture w/o the OP clearing anything up.
I was never told anything about a storage fee.. If that's the case they might as well keep that ****.
I was told by my own insurance that it should be covered. At no point was my car being modded ever an issue when it came to roadside assistance. The thing is, I'm not really being helped by the roadside assistance comp
I didn't go to best motor works because like I said, it was late at night, and the first shop I went to told me I'd have to take it to a dealer. And I couldn't think of any reputable shops that were within 6 miles from my home (near OSU) If id known they considered reputable I would've went. Most people I asked around here referred me to the dealer so that's where I went. Also it during exam week so I didn't dwell on it too long.
Thanks. I'm working on it. Just been too busy to be more pissed about it than I am, since school just let out and work. Right now I'm just driving my 190e around.
I think I've seen you around. I did recognize some of the places you posted pictures of from your facetweetagramtrist posts. I'm over in Italian Village, so if I can assist in anyway please let me know. That said I'm not as mobile as I was right now, but I'm getting there.
So I got a typed statement from the body shop saying there was no major oil sump damage. I will email it to Agero.
Insurance is covering the damage. Already been appraised. Hopefully have a mirror to fix it by next week. I may just have them put the belt back on, JB weld the pan then fix it myself perhaps
Do not JB weld something as important as you oil pan. Do it right the first time and you won't have to do it again.
Ok, so I got the car back, it's drivable but still has a chirping noise when you apply load to the motor; I think the SC is on it's way out. Am I correct
Could be as simple as the serpentine belt, tensioner or idler. Check the cheap easy stuff first. How many miles on your MINI?
