Volkswagen SUV - weak?
Tuesday morning my wife sees some lady in a VW SUV come flying around the corner in front of our place and slam into the curb. She U-turns, parks her vehicle, checks it out and leaves.
I had a look and the front tire that took the damage was pushed back into the wheel well, rubbing against it. Something expensive broken I’m sure.
Fast forward to Wednesday night there’s another VW SUV with hazards on in front of the house with the exact same issue, and the tire tracks indicating they’d also hit the curb in the same spot. I took a photo this time. Keep in mind, this spot is not particularly icy, we take that corner many times a day without winter tires - but at an appropriate speed. I find it odd that the VW’s slid into the curb in the first place, but my wife did see the one gal was taking it too fast.
It has me wondering. I haven’t hit too many curbs in my 28ish years of driving and, the one time I remember hitting hard, I straightened out the wheels before nailing it. My wife hit a curb hard a few years back in her CX9 and we had to get things re-aligned but no other damage. I can’t say I’ve seen damage like this from a sub-50km/hr hit, let alone two vehicles in a row.
So, wondering if this due to a design flaw from VW - or if I just haven’t heard enough stories?
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Originally Posted by killramos
