Terrible to see, but what did the dealership do/offer to make this up to you?
Surly, on a $40K rig, “Sorry about that” seems like an inexcusable dealer reply..?
Yeah, $58K. It took a while to get everything ship-shape. I was laid up for roughly two months, but in that time they lent me a Ford Mustang MachE. It was kinda cool (for an electric car). 😜
They had to order a replacement wheel and tire for the one I lost because it got chewed up by the studs as it worked its way off the hub. The wheel also dislodged and damaged the fender flare during its departure. Fortunately for me, I had DV8 skid plates on the rear shocks, trailing arms, and differential. Only the left shock skid came into contact with the pavement, and it protected all of the vital components. So, these puppies are good for off-road driving and then some!
In the end, the dealer replaced the wheel, tire, flare, brake caliper, studs, dust shield, both rear shock skids and both trailing arm skids
. Needless to say, I keep a torque wrench handy nowadays (@100 ft lbs). You can't be too safe!Chris here. I drive "Lebowski," a 2-door Velocity Blue 2023 Ford Bronco Badlands Sasquatch. Lux package. 2.7L V6. Automatic transmission.
