Hudz2017 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hi everyone. Last week some idiot Iceland delivery driver in a big van reversed into my car while parked in my street. God knows why he needed to reverse as much as he did. Anyway he has admitted that it was his fault. He has caused a bit of damage to the front end of my car (pics attached) A company in Sunderland called Joblinks is coming to collect the car today to assess the damage to send a quote to Iceland's fleet management company. In addition to the damage to the grille, bumper and fog light, I have noticed that the car seems to have lost a bit of power. When the engine is coming up to 2500+ revs there seems to be a slight loss of its usual pull. The turbo sounds okay, no smoke or any strange noises from the engine either. The car is driving normally on the whole. What could this be? I've had the boost pipe mentioned to me along with a possible split in the inter cooler pipe. I am a bit useless with diesel engines as this is my first diesel car. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Tango Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hopefully the insurance will cover any damage, does look like damage to the bumper is enough to affect the performance of your car, I wouldn't go as far as calling him an idiot though :D it can be difficult to judge distance when you're in one of them vans. Hope you get it sorted soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hudz2017 Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 I hope so! It drove perfectly before this happened. They are coming to drop off a newer Mondeo courtesy car while its getting fixed this morning. I'll probably end up wanting a newer one now haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethro_Tull Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 If someone called me an idiot after a genuine accident I'd slap them with my dueling gauntlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 possibly intercooler/pipework damage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 possibly intercooler/pipework damage +1 on that.A small puncture to the intercooler may be enough to lose pressure and reduce power.Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke4efc Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 10 hours ago, Hudz2017 said: I hope so! It drove perfectly before this happened. They are coming to drop off a newer Mondeo courtesy car while its getting fixed this morning. I'll probably end up wanting a newer one now haha Remember that courtesy cars/ rental cars are the fastest cars available. The red line suddenly becomes a target for every gear change when it's not your car. I can imagine them saying to me as I give the car back "Sir these tyres require changing now, they're barely legal. We're sure they had 5mm of tread on them when the car left this morning". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philf1 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 They are also able to cross speed bumps much faster than your own car https://www.tomholroydphotography.co.uk/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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