A favour needed from 156 owners!

[Raify]

Morning,

I have a small favour to ask the 156-owning PH population!

A friend of mine hit a parked 156 the other day in a 206 gti. He did the honourable thing and waited for the owner to return and exchanged details.

Now he's beginning to get suspicious about the extent of damage that the 156 owner is claiming. The damage to the 206 was barely a scratch on the bumper but the 156 is claiming that this happened during the collision:

[pic]http://photos.fotango.com/p/eba00453953f00000023.jpg[/pic]

So what we'd like to know is:

1. what is the height off the floor of that area next to the headlight? It seems to me that the bumper of the 206 could not be that high, certainly not higher than the bumper.

So, anyone got a 156 and a tape measure handy? :hehe: Or even better, a 156 and a 206!!

Thanks in advance,

Nathan

[Raify]

Thanks for that Wombat!

Does anyone have the measurement for standard suspension? Or are they the same?

I was surprised at the idea of an Alfa owner trying it on! Perhaps he borrowed it from someone

If you could see the 'damage' on the 206 you'd be as suspicious as I am. There is literally just a very light scratch, the sort of thing that could be T-Cut away. I'm really surprised at the damage on the 156, and the costs being talked of to repair...

[Raify]

What he's trying to work out, is whether the damage was already there before he hit the car.

Proving that his bumper could not have physically hit that part of the car will prove this either way...
edited to fix italics

>> Edited by Raify on Friday 24th June 10:46

[Raify]

Wombat Rick said:

Raify said: Does anyone have the measurement for standard suspension? Or are they the same? The 156 pic in the picture is on sports suspension, so it should be there or thereabouts.

You can tell that from the picture?! I'm impressed thanks everyone for your help. Now to measure the 206...

[Raify]

The Pug bumper is 590mm, just about spot on the area of that dent..

I'm amazed it could do that much damage, and only have a scratch on it. Thanks again, minds have been put at rest!

[Raify]

Not sure why this thread has been resurrected, but it's done and dusted now. Already been repaired and paid for by the insurance company.