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Look how exposed the tyre is around the front bumper that has scratches in Rehaan's post. ![]() Pic courtesy - TGIndia. It could very well be the Front bumper side + Tyre brushing the culvert wall leading to tyre burst. It will be difficult even for the driver to remember if it was the hit or tyre burst that happened first. At the same time, the road has undulations/wavy right there which would have meant both horizontal + vertical forces on that one wheel of the 4. But again, like many said, it can only be known at least by looking for scrape marks in the culvert wall but who knows how many truck/bus tyre marks it has with the way the road narrows there. | |
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| ![]() If the tyre scrapped the culvert at speed high enough to rip the tyre, the scratches on the bumper would be way more pronounced and deeper. If it was a slow graze, there's no reason for the axle to completely collapse like in this case. While I doubt Ford with their tyre burst story, let's see what they have to say. |
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The tyre would have hit the culvert while taking the turn before the culvert, in which case the bumper will not show deeper scratches. | |
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| ![]() The culvert wall should be inspected. If the wheel hit it with such force, it could have left some marks there. Regards, |
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Hitting the culvert is a very high possibility without the driver even knowing. Reasons: 1. The blindspot in the front sides is so huge that a driver who is new to the car will easily hit something as it would have been covered in the blind spot especially if he isn't looking far ahead. 2. The first few weeks of driving the Ecosport were not easy. Coming from a Figo with good visibility, I struggled with the blind spots. I had to keep stretching my neck on both sides to be able to see past the blind spot. 3. Nearly 2 years and once in every few weeks I end up climbing over some bricks or stones while parking in new places as I completely missed seeing the obstacle. 4. 2 wheelers are completely hidden in the blind spot on some sharp turns. 5. I have had to change my lines just to be double sure that I don't climb over something when turning left at traffic lights. You just cannot see what's on the left. | |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | ![]() I still think it must have hit something on the road, a piece of rock. Also, nobody mentioned this before, but because of safety reason the various components in the front set up are supposed to break when exceeding certain loads. Not quite sure here in India. But I seem to recall it is 4G or thereabouts under European legislation. So you hit something with your wheel hard enough, everything comes apart. Its designed to do so. |
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| ![]() Reposting this: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ford...0754078688205/ The Author in question is Mr. Praveen Chandra Shetty, a reputed Loss assessor and Surveyor with Several years of Experience in the field. Mr. Shetty is Engaged in Motor Accident Insurance Claim Assessment , Pre-owned Vehicle Valuation & Insurance Claims investigation from May 29, 1981 to present in Mangalore, Karnataka Last edited by Rehaan : 27th November 2015 at 18:39. Reason: Merging posts |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Why does a reputable loss assessor and surveyor on assignment post his findings on Facebook? I would not consider such a person reputable! |
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i do not think he was on assignment to survey the ecosport, since it does not appear so from his post and yes he is also an active campaigner for safe roads and regularly points out design flaws in roads, junctions, etc Last edited by Sunilrj : 27th November 2015 at 16:54. | |
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| ![]() Thanks for sharing that Sunilrj. I think it's now very clear from the pictures, as i suggested in my last post, that the car did in fact hit the culvert wall. If the pictures aren't enough, these points will help: Quote:
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Whether he was employed to do this survey or just did it out of interest hasn't been made clear. I'd imagine it was the latter, and I don't see anything wrong with it. In fact, I welcome it. Last edited by Rehaan : 27th November 2015 at 18:45. | ||
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Today, I had an opportunity to visit bodyshop of M/s cauvery Ford, Mangalore for an Assignment of Assessment of Major Motor Accident Loss under Motor Insurance Policy, wherein a Ford Figo Car No.: KA-09-Z-2909 was involved. So, I had a glimpse of this vehicle in news ... Last edited by Rehaan : 27th November 2015 at 18:43. Reason: No issues about the missing URL, as it is redundant :) | |
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Senior - BHPian | ![]() This is quite an excellent observation, giving evidence on that sudden impact with culvert instead of the axle failure as initially reported. Clearly the 34 years in the profession speaking. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() Please don't disparage without any evidence. Apart from being an Insurance Claim Assessor, he is also a car enthusiast. I have met him in many offroad events, and I know he is active in many car groups on FB. |
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| ![]() It is wonderful to get such valuable insights on this issue by Mr Praveen. Even though i would like to get an official statement from Ford on this, it was obvious that there was something not right here and the majority did feel the same. As a Ford Ecosport owner, do feel relieved. |
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