if a saxo had a rear bump....

[manta]

The boot floor.would be the first thing to bend right?

[shell-vt]

yes usually. it would have a kink but thats all down to how hard the bump was

[Yates]

some times the passengers front door will bend

[stevo67]

Depending on how hard the impact was the rear 1/4`s would crumple as well.

[manta]

Because the car I've just put a deposit down on has a straight boot floor no damage to the underside or anything apart from....

The rear arches have a slight outward bend to.them from.running my hand over the inside of the arches. Whcih is puzzling me as everything else is straight

[shell-vt]

pics.......................????????????

[Bedford126]

If you mean the wheel well in the boot then there is a bit of tar sound deadening stuck to the metal with the carpet stuck on top.

[manta]

Okay, now im on a computer it should be easier to explain :)

On the rear arches about an inch from the bottom on the arch there is a very slight outward (towards the wheel) bend on each side.

They are around 5 inches across in diameter and are towards rear of the arch.

Ive been underneath the car and the carpet and everthing is straight and no signs of bending or a replacement floor being welded in, all doors including the boot shut square and true.

It's puzzzling the fuck out of me.

[Bedford126]

Need's pics of where mate because its puzzling the fuck out of me too.

[manta]

I'm not tooo bothered imo.

The price im paying for it.

EDIT: When I strip it out I'll have a looksie, probs just bash em out with a block of wood n hammer

[haz_pro]

Maybe arches have been rolled (can you even do this on a saxo)?

[kennym1987]

check the gaps between bootlid and rear lights etc

[manta]

check the gaps between bootlid and rear lights etc

I've had a quick look and it seems to sit sound.

Weird huh?

[adamm]

Similar thing happend when I put my saxo on a roundabout I think the sheer imapact on the rear suspension/beam bottomed it out and pushed it all out of shape. There was no external damage at the rear btw.

Oh and it got worse to the point where I had to get spacers on the rear to stop the inside of the wheel rubbing. Boot floor also started to move and was partially held by the rear seat brackets. Come to think of it that car was a bit of a death trap lol.

[manta]

It's not overly bad tbh. JW what the frig it was, hammer and wood wut?

[adamm]

Take the rear seats out and have a look. When I tried doing that in mine chunks of rust started falling out :oops:

Might be worth getting it checked out.

[manta]

What will it be like under the seats? Fucked?