02Drunkenup

hey guys, I'm in the Princeton area of NJ and my car was recently involved in an accident, my beginner sister jumped the curb and ran over some bushes..

now the car was sent to some local place that my dad preferred as a discount alternative to the dealership in the past... if you don't want to hear my ranting skip the next paragraph

however I got off the phone with the owner there yesterday about what needs to be fixed but after hearing all that I asked him if he would have it hooked up to STAR or some other diagnostic to see if the airmatic is throwing codes and like an arrogant *****, refused, stating that he knows whats wrong. I don't care if he knows more about my car than I do, but to refuse something that simple that might make his shop some more cash off of me is insulting.. also they lack any type of MB certification so I'm even more confident that they don't know exactly what they're doing

considering the severity of the incident (broken tie rods, I think the rim that made contact might be bent) I'm almost sure the airmatic has been effected, and in the future I want to make sure my car doesn't go back to these monkeys and instead to some more trustworthy guys who have touched cars of our types in the past.. I've scoured the internet already but I just wanted to know if anyone has a personal preference.. so what have you guys got for me?

tusabes

If all it needs is tie rods and a rim, I wouldnt automatically assume it needs airmatic components too. I would let him do the tie rods and see what happens, thats not a problem that requires electronics or STAR diagnosis. If it needs other stuff after that , take it to a MB specialist with STAR