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Old 09-30-2001, 12:30 PM
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The AAA man was changing the tire and put the jack in the middle of the car and dented the flooring with the abestos looking bottom spray.... i did not notice where he was trying to jack it up until he was done... i called audi and aaa will have to send a man to look at the damage for a claim.... what a nightmare... anyone have this problem before??
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Every think of changing it yourself? Heavy tire could hinder this.
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Default I think it will be a big job to fix... bang out the flooring and respray....

anyone heard of this before...??
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what do you mean a heavy tire could hinder this?? please explain
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Default I would of changed by myself but was literally across the street from a AAA service station... and

the little jack that audi has i was afraid of damaging the car( what irony)
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Don't know you personally but a 50lb tire and work clothes do not work to well.
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Had something similar happen to my Eclipse. The tow shop cut a check to have it fixed.
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How much they give you? and did you ever fix the car? how much to fix???
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