Q: I drove over a curb And caused damage to the oil and transmission pan, and the mechanic told me th ere was also damage to the left
I drove over a curb and there was damage to the bottom of my vehicle. I only drove for about a minute and had it towed to a body shop. There was oil leaking and some white liquid. My mechanic is estimating $2000 worth in parts and labor but I don’t feel there was much damage done
My car has 7000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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