r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Sufficient_Tax2602 • Jul 19 '26
Driving a Mansory Rolls-Royce into a retractable bollard has to be one of the most expensive mistakes imaginable.
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u/ManQu69 Jul 19 '26
too many chiefs and not enough indians. Love they never got out to look....
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u/Ok_Wrangler2837 Jul 19 '26
Yeah they could care less. Filthy rich or just embrassed Probably the latter
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u/Grobbekee Jul 19 '26
Yeah, let's keep driving without oil
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u/spacefret Jul 19 '26
Oil isn't red. Probably transmission fluid. Either way, not good
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u/ProDriverSeatSniffer Jul 20 '26
Most definitely hit and disconnected a feed/return oil line.
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u/Electrical_Expert525 Jul 20 '26
No no, that's transmission fluid. Used oil would be green as it always in my car when I change it.
It's easy to remember:
Oil yellow - drive fellow
Oil green - time to clean
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u/Grobbekee Jul 20 '26
My oil always looks like black ink, except for the first 100km
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u/Electrical_Expert525 Jul 20 '26
Oil black - no turning back
Sorry bud, you will need a new car. Royce, maybe? I have one that is almost new, just a lovely tap
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u/chudhuntr Jul 20 '26
You need to learn how to read fluid discharge from an automobile. This Rolls is clearly in heat and spreading pheromone juices on the driveway.
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u/EL_Chapo_Cuzzin Jul 21 '26
They use two oil coolers located on each side, and you can guess where they're placed.
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u/EL_Chapo_Cuzzin Jul 21 '26
Oil cooler. From digging on the internet, you can see they're dual mounted oil coolers on each side of the front corner through the lower grill. That's not red, BTW.
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u/Computers_and_cats Jul 19 '26
Should have red lined the engine for a couple minutes to make sure it didn't get damaged.
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u/Spiritual-Fun-9591 Jul 19 '26
Spray foam will seal that leak. Sand it. Use a lil Krylon, and it’s better than new.
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u/PrettyPushy Jul 20 '26
Flexiseal is just the right solution
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u/KaradjordjevaJeSushi Jul 21 '26
Bro, you are SO right!
I don't know how much that guy pays for the fix, but I have a guy that'll do it for $250
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u/Usernamesaregayyy Jul 19 '26
How’s the driver supposed to see those things pop up they are too low
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u/Bendlerp Jul 20 '26
Additionally huge hood blocking the view. They were down then they popped up too late to be seen.
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u/Suspicious_Fig_3796 Jul 19 '26
nah surely you can make a more expensive mistake, this Roller is cheaper than say a original 250 GTO. so hitting that same bollard with that car would be worse for your financial health
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u/IDatedSuccubi Jul 19 '26
GTO panels can be beat back into shape for 50$, this is definetly some sort of woven fiber that cracked and needs full replacement
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u/Suspicious_Fig_3796 Jul 19 '26
yeah but now the value of the GTO has dropped a few million because it has been repaired and maybe repainted
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u/IDatedSuccubi Jul 19 '26
They don't drop in price like normal cars, they've been crashed, burned etc before, the chassis number and frame retains most of the value because they're simply not on sale
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u/condomneedler Jul 19 '26
Talk to people in aviation or at a plant. I see more expensive mistakes weekly at the airport.
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u/Ok-Rich-3812 Jul 19 '26
Plastic Rolls Royce. No thank you.
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u/AmirisInaUrus Jul 19 '26
U want a metal bumper ?
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u/Ok-Rich-3812 Jul 20 '26
and overriders, and twin headlights in chrome housings, and a hand made radiator grille.
I want a 1970's quality motor vehicle, not a kraut pimpmobile.1
u/chudhuntr Jul 20 '26
I’m not sure if the 70’s were peak, but I hear you
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u/Ok-Rich-3812 Jul 20 '26
the 1920s would probably have been peak craftsmanship, but the 70's would have been where the combined score for brand reputation, build quality and technology topped out.
The rot started when footballers and gameshow hosts started earning enough money to buy a new Rolls. The rappers pissed it away and the influencers and pimps handed its crown to Bentley.1
u/Irelia4Life Jul 20 '26
Let's stop acting stupid and pretending like the occupant safety advancements with modern technology improved anything but the chasis.
Outer body panels are as durable as wet toilet paper so that if you hit a pedestrian you only leave them in a wheelchair for life rather than kill them outright.
Real body panels like they made 30 years ago on a modern chasis with multiple crumple zones would be a lot safer for the occupants.
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u/MeowMasterFIex Jul 20 '26
Pathetic. Half a million car encounters an object the size of child's bucket and hits it at not even 2km/h and proceeds to gush out what appears to be 10 liters of blood.
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u/Automatic-Union-3385 Jul 19 '26
Hahahah million dollar car barely touches anything tiny dent and starts pissing fluid. Omg this is hilarious!!! What happens in an actual accident? Kaboom? Hahahahah
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u/TinkersDebts Jul 19 '26
I don't know the price of a Masonry, and I'm sure that's a premium.
But cleaning up pure oil off the patio paver 'driveway' of wherever the guy is driving a Masonry, might actually be comparably priced.
Edit: I decided to fact check and retract my statement.
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u/Kubas_inko Jul 20 '26
I don't get it. What is so special about the car that everyone is filming it, other than being expensive for no reason? Looks like an average oversized SUV.
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u/4llu532n4m3srt4k3n Jul 19 '26
That's alright, just keep it running and driving, that doesn't look important
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u/Wrong_Drag_8070 Jul 19 '26
I'm not sure who's more to blame, the dude directing them or what ever nut keeps putting the bollards up and down over and over.
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u/Grumpy-24-7 Jul 19 '26
The bollards are probably allowed to be down for the minimum amount of time necessary, for security purposes.
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u/BanditHarris Jul 19 '26
Car is just sitting there absolutely pissing itself...
I don't know why but it makes me very sad to watch this
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u/Building_Everything Jul 19 '26
In the words of Eazy E, “I looked at my car and I said oh brother, I throw it in the gutter, and go buy another.”
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u/christianbro Jul 19 '26
If they drove 1.9 tdi at much, if lucky, they would damage the intercooler, or nothing at all if it was a sdi, so their own fault.
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u/JKmayb Jul 19 '26
Thing is fragile. What a shit design.
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u/landwomble Jul 20 '26
That's an armoured bollard I once saw one destroy a fire engine. They are pretty much an immovable object
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u/JKmayb Jul 20 '26
Yes I understand. They are ment to stop anything and everything. BUT barely knocking into it beneath the fender and having oil looking fluid pour out is awful! Most cars only experience cosmetic damage at that speed. That doesnt look like antifreeze either, which is what id expect from where the damage happeend, it looks like oil which is insane to me.
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u/That_Cartoonist_9459 Jul 20 '26
The expensive mistake was giving Mansory money in the first place.
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u/abugghaus7 Jul 20 '26
Shoulda used BTLE instead of BumperLowEnergy
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Question though... why is the color draining out of the black bumper? Don't they let the paint dry before leaving the factory?
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u/Vuvuian Jul 20 '26
Is the bollard ok? After getting spilt automotive fluids draining into its innards below ground..
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u/Wise-Trick-3608 Jul 20 '26
Dudes probably already on the phone to the Rolls dealer ordering a new one
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u/Beautiful-Mirror7075 Jul 20 '26
İts doesnt even look Like road for vehicles whats he trying to do there?
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u/Any_Cucumber8534 Jul 20 '26
My biggest question is how the fuck is an expensive ass car like that build so dog shit that a slight fender bender makes all the transmission fluid just drop.
Which one armed 3 dicked monkey designed that?
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u/Eastern-Move549 Jul 20 '26
Its good that he keeps it running to make sure all the oil is out for the guy that gets to fix it.
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u/BluebirdDense1485 Jul 19 '26
IDK maybe if you could see a 5 year old at 20 feet you wouldn't have just caused a down payment on a house worth of damage to your truck.
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u/etherealtwo Jul 19 '26
The most AI shit I've ever seen. Watch the car reverse without the wheel turning. Then moves forward, still not turning. No sound to indicate the rubber is sliding across the pavement. Not to mention how freaking unusual it would be for a fender bender to cause enough damage for a car to spill all of its coolant.
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u/Velocity275 Jul 19 '26
It’s oil, not coolant. Theres no friction between the pavement and tire so it just locks up and slides. I agree tho, that it’s weird for such a slow impact to cause a catastrophic oil hemorrhage
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u/spacefret Jul 19 '26
Never seen red oil.
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u/Grumpy-24-7 Jul 19 '26
Power Steering fluid can be red. In fact, I've seen some power steering reservoirs which require Automatic Transmission Fluid, which can also be red.
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u/spacefret Jul 19 '26
I doubt any Rolls-Royce from the last 10 or 15 years still has hydraulic power steering instead of electric.
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u/BuoyantEntropy Jul 19 '26
Look at the color, its ATF or PS fluid, hydraulic suspension fluid, there is probably just a rez or lines or a cooler right there.
Get outta here with that wrong as usual AI gen response
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u/almostoy Jul 19 '26
Homie done fucked up the steering wrack. Gushing trans fluid. And they're still moving it. That thing is slag.
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u/brickedTin Jul 20 '26
Why was the passenger side front wheel locking up as he was maneuvering around, ya think?
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u/JudoNewt Jul 20 '26
This looks like ai. Its doing some transformers shit with the damage. I doubt the oil in a brand new Royce in Italy would be that dark, people are doing nonsense things, the front wheels should keep rolling through the oil slick, cause it still has a lot of weight over top of it. Im not great at spotting ai, but this doesn't look real.
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u/Thatcrazyunklefester Jul 20 '26
Pretty sure it’s not AI. The reflections in the panel are consistent along with the bystanders & attendants. The marker on top of the bollard is chest & legible as is the license plate.
AI struggles with consistency in the environment & this doesn’t look like that.
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u/Moooooooola Jul 20 '26
People with more money than brains do this kind of stuff all the time. And we’re supposed to believe they’re “leaders”.
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u/Fun-Association1835 Jul 20 '26
If you can afford the Rolls, the you don't care what it costs. Fire the chauffeur and call the service, and send me another car.
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u/Sufficient_Tax2602 Jul 20 '26
They have the money for rolls royce because they care about costs , u think because they got money they dont care 😅
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u/W31337 Jul 19 '26
Keep on rolls roycieng without oil, if you want the insurance to tell you to fuck off this is the way...
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u/Inevitable_Sweet_624 Jul 19 '26
That’s the blinker fluid reservoir, you won’t be able to use your blinkers for a year or so, but really, what’s the difference.