While we were out this evening in the Seattle snowstorm, I accidentally drove the Mini over a curb median in the middle of a local road. It was covered by snow and looked like a small snow drift, and I didn't realize that it was there until the front wheels hit. Probably about 4-5 inches high I'd guess.

Went over it not straight on but at a 45 degree angle at about 10 miles per hour or so.

Wondering potentially what damage I just did from this idiotic move.

- Alignment seems okay - car tracks straight and doesn't pull to either side.
- No leaking fluids noted upon inspection with car running.
- No visible scrapes to front airdam (but will check in the daylight when the snow has melted off)
- Drive axles seem to operate okay - no clicking or popping sounds from the CV joints.
- Exhaust system seems okay - no excess noise that would indicate damage there.

Anything else that I could have potentially screwed up that I'm missing?

 

Take it into a shop and have them put it up on a lift to check it out. If you are posting here you are concerned and having a trained mechanic look at it on the lift will be well worth the price of a half hour of labor. And at the right shop they will let you take a look at it to see for yourself how it looks.

 

Warped rims and mushroomed strut towers come to mind first. But as ACEkraut11 noted, take it to a shop.

 

Thanks all. I have an appointment on Monday for an inspection with independent shop that just works on BMWs and MINIs that services the 330i in my signature, so we'll see what they find. I'll post the results (damage?) here when I know more.

 

Update: The shop put the Mini up on a lift, inspected it, and test drove it. They couldn't find any damage.

I guess R56s are tough cars, as it felt like a substantial impact.

 

Glad to hear!

 

Sweet! Great to hear!