I clipped a gas station bollard pulling out from the pump. Only damage appeared to be a bent fender. Annoying but not critical.

1,000 miles later, the driver's side wheel hub failed. 300 miles after that repair (I was on a road trip), the passenger side wheel failed, too. Had it repaired. Now up to about $800 in repairs and I can see that the tires are wearing badly on the inside tread. Passenger side wheel failed a second time, 70 miles from home. Had the 2016 R-Pod 182G towed back to dealer for repairs (thank you, AAA!).

Now I'm being told that the axle and both wheels (and tires, of course) will have to be replaced and that the frame is bent. This is all being attributed by the dealer to the fender bender. Looking at what I can find on the topics, FR is notorious for putting axles on the R-Pod that are not up to the job (it was about a 2,500 mile road trip in the Western U.S.) and for poor frame welds resulting in bent and broken frames. The dealer service manager is saying the TT may be considered totaled because of the bent frame.

This is not computing for me. Has anybody had problems like this, and how the heck did you handle them, and what was the outcome? Thanks!

Still ticked about the "damage" because I couldn't have been moving at anything faster than walking pace. I was angry with myself when it happened, and the hassles over the repairs haven't helped. Also, we drove some atrocious roads (by my standards) in California. These were freeways, interstates, and city arteries. Wondered at the time what the potholes and uneven pavement might do to the pod's suspension.