We didn't take a picture of the damage, as it wasn't too bad:
the circle is roughly the size of the hole, and the square is where decent weldable metal started. I had to do a small repair to the top of the chassis rail which wasn't helped by the A/C pipe in the area. While I was doing this, Amba picked away at a tiny flake of underseal on the other,
good side.
Some gentle digging by hand with the little chisel you see in the picture revealed this hole:
There's a little more, but you get the idea.
The important thing to remember, is that this side looked good, the underseal was complete and almost unmarked. This is a smart, tidy looking, well-looked after car that is used everyday. I've suggested before that worrying about scabby sills or wheelarches is not as important as a proper poke about on the front chassis rails: I hope this explains why, as this car
looked no worse than any of the others I've seen before.
I've made a start on the repair, which will be done tomorrow.
And I'll do the hole in the rear floor that started this 'little job'
Amba included this pic too, but don't look at it.....