Holy %#@$ pothole, batman!

[Boo Boo]

maybe investing in actual tires and not bling would help

 

[arrfep]

I once hit a 4x4 (the lumber, not a truck) laying perpendicular to the lane on I-94, going highway speeds. It put a massive dent into my rim. I drove another 900 miles on it that day so we could make it to Virginia Beach by night. Steelies FTW. OP, I would like to feel bad for you, but having to commute through the Chicago Suburbs...I just can't.

 

[Black88GTA]

Originally posted by: Boo Boo
maybe investing in actual tires and not bling would help

WTF, would you suggest? That he take off the stock BMW alloys and put a set of Crown Vic steelies with 60 series tires on in their place?? :roll: Not very realistic, now is it?

The car I just bought has incorrectly sized tires on it...they are, in fact, 60 series Crown Vic tires. The car originally was equipped with 50 series. The huge sidewall tires look ridiculous on the car, btw. At least those are only on the winter set of wheels.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: arrfep
I once hit a 4x4 (the lumber, not a truck) laying perpendicular to the lane on I-94, going highway speeds. It put a massive dent into my rim. I drove another 900 miles on it that day so we could make it to Virginia Beach by night. Steelies FTW. OP, I would like to feel bad for you, but having to commute through the Chicago Suburbs...I just can't.

Haha!
There are at least 2 6-8" deep pot"canyons" before I get on the tollway (Chicago suburbs).

When the people in from of you swerve, you swerve too.

 

[yh125d]

"Oh yah you should get taller sidewalls not bling, ricer"



Such dolts I tell ya

 

[Red Squirrel]

Ouch have you been in my city by any chance? Right now our roads are super bad. The snow is melting as it's been super hot lately (global warming!) so that means the smooth, straight, snow road is melting away to make the pavement visible. Some of these pot holes are like 1/2 foot deep. I get to know where the really bad ones are and ensure nobody is in the other lane so I can swerve around them. Everybody does the same.

 

[NoCreativity]

Originally posted by: Fayd

Originally posted by: Newbian
In Soviet Russia tires eat pot holes.

no, i saw the documentary on this. in Michigan, potholes eat cars.

Fixed.

 

[Anubis]

rehost pics on something not blocked like bbzzdd

 

[BW86]

Originally posted by: Anubis
rehost pics on something not blocked like bbzzdd

+1

 

[CptCrunch]

this is why I carry a $250 comprehensive deductible. I had an instance where someone kicked in my side view mirror, dented my door and scratched the door pretty good one night, and it cost me over $700 to get it fixed. I had a $500 deductible then, so it wasn't worth filling a claim. Since then, I've paid the extra $10 per 6 month period to save $250

 

[Blieb]

Originally posted by: SSSnail

Originally posted by: Reckoner
Take pics of the pothole and the damaged wheel, and send those along with a receipt of the replacement wheel to the city for reimbursement. You might luck out and get at least some money out of them (or in your state's case, an IOU)

Srsly? The city will pay for it? I seriously doubt that prospect because if they cared the pothole wouldn't be there in the first place.

I'm contemplating insurance claim, but, it seems not worth it because the deductible is already $500, although that would get me the tire.

I've heard of people here in Tallahassee doing exactly what Reckoner said. Considering you might have more damage to suspension and front end, it's worth the effort.

 

[LS8]

Ever drive through Kentucky? There are parts of I65 there with 1/2' deep pot holes that are 2-3' long. Those bastards can be hard to avoid at freeway speeds. I have hit a few my last time driving through the state. Kentucky has some shitty roads!

 

[ViviTheMage]

no imageshack at work, boo.

 

[SSSnail]

Originally posted by: Anubis
rehost pics on something not blocked like bbzzdd

I would, but I have a HORRIBLE time with pics.bbzzdd.com in trying to log in, or trying to reset a password or create a new account with Firefox and Noscript. Doesn't matter what I do, even disabled Noscript, the page acts stupidly towards any attempt to reset password. It'd work with IE fine, whoever is the admin for bbzzdd needs to look into that.

 

[MichaelD]

Kinda different situation but exactly alike.

Back in 1998 I bought my first new car; a Honda Accord LX sedan. The street I lived on had some potholes big enough to make a VW Beetle disappear...and after it rained they'd only get deeper...and pop up randomly. Leave for work at 0600, no pothole "right there"; come home at 1800 and "oh shit, bigass pothole "right there!!!!!" :Q

After bending a rim to the point of needing a replacement TWICE, I said "fuck this" and bought a SUV (Isuzu Trooper) and put a 2" lift on it and shoved 33" mudders under the fenders.

I would then INTENTIONALLY drive thru those same holes...and the tires would pretty much span the entire hole so it was essentially driving over the hole instead of falling into it and breaking expensive things. Plus, having the top of my tire come up to the bottom of the sideview mirror on most cars ensured that nobody would attempt to bogart my lane. This pleased me greatly.

Of course, the Trooper with the lift/tires got about 12MPG on a good day, but other than that I didn't regret the purchase for a second.

Moral of the story: Buy a truck and you won't have to say "fuck."

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: Ballatician
I was expecting pics of the pothole you tease.

same here :|

 

[dullard]

I would agree with the poster above about contacting the government. I've heard that my local government pays for damage if the pothole was obvious enough that the authorities should have known about it (ie they don't cover damage from small holes in out of the way roads). In any case, it doesn't cost to ask.

Too bad about your lost time and possible lost money though.

 

[nageov3t]

for what it's worth, awhile back I served on a jury where a guy was suing the town for damages done to his car as a result of a pothole. we found that the town was liable.

 

[aigomorla]

yeah you dinged your rim.

LOL... i remember back in the days when i used to rice up my car, using ALU rims.

Bad mistake when you live in a pot hole city.

You need to get the rim reshapped or buy a new rim now.

when i had to get it reshapped i believe the repair shop charged about 100 per rim.

EDIT seeing how your rim looks like a 2 piece or even 3 piece rim, it might cost you more. :X