The wonders of potholes
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The wonders of potholes
Well.. I was driving on the street around 30-40 mph, and it was dark and i hit a massive pothole....
The results:
2 Flat tires
1 Bent RIM
I'm so glad i got the ROAD Tire Hazard Warranty so it's all covered.. but the only problem is the RIM is backordered and they don't know when they'll get one.
Watch out for those potholes!
The results:
2 Flat tires
1 Bent RIM
I'm so glad i got the ROAD Tire Hazard Warranty so it's all covered.. but the only problem is the RIM is backordered and they don't know when they'll get one.
Watch out for those potholes!
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Even before it rained, we still have always had the worst ranked roads in the nation. That's one of the reasons I purchased the Road Hazard warranty too!
I've been driving the Cayenne in the bad weather. It has 20 inch wheels, but they have survived large pieces of wood and a metal girder on the 710 freeway at 50+ mph, and a massive pothole that I didn't see coming around the corner.
My bro'-in-law has forged 22 inch wheels on his Range Rover and bent 3 of them TWICE during the last two rainstorms. Fortunately he is friends with the manufacturer, so he get's his at cost. You won't believe the 3x-4x markup on these things.
My feelings on all this: even though it may look very nice, don't get bigger wheels unless you can afford to repair/replace them on a routine basis
I've been driving the Cayenne in the bad weather. It has 20 inch wheels, but they have survived large pieces of wood and a metal girder on the 710 freeway at 50+ mph, and a massive pothole that I didn't see coming around the corner.
My bro'-in-law has forged 22 inch wheels on his Range Rover and bent 3 of them TWICE during the last two rainstorms. Fortunately he is friends with the manufacturer, so he get's his at cost. You won't believe the 3x-4x markup on these things.
My feelings on all this: even though it may look very nice, don't get bigger wheels unless you can afford to repair/replace them on a routine basis
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I'm waiting now 11 months since I filed my claim (540.00) against NYC for my AMG 17" rim.Rim was totally destroyed because of a man made(construction) rd defect last Feb,04.These streets are a nightmare in the winter especially.
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Originally Posted by coolcarlskiC43
I'm waiting now 11 months since I filed my claim (540.00) against NYC for my AMG 17" rim.Rim was totally destroyed because of a man made(construction) rd defect last Feb,04.These streets are a nightmare in the winter especially.
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where did you all hit the potholes at in socal? i'm in Riverside during the week for school and the roads are horrible around campus with all the construction and all the routed traffic going through local street due to freeway closing down to building a new overpass.
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Originally Posted by FrankW
where did you all hit the potholes at in socal? i'm in Riverside during the week for school and the roads are horrible around campus with all the construction and all the routed traffic going through local street due to freeway closing down to building a new overpass.
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Leaving my home, I hit a horrible pothole. I called the local P.D. and heard them dispatch a vehicle.
Imagine my surprise when I returned three hours later to see a vehicle being loaded onto a flatbed with a local P.D. on the scene. Obviously they did not mark the crater.
BTW, my Cayenne Turbo was not damaged due to the extra cushion of the high profile 18" winter tires. Forget about it if the 20" summer tires hit the pothole.
Imagine my surprise when I returned three hours later to see a vehicle being loaded onto a flatbed with a local P.D. on the scene. Obviously they did not mark the crater.
BTW, my Cayenne Turbo was not damaged due to the extra cushion of the high profile 18" winter tires. Forget about it if the 20" summer tires hit the pothole.
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Originally Posted by c32_infatuation
Frank,
Did you hit these potholes on University going towards the 91? My friend bent up a HRE on 30 profiles so bad that the tire dismounted acouple of weeks ago
Did you hit these potholes on University going towards the 91? My friend bent up a HRE on 30 profiles so bad that the tire dismounted acouple of weeks ago
anywayz, I got a 3 inche nail lodged in the left rear today going towards 60 on university to get my dinner. I had to get my dad to bring the heavy duty jack from home cuz the one they gave in the car is already bent before I even used it. More detail in the other thread i made.
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Originally Posted by Psychoburn
There were massive amounts of potholes around Rosemead Blvd, San Gabriel Blvd, Atlantic Ave (where i hit my huge pothole turning onto the 10E ) but i'm suprised how fast the potholes have been filled up. All I see now are a bunch of black patches
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Originally Posted by Psychoburn
There were massive amounts of potholes around Rosemead Blvd, San Gabriel Blvd, Atlantic Ave (where i hit my huge pothole turning onto the 10E ) but i'm suprised how fast the potholes have been filled up. All I see now are a bunch of black patches
How easily will 19's bend with 35 and 30 profile tires? Does the hole pretty much have to be a gigantic crater? Will small little sunk in man holes and stuff cause problems?
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Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal
Some some of the road has disentegrated and leaves a hole.
