Whats going on with the roads in the east coast
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From: Sacramento, CA
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I personally don't think the size of the wheels matters. My girlfriend bends her 18 inch wheels on her 335i all the time. I had lot's of issue with my 07 650i that i put some 19 inch M6 wheels on. On my S550 i bent the 19 inch stock wheels a couple of times. The only difference is that with 20 inch feels you feel the road surface more. The roads are starting to look like roads in a third world country.
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From: Essex County, NJ
2011 E350 Sport 4Matic - P2 & Drivers Assist / 2010 C300 Sport 4Matic - P2 / 2013 Porsche Cayenne S
Two blown tires so far this winter. I almost got an E63 as my daily driver but happy I didn't. The wheels and tires on that thing are more delicate then on my current car. My dealership actually ran out of tires one time I was there because everyone was dropping their cars off. I have developed eagle eyes for pot holes when driving around now. I used to love to drive my cars, now its a game of dodging potholes.
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Our roads are making it worse and worse to experience any car that doesn't have a pillow soft suspension. I've been complaining about an E-Class feeling harsh over even moderately bad roads, which says a lot. It's not easy to enjoy a car when you have to cringe over every messy road surface.
I don't have the ***** to go over 18"ers, and fortunately I think that size fits at least my car perfectly.
I wonder if in the coming years 15" will become the new 20".
I don't have the ***** to go over 18"ers, and fortunately I think that size fits at least my car perfectly.
I wonder if in the coming years 15" will become the new 20".
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From: Alexandria, VA
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This is a problem anytime the wheel diameter is larger then 17s, as this is less and less tire sidewall to absorb the impact from a pothole. Also the wheel are aluminum and not steel. The only answer is to slow down when you see one and avoid them as best you can. Hitting a pot hole at slow speed is less severe then hitting them at high speed. The roads here is VA are decent, as compared to DC. I will not even drive into DC period.
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Bent the 19" on the S550 2x now. The second time it was a bubble and such a slight bend they didnt want to fix it. I just use my FJ Cruiser as my daily driver now, not just for going off-road on the weekends.
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Just had a 2nd tire blown this season!
I had an appointment scheduled for today with my dealer due to a shimmy at 70+ MPH. Dealer had 3 rims 'fixed' so far this year but not to my satisfaction (high speed shimmy). I was in Manhattan yesterday and hit a pot hole that dented my LF and created a gash in the tire's sidewall. Interesting timing!
Curious to see what remedy the dealer has now. Insurance should cover it all, including new rims if they cannot remove the high speed shimmy.
We'll see...
I had an appointment scheduled for today with my dealer due to a shimmy at 70+ MPH. Dealer had 3 rims 'fixed' so far this year but not to my satisfaction (high speed shimmy). I was in Manhattan yesterday and hit a pot hole that dented my LF and created a gash in the tire's sidewall. Interesting timing!
Curious to see what remedy the dealer has now. Insurance should cover it all, including new rims if they cannot remove the high speed shimmy.
We'll see...
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I'm running stock 19's still on my car as I'm afraid to put on anything bigger due to the California roads! But then just a few weeks ago hit a pothole and blew my RF tire and bent the rim. $750 for replacement of rim and $350 for tire! Glad to see my tax $$$$ are going to good use.
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Hello s class members. Visiting from 2011 e550 forum. I had a double blowout going into NYC in February. I have come to believe that the issue is not only the low profile tires, but the airmatic suspension as well. There just isn't enough travel in the airmatic suspension when you hit even a medium pothole. It is a flaw in the airmatic design. The lack of air shock travel makes the tire and rim absorb too much of the impact. While the airmatic does some things well, absorbing very rough roads and potholes is not one of them. Regards. Ned.
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Obama's stimulus plan to improve this country's infrastructure has not trickled pass his union pals. Roads are riddled with pot holes, our bridges are crumbling right before our eyes, but there always seems to be billions of dollars in foreign aid that leaves OUR pockets.
Enough of my soap box.
Enough of my soap box.
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You're preaching to the choir! ..and what a classy guy, too. Did you see him continue his speach during the Brittish National Anthem? At the end he raised his glass in a toast and NO ONE ELSE MOVED until the band had stopped.
Can you say "oops" boys and girls?
(sorry 'bout the off topic reply)
Can you say "oops" boys and girls?
(sorry 'bout the off topic reply)
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Obama's stimulus plan to improve this country's infrastructure has not trickled pass his union pals. Roads are riddled with pot holes, our bridges are crumbling right before our eyes, but there always seems to be billions of dollars in foreign aid that leaves OUR pockets.
Enough of my soap box.
Enough of my soap box.
So sick of all the gratuitous political BS
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You're preaching to the choir! ..and what a classy guy, too. Did you see him continue his speach during the Brittish National Anthem? At the end he raised his glass in a toast and NO ONE ELSE MOVED until the band had stopped.
Can you say "oops" boys and girls?
(sorry 'bout the off topic reply)
Can you say "oops" boys and girls?
(sorry 'bout the off topic reply)
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WERD. It goes both ways, but Political BS is just that, BS! All of it, pointless drivel. I checked out long ago, it makes people act ridiculously immature and classless.
