Nasty pothole
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Nasty pothole
I got these sumitomo HTR pluses about 5 months ago and ran into a nasty pothole a few weeks ago, evidently causing a bubble in the tire. I just got my replacement tire from tirerack and read the warranty... apparently road hazards are not covered under warranty... am i stuck paying for the new tire or can i file it under some type of warranty ???
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File a claim with the township or local authority responsible for road maintenance. You might even have to go so far as to bring a small claims action against them. You're lucky that the pothole didn't cause you to lose control and swerve into a tree, leaving you brain injured and forced into a care home for the rest of your life! Yeah, that's the ticket . . . From your Manhattan neighbor!
Last edited by MTI; Mar 19, 2003 at 05:02 PM.
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Originally posted by MTI
You're lucky that the pothole didn't cause you to lose control and swerve into a tree, leaving you brain injured and forced into a care home for the rest of your life!
You're lucky that the pothole didn't cause you to lose control and swerve into a tree, leaving you brain injured and forced into a care home for the rest of your life!
Thanks for the link... i think i'll file with the city... now all i gotta do is take a picture of that damn pothole...
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yes...take picture of pothole and ur bulge on the tire...keep all paper work...and then file a claim. i've done three and gotten all reimbursed by sf, berkeley, and contractor for caltran.
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Originally posted by altai1083
Wow, that's some imagination you got there...
Thanks for the link... i think i'll file with the city... now all i gotta do is take a picture of that damn pothole...
Wow, that's some imagination you got there...
Thanks for the link... i think i'll file with the city... now all i gotta do is take a picture of that damn pothole...
My wife is from NJ and she told me that she filed a claim in L.I. for damage to two front tires from a pothole. The only haggling was over the useful life of the tire, but she had the receipts for the tires that were less than a year old.
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Ah..tires from "Just Tires" has the option of purchasing Road Hazard insurance. I believe its 10% of the value of the tires. It covers things like this.
For people that have ultra-low profiles or expensive tires, its something great to have, because they will replace the tires with the same or equal performance tires.
For people that have ultra-low profiles or expensive tires, its something great to have, because they will replace the tires with the same or equal performance tires.
