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God-damn potholes...
That rim got frickin PWNED. All us cold weather people need to invade and take over Southern California and leave this stupid Northeast to waste.
That rim got frickin PWNED. All us cold weather people need to invade and take over Southern California and leave this stupid Northeast to waste.
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There've been more potholes this winter than any other winter I can remember. Trying to avoid them is like driving through a slalom course.... I haven't hit a mean one yet **Knock on wood**
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the city workers are trying to keep up with the potholes but they cannot... so what they do to solve the problem is they just throw asphalt in it and whack it with a shovel.. However the next time it snows/rains the asphalt will come loose and there will be a bunch of little rocks everywhere. 
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Originally Posted by partyman66
God-damn potholes...
That rim got frickin PWNED. All us cold weather people need to invade and take over Southern California and leave this stupid Northeast to waste.
That rim got frickin PWNED. All us cold weather people need to invade and take over Southern California and leave this stupid Northeast to waste.
Originally Posted by NismoV35
Hey We Have tons of potholes here also. Only Difference is if we want to see snow we have to drive to the mountains. But it's currently 62 degrees and sunny......
Why I oughta.....
I have a major love affair with the Socal area.... If only I could get myself to leave everything I'm used to here and move there.
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NOOOooooooooooooooo!!!!
I am sorry to see that damage to your wheel....looks like you hit TMOAPH...
(The mother of all pot holes.....)
It's good you have stock wheels...as some have said here. It should be
easy to have it replaced than a custom one.
Glad you are Ok....and yeah I think it is the city's fault the pot hole was not
fixed or at least not spotted and put some kind of warning sign to avoid
the hole.
Good luck in getting it fixed.
I am sorry to see that damage to your wheel....looks like you hit TMOAPH...
(The mother of all pot holes.....)
It's good you have stock wheels...as some have said here. It should be
easy to have it replaced than a custom one.
Glad you are Ok....and yeah I think it is the city's fault the pot hole was not
fixed or at least not spotted and put some kind of warning sign to avoid
the hole.
Good luck in getting it fixed.
Last edited by dec55; Feb 17, 2008 at 06:11 PM.
Originally Posted by SteveBlake
What are you supposed to do??
I am going to be calling around tomorrow and have some places fax me a written estimate to replace the stock rim and turn that into the city. See what I can do from here.
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From: Aurora, IL
I've never tried this, but a friend once suggested that you speed up over a pot hole so you "float" past it and the chance of damage is less than if you brake. Not saying it works, but just giving an answer to the question...
Originally Posted by kvangil
I've never tried this, but a friend once suggested that you speed up over a pot hole so you "float" past it and the chance of damage is less than if you brake. Not saying it works, but just giving an answer to the question...
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Originally Posted by Drox
I was driving in Streamwood, IL trying to get back onto the interstate when a pothole the size of the Grand Caynon appears in the turn lane right in front of me. I was unable to avoid it because it took up literally half the lane. I had a car on one side of me and the median on the other. With no place to swerve, I slammed on the brakes trying to lessen the impact... apparently it was not enough. It blew out my front tire and gave me some wicked curb rash. I do not have pictures of the pothole unfortunately, but here are pictures of the damage:
P.S. Yes I know my car is very dirty right now...
P.S. Yes I know my car is very dirty right now...