on my way home wed. morning ran into one. blew my left front tire and fxxxxd up my wheel. i need both new wheel and tire. wheel $294 and $120 for the tire. can i sue the city for this? :evil: :x :( :cry:

on my way home wed. morning ran into one. blew my left front tire and fxxxxd up my wheel. i need both new wheel and tire. wheel $294 and $120 for the tire. can i sue the city for this? :evil: :x :( :cry:

Did you file a police report? where you the only that it happened 2?? WHere you able to take pictures of the actual pothole itself?

If you answer yes to all of the question above..Yes..you can give it a try...if you answer No to any of the questions...then probably not...

The same thing happened to me about a week ago. I had all of the above except the picture of the actual pothole. The next morning I went to take pics...but guess what??? They had fixed it...So..tough luck for me....and sorry to hear about your rim and tire!

:D :wink:

thanks i might do that today. it happened on the fwy. i dont know if i can get a picture of the pothole. man this rain in california sux. :(

there are alot in the chicago area..specially the suburbs..sux cuz im getting 19's

there are alot in the chicago area..specially the suburbs..sux cuz im getting 19's

i hope it doesn't happen to you. im thinking of going 40 series instead of 35. maybe.

there are alot in the chicago area..specially the suburbs..sux cuz im getting 19's

i hope it doesn't happen to you. im thinking of going 40 series instead of 35. maybe.

What size rims do you have?? I have 18's and have decided to go with 17's and maybe a 45 series tire. The low pro's look really hot but with the roads up here in the North East being the way the are..i cant take it anymore...

:wink: :D

well i have to get 35.. cuz im putting the tanabe df210's so no 40 or especially 45 for me.

I once hit a manhole cover that was protruding too much from the street. It set off the aribags, locked the seatbelts, and the passenger airbag broke the windshield. It took me a few minutes to realize what had happened. All I knew at first was that I had been driving down the street when my hearing went out and my car filled with smoke. Afterwards, I found out that Collision insurance hadn't been put on my Acura. I would much rather have only bent a rim.

dude..that sux...why was it smoke? what did you damage?

dude..that sux...why was it smoke? what did you damage?

Smoke from the explosives that trigger the airbags...

there are alot in the chicago area..specially the suburbs..sux cuz im getting 19's

i hope it doesn't happen to you. im thinking of going 40 series instead of 35. maybe.

What size rims do you have?? I have 18's and have decided to go with 17's and maybe a 45 series tire. The low pro's look really hot but with the roads up here in the North East being the way the are..i cant take it anymore...

:wink: :D

18's

This kind of thing is exactly why I went with 16" wheels. I'm sure 18s would look better, but the roads here in PA are horrible and I need a real-world drivable car.

Man, Oh Man, i didn't need to read this. I already grit my teeth at every pothole and rough spot...

Man, Oh Man, i didn't need to read this. I already grit my teeth at every pothole and rough spot...
I thought I was the only person that does that :lol:

Man, Oh Man, i didn't need to read this. I already grit my teeth at every pothole and rough spot...
I thought I was the only person that does that :lol:

Lately, between dodging or wincing at potholes and doing the same when all the loose rocks hit the windshield, I'm a nervous wreck. The only thing that saves me is that any major damage will just be an excuse to upgrade... :twisted:

GOT JDM, what brand of wheel and tire was it?

dude..that sux... what did you damage?
The irony of it all is that the skid plate (that big metal thing that "protects" the car from damage) is the only thing that got messed up. There was a small dent in it. The rest of the damage (windshield, seatbelts, etc.) was all from the airbags, as was the smoke. This is why I hate airbags. I was in a car accident at 30 mph once without airbags and was fine. I was in an accident later in a different car with air bags at the same speed... much much worse.

Sorry for being OT. GOT JDM, that sucks about your wheel. Though you still haven't seen a pothole unless you've driven in New Orleans. Good Luck with the lawsuit.

I was in a car accident at 30 mph once without airbags and was fine. I was in an accident later in a different car with air bags at the same speed... much much worse....Sheesh....I bet your insurance premiums are fun. :?

I've had to replace 3 tires in less than a year. This time I'm changing tire brand because I rarely hit potholes but for some reason, my tires are slpitting open on the sidewalls. :roll:

Maybe it's time to run reality-sized rims? Cars come with 15s and 16s for a reason.

I work for a repair shop and we also deal with rims tires etc.There has been a few of our customers that have hit a bad pothole,filed a Police report and as long as the Police consider the pothole to be of danger,the city paid for the damage on the vehicle.

Bummer. :?

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GOT JDM, what brand of wheel and tire was it?
about dodging potholes. i do the samething. but this certain 1 it was raining hard that morning and the thing was covered with water.

5Zigen ProRacer GN+ tire yokohama paradas

Don't know about other areas but it was reported last year by a local radio station that Oakland County in Michigan will pay for damage caused by a pothole. But there is a catch. You must prove that the County had knowledge of the pothole for at least 30 days prior to your contact with that very pothole.

The story ended stating that they did not make a single payment for pothole damage. For those of you familiar with the roads in Southeast Michigan, that a hell of a statement. Potholes here can rip out your suspension not just bend your rims!

Good Luck.

Man i hate pot holes...i have to be really careful now...i have 19's...i can't be hitting any pot holes too quickly or else i can really do some damage to my rims...i am running on rubber bands...:)...and not the thick kind...:D

That's what 17s are for silly! 17s still look way better than any 15s or 16s, still have a bit o' sidewall without the hassle of 18s and 19s. 17s look great if you have nice wheels.

Real world driver here...

my $.02

I was in a car accident at 30 mph once without airbags and was fine. I was in an accident later in a different car with air bags at the same speed... much much worse....Sheesh....I bet your insurance premiums are fun. :?
Neither of the accidents were my fault. That's why I kept getting new cars. My tC is my 9th car in 4 years. (Not entirely because of car accidents, btw.)

its raining again in socal..BEWARE of potholes :wink:

on my way home wed. morning ran into one. blew my left front tire and fxxxxd up my wheel. i need both new wheel and tire. wheel $294 and $120 for the tire. can i sue the city for this? :evil: :x :( :cry:

take a picture of the pothole and file a claim with the city. Be prepared to submit purchasing receipts aswell... Some require actual receipts, long beach just asks for a catalog or advertisement with the posted price.

[quote=GOT JDM]take a picture of the pothole and file a claim with the city. Be prepared to submit purchasing receipts aswell... Some require actual receipts, long beach just asks for a catalog or advertisement with the posted price.

thx denny

MAn this topic is just for Hawaii! You havent seen pot hole untill you come to Hawaii!! If oyu have TRD rims here in Hawaii you can go through those well like changing you underwear! IN fact blackcherry808 hit a pot hole today and screwed his tire up.. And yup with 19s im playing dodge a pot hole onthe streets

driving by western ave. at palos verdes this morning...saw a 20foot deep sink hole. good thing the city is already working on it. (wow- :shock:)

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2838&size=big&sort=1&cat=500

my cracked rim =(

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2832

my cracked rim =(

it makes me wonder wether mine is cracked like that...I guess its time for me to take the rubber off and see...thanks! :wink: :D

Well, I've hit a few potholes lately, most of which were hiding under puddles. No problems at all! Gotta love steel wheels and 60-series tires!

OTOH, as a taxpayer, I question whether the govenment should pay to fix the wheels and tires of people who have intentionally made their cars more fragile and expensive to repair. Potholes are a fact of life and they cannot be filled instantly.

Ah, well, I guess that I'm not suited to live in our "what kind of victim am I today?" society.

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I went by the next day and it was filled in. The tire is ok, took the rim to mag masters today, $65 to repair it. We'll see how it turns out.

I got spoiled driving SUV's, you can run over a body and not notice. :shock:

BTW-I have 17's.

Laura

Whoa, that really sux! Ranier, I didn't realize you changed screen names. I like the "new" look of your xB!.

dude u drive around palos verdes too? i live in redondo beach and i drive to peninsula high everyday...i feel ur pain...i just got rims too

Whoa, that really sux! Ranier, I didn't realize you changed screen names. I like the "new" look of your xB!.

hi brad..yes i did..and thx :lol:

dude u drive around palos verdes too? i live in redondo beach and i drive to peninsula high everyday...i feel ur pain...i just got rims too

i think i've seen you around torrance/lomita area. what kind of rims do you have? VOLKS?

naw, i wish haha...i just got 17 inch enkei rs7 bronze on my box yesterday

naw, i wish haha...i just got 17 inch enkei rs7 bronze on my box yesterday

nice :D

I got spoiled driving SUV's, you can run over a body and not notice. :shock:
Laura

At Ray mine in Arizona, the drivers of the ore haulers say hitting a 1.5 ton pickup truck is like hitting a berm. You feel the hauler kind of slow down going over an object.

another week of rainy days here in socal...BEWARE of potholes :(

MAn this topic is just for Hawaii! You havent seen pot hole untill you come to Hawaii!! If oyu have TRD rims here in Hawaii you can go through those well like changing you underwear! IN fact blackcherry808 hit a pot hole today and screwed his tire up.. And yup with 19s im playing dodge a pot hole onthe streets
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You ain't seen nothin' till you've seen the potholes around Western PA. I'll trade your little "bumps" in the road in Hawaii, or California for the "shock busters" we have around here any day.

Last year on I-79, a major highway, they towed 2 an hour away off that road alone. Those weren't just bent rims, most of these had their suspension ripped right out.

Western PA sux. No wonder Trucker Mag. rated us the worst roads in the country. But most of us can dodge 'em real good. It takes a trained eye to see a pothole filled with snow or water, and still miss it !!

Check out this one in the UK!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/travel/potholes.shtml

dodged a couple of potholes friday night on my way to city of carson. can't wait til wednesday when it finally will stop (fingers crossed) raining here in socal.

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I went by the next day and it was filled in. The tire is ok, took the rim to mag masters today, $65 to repair it. We'll see how it turns out.

I got spoiled driving SUV's, you can run over a body and not notice. :shock:

BTW-I have 17's.

Laura

Update-

Well the repaired worked great for 2 days until I hit another pothole last night caravaning to IHOP after the SE meet at Longo!! :x Broke the right front and bent the right rear. I was feeling pretty lame until that same pothole took out 6 other cars while we were waiting for roadside. One caused a pretty good 3-car crash. Here they come off the ramp flap, flap, flap, flap, flap. Luckily the SE crew was awesome and stayed to help out myself and others and lent me another spare so I could drive home!!

So, I'm looking for two new rims or possibly something different. If you have rims for sale or have any ideas shoot me a PM. I'm running 17's but I'm thinking maybe some 18's.


Thanks again to the SE crew, especially Don and Billie, Romeo, Sammy and Family, and everyone who helped out. SE rocks, big time!!!


Laura

sorry to hear that xbxx :(