hey everyone i was cruising on the cross county pkwy with a buddy of mine and i was doing about 50 mph and there was this big pice of metal sitting right in the middle of the highway and i was riding in the left lane till all of sudden i tryed to dodge it buit there was a car next to me i couldnt move out the way and boom i hit it both my tires popped now i need to get 2 new tires and on top of it road side assistance suck they had me waiting for about 3 and a half hours in front of a gas station i had to slowly drive it off the highway ..

 

holy run on sentance batman!!!! (and the point of post is??)

 

^^^lol nice. just sharing his story

 

and sucks my rims cracked on the inside too .. but warranty got me covered and its okay goose i was just sharing a story bro

 

This happens with 18's fairly often when you run over stuff. Why they decided to put 18" wheels on this car is odd, considering the cost of replacing tires and the overall cost of the vehicle itself.

I've been pricing tires in advance of the car purchase and expect to spend 67% more for the exact same tire vs a 16" for example. More specifically at least $250 more for the set of 4.

 

i feel your pain. i had the TRD 19s on my xb and it was around 1400 for new rubber.,they also had no mile warrenty so yea no go for me that why i went to 16s

 

Wait until your moonroof breaks/shatters...there's 1/8 of the entire car! Yes, I've been doing my homework.

 

if i had a moon roof lol always wanted one tho

 

No moonroof on the xB? Wow, I couldn't imagine not having a roof after having one for 19+ years. I am not looking forward to the day a car so spectacular comes out that I must have that doesn't at least offer it as an option. You can probably get an aftermarket one...

Back to the topic on hand:

OP, the only thing you can do is be more careful in the future. Also, larger diameter wheels have an increased chance of warping/bending as a result of the low profile tires on them. Be lucky you only suffered tire damage and don't need to replace the wheels too.