Dudes, check this out! Damn!
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- '06 MX-5 Miata
Ouch, that sucks. Hopefully you can get a replacement for it.
Most likely the state or city will pay for your damage! Most cities will reimburse you for damage to your vehicle due to potholes, that's why most places that sell you your rims fix it for free -- they (usually) get reimbursed 100% by the city or state.
What state do you live in?? Definitely call your DMV or some states have "Citizen Action Boards". In NYC it's part of the NYC DOT:
http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/bureaus/cac/faq.shtm#three
What state do you live in?? Definitely call your DMV or some states have "Citizen Action Boards". In NYC it's part of the NYC DOT:
http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/bureaus/cac/faq.shtm#three
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- '08 Jetta; '10 Wrangler Unlimited
that really sucks......i have taken a couple chunks out of my konigs on pot-holes and on huge rocks on the highway.....pisses me off!!!!
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- MP5T / 944
Holy Crap!
anarchistchiken
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- 03 Silver Protege5
That sucks a lot of ass dude. Good luck getting it replaced by the city, but don't hold your breath.
Just replaced a pair of two-week-old ADRs that took a hit from a raised transition strip on an interstate project. The insurance wasn't going to pay at first because mine was the first report. Seems Colorado has a regulation that "if we don't know about it, we can't fix it." At the first report, they have a crew on the scene within two hours or it's their problem. Period.
I work for the state department of transportation, so I called our risk manager and told him what happened. We went back and forth and I informed him that the temporary strip was s*** work and should have been checked by the crews periodically, I had called it in immediately and went back and took fotos two hours after it happened (so it couldn't be covered up), which I had already forwarded to the insurance company.
Within three days, I'd worked out a settlement at 70% with the insurance company; they weren't going to pay anything based on the "first report" BS. But I told them that dog wouldn't hunt and they agreed after talking with our risk manager.
Being the clever guy I am, I had the manager at the tire/wheel shop I frequent give me a quote based on retail wheel prices plus every conceivable add-on (I'd gotten a great deal on the wheels with dismounting/mounting/ balancing, etc. free). Also got the local Mazda dealer service guy to pad the alignment quote for me.
The 70% covered not only a new pair of wheels, it also covered the alignment and left me with about $40 in the checking account.
Moral: 1) some 40-series and lower profile tires virtually guarantee wheel damage and 2) if you can't dazzle 'em with your footwork, baffle 'em with your bulls*** and 3) in some cases. hope you weren't the first to report it.
Good luck. (rockon)
I work for the state department of transportation, so I called our risk manager and told him what happened. We went back and forth and I informed him that the temporary strip was s*** work and should have been checked by the crews periodically, I had called it in immediately and went back and took fotos two hours after it happened (so it couldn't be covered up), which I had already forwarded to the insurance company.
Within three days, I'd worked out a settlement at 70% with the insurance company; they weren't going to pay anything based on the "first report" BS. But I told them that dog wouldn't hunt and they agreed after talking with our risk manager.
Being the clever guy I am, I had the manager at the tire/wheel shop I frequent give me a quote based on retail wheel prices plus every conceivable add-on (I'd gotten a great deal on the wheels with dismounting/mounting/ balancing, etc. free). Also got the local Mazda dealer service guy to pad the alignment quote for me.
The 70% covered not only a new pair of wheels, it also covered the alignment and left me with about $40 in the checking account.
Moral: 1) some 40-series and lower profile tires virtually guarantee wheel damage and 2) if you can't dazzle 'em with your footwork, baffle 'em with your bulls*** and 3) in some cases. hope you weren't the first to report it.
Good luck. (rockon)
Maz94Protege
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- 2010 Mazda 3i Sport
damn dood...ouch, how much repairable cost is it?
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- 02.5 MP5
what size tire?
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- 02.5 MP5
hmmm excel rims are crap , o but another thing a higher profile helps to, i got 45 on mine just a lil extra cushion
trbomp5 said:
Hmmm, it probably depends on where you live and how much publicity gets generated. Here in Florida dozens of nails were strewn around Yamato road a few years back during construction (2001?) and my tire and about a dozen other cars' tires were flattened, and we were all reimbursed $35 for tire repair by the city. They had to close the road due to pulled-over vehicles all over the place. Granted there was no detectable rim damage, only tires. Regardless, it always sucks, especially when the city won't fix the problem they caused.
