Hit a pot hole

[CalgaryMS6]

So I hit a monster pot hole last week. I have a shimmy that appears around 100 km/h and there is some knocking when I go over bumps, so the car is going in Wednesday to get some work done. I did however notice this weekend that the tire is toast also. I have a bulge on the side wall. So I went to order a new tire to replace it and the guy tells me it's going to cost $364.00 per tire. So I figure this guy is just giving me the shaft so I call around. That is actually the best price I can find. I can't bring myself to spend $364 on a tire that only has a treadwear of 140.

So my question to you, What have you guys replaced your stock tires with? I have snow tires and rims, so I don't want an all season I would like to stick with a performance tire. I will be sticking with my stock rims as well. Any help would be appreciated thanks.

 

[mordant80]

Whichever is the cheapest on this particular list when I need new tires is what I'm getting. (Kuhmo Ecsta MX at the moment)
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?sortValue=0&displayResults=8&compare=true&compareList=&RunFlat=All&goWhere=%252Ftires%252FCompare1.jsp&sortCode=&width=225%2F&ratio=40&diameter=18&performance=EP&startIndex=0

 

[kickniteasy]

$364! good grief......

 

[astraelraen]

The sad part is if you have a decent amount of mileage on your tires I would at least replace both tires on that axle.

If all 4 tires are heavily worn you may need to replace all 4.

 

[CalgaryMS6]

I have under 10k (kms) on my tires as I bought the car in October and almost immediately put the winters on. Summers just got put back on the car 4-5 weeks ago.

 

[CalgaryMS6]

Well, Mazda actually came in cheaper at $321, but after some bitching I managed to have them eat the tire on warranty. They squeezed me in and got the tire mounted for me yesterday as well. Pretty decent service, I was happy. That is, until I drove home and the shimmy was still there, I was hopeing it would be gone and the knocking from the suspension would have been a simple low cost fix. I'm guessing this won't be the case.

 

[astraelraen]

If you still have a shimmy you may have bent the rim. I did this to one of mine hitting a curb.

If its on the front axle move it to the back and see if the shimmy goes away... or at least you can't feel it in the steering wheel anymore.

 

[EDM6-zoom zoom]

Why do the tires cost so much? I got a flat and bent the rim and jacked up the tire. Where can i get a rim from?

 

[jville]

bent 2 of my rims, 225$ a pop and i'm manager of a rim and tire shop!

 

[EDM6-zoom zoom]

I just want the same stock rim as the old one.

 

[CalgaryMS6]

Blown strut, nice. Will only replace in pairs, 4 wheel alignment and balance, no warranty due to aftermarket springs, yada yada. So that little pot hole just hit me square in the nuts for $1300 bucks... Woohoo!

 

[Talbot]

They voided your warranty due to aftermarket springs? At my dealership, I told them about a rubbing problem and they encouraged aftermarket springs.

Weird.

 

[CalgaryMS6]

Yeah, they used the whole "less travel" caused the damge line. New tire cost me $321 and the repair for the struts, subframe shift, 4 wheel alignment and balance and Oil change (was just that time) came to $1150. So that little bump in the road cost me near $1500. Fun times. Runs beautifully though, no knocks, shimmies, or vibes to be found.

 

[Wykydtron]

You should have called the city and made them pay for it. You hit a pothole on their roads that is there responsibility to maintain.

 

[CalgaryMS6]

Oh that's done. Letter sent with pictures of the pot hole, documented dates and copies of my bills. Still not going to hold my breath though.

 

[06MSsix]

Thats insanity Calgary, I hope you get a positive response from the city. If not I would imagine it wouldnt be worth your time or money to file suite for it, not sure about there, but the cort costs + lawyer would run more then you would get out of it here in the states.