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Post by HighCotton on Mar 13, 2019 7:13:17 GMT -5
Ok. Had a few other expletives on my mind  Turns out that a big one got me while driving down Southport Rd recently in the dark. Cost for 2 new struts, 2 new/used tires (trying to get a few more miles out of the other 2 before buying a new set), a rim repair and an oil change while in the shop: $952! Just really bites! Worst I've ever had in all my years of driving. Makes me want to stop driving in the dark! |
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Post by genesis273 on Mar 13, 2019 8:11:32 GMT -5
Ouch! That is horrible!
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Post by esshup on Mar 13, 2019 8:59:48 GMT -5
Send the bill to the entity that owns the road. Your rims OK?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2019 9:03:04 GMT -5
You need to plant a red cider tree in it. Sounds like it's big enough. Help out the next guy.
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Post by stevein on Mar 13, 2019 10:01:45 GMT -5
Yep their are all over. My daughter's boyfriend hit one at the entrance to Walmart on Lima rd Ft Wayne. Hit last Wednesday, Saturday it was still there. His Elantra did not come with a jack, lug wrench or a spare.  They do have a tire pump but with a broken bead and the sidewall with a hole in it he did not even get it out. I can only use one word to describe Elantra drivers that hit potholes. STRANDED. I had the "Please Daddy" card played on me and I did help him with the jack but we had to get a socket to fit his lugs. I felt bad for the kid as he was catching it from my girl. |
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 13, 2019 10:50:47 GMT -5
Send the bill to the entity that owns the road. Your rims OK? One rim repair. Claim is in the process but I’m not holding my breath! |
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Post by jman46151 on Mar 13, 2019 11:02:44 GMT -5
I'm fixing a wheel bearing this weekend on my wife's car. No movement in the wheel but plenty of noise. I'm assuming it's bad due to her hitting a pothole.
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Post by esshup on Mar 13, 2019 11:34:38 GMT -5
Neighbor works for a railroad. He said the fastest way to get them to fix a bad crossing is to call them and ask them where to send the repair bill for your car or truck.
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Post by featherduster on Mar 13, 2019 11:48:15 GMT -5
Cotton you should REJOICE..........you could have been on your motorcycle.
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Post by brokenarrow on Mar 13, 2019 21:14:10 GMT -5
That pothole would have been a great place to recycle your tire. Kinda like paying it forward. I actually seen a tire in a pothole a few weeks ago and was wounding how many headaches it had saved others.
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Post by Sasquatch on Mar 14, 2019 12:09:14 GMT -5
Yet another reason I miss my old Cherokee. Most of today's Trucks and SUVs have more delicate underparts designed to compromise too much between durability and a comfortable ride.
Hitting one of those craters at normal driving speeds can really mess up a vehicle!
Sorry for your luck Highcotton!
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They do have a tire pump but with a broken bead and the sidewall with a hole in it he did not even get it out. I can only use one word to describe Elantra drivers that hit potholes. STRANDED. I had the "Please Daddy" card played on me and I did help him with the jack but we had to get a socket to fit his lugs. I felt bad for the kid as he was catching it from my girl. 
