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EnvyM3 06-21-2005 10:00 AM

Damn Potholes
 
I was driving through Mass last week and hit a huge pothole and blew out the elastics in the sidewalls on both passenger side tires. They are now blowing up like baloons. One of my rims got bent too. :angry

Anyone know if we get discounts from tirerack for being a member here? I PM'd Komodo but he is not on and I need to order tires ASAP. Thanks.

xsperf 06-21-2005 11:33 AM

i dont know if you can get cheap tires, but you can complain to the police and prove that the pothole caused it and have them pay for your rims and tires

projal147 06-21-2005 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by EnvyM3
I was driving through Mass last week and hit a huge pothole and blew out the elastics in the sidewalls on both passenger side tires. They are now blowing up like baloons. One of my rims got bent too. :angry

Anyone know if we get discounts from tirerack for being a member here? I PM'd Komodo but he is not on and I need to order tires ASAP. Thanks.

That sucks. The same thing happened to my friend's 540i, he hit a pothole and blew out his rear tire.

As far as I know, we dont get a discount from tire rack, just we get a 6% commission from your purchase, which gets put back into site advertisement.

witeshark 06-21-2005 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by xsperf
i dont know if you can get cheap tires, but you can complain to the police and prove that the pothole caused it and have them pay for your rims and tires

I know someone from Mass that did that. You get a report and turn all the information to the city where it happened and you get your tires/rims fixed by them :deal Also, it helps UB to order from Tire Rack through the link here ;)

EnvyM3 06-21-2005 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by xsperf
i dont know if you can get cheap tires, but you can complain to the police and prove that the pothole caused it and have them pay for your rims and tires

Is that really possible???

komodo 06-21-2005 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by EnvyM3
Is that really possible???

Yeah, in my city if you hit a pothole and it causes damage, you're supposted to pull over immediately and call a police officer out to write a report. If in his report he declares the cause of your damage was the pothole, the city will reimburse you for the cost of repairs.

Could be different in your city though.

And yes, we get 6% of any purchase made through the banner, which goes to advertising and such. :)

catalyst 06-21-2005 01:10 PM

Fuck MA roads.

EnvyM3 06-21-2005 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by c4talyst
Fuck MA roads.

:werd

There was recently a report on the news stating that Mass had the worst roads in the country and that the average person spends an extra $500 / year on wear and tear due to the shitty roads. Fuck MA roads is right :angry

Dudesky 06-21-2005 04:36 PM

Same problem here in Jersey. My poor rims- I've hit so many potholes in the last couple of weeks, I'm thinking of changing my name to Dentsky :D The whole northeast in general sucks. I should move back to Texas.

And here's how the reimbursement works in my town: "Hi, officer, can you write a report so I can be reimbursed for damages caused by this pothole . . "

Police officer------> :lmao

witeshark 06-21-2005 05:31 PM

I feel so spoiled. I saw one pothole since I have lived in Florida. I only hit it once, and it was quickly fixed :)

EnvyM3 06-21-2005 06:01 PM

I called the city of Waltham and they said they said that they actually would reimburse me if I send them pics of the damage, a detailed letter explaining what happened, and all receipts :woot

I would have never called if it wasn't for the forum :cheers I guess it does pay to surf the forums while I'm at work

witeshark 06-21-2005 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EnvyM3
I called the city of Waltham and they said they said that they actually would reimburse me if I send them pics of the damage, a detailed letter explaining what happened, and all receipts :woot

I would have never called if it wasn't for the forum :cheers I guess it does pay to surf the forums while I'm at work

That's really great news! :spin :guitarist :redspotda

komodo 06-22-2005 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EnvyM3
I called the city of Waltham and they said they said that they actually would reimburse me if I send them pics of the damage, a detailed letter explaining what happened, and all receipts :woot

I would have never called if it wasn't for the forum :cheers I guess it does pay to surf the forums while I'm at work

Haha, United Bimmer for life. :rock :rock


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