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MadMardigan · 07-15-2006, 03:50 PM

I hit a pothole today. Didn't see it, but I sure felt it. Look what it did to my tire. Luckily it didn't scratch the rim very much.

Anyone have any suggestions on what to do besides buy a new tire? Should I call my insurance and get them to bill the city for the damage?

Here's the pothole:
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Here's my hand in the pothole...
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Here's my tire

Novs · 07-15-2006, 04:01 PM

Go to the city hall of the town the pot holes in and talk to someone for like streets and roads department or just some kind of insurance department. The town has insurance for things like that so you should get on the phone or go to the city hall and ask around for who you should talk to. The same thing happened to me in what looked like a meteor crater and it bent both front rims and busted both tires. All was paid for by the town.

iboo · 07-15-2006, 04:01 PM

Damn i hope its not leaking air now

Trigger6 · 07-15-2006, 04:05 PM

Yeah, its the city's responsibility to maintain them...if it causes damages like that, they will usually cover damages. I had that happen in my Jetta in a town and they paid for the wheel, tire, and got me a rental car for 2 days.

MadMardigan · 07-15-2006, 04:09 PM

The problem is, I don't know if the street is a city one or private one. It looks more like an access road that leads to a mcdonald's and auto zone, but it also leads to an apartment complex.

Trigger6 · 07-15-2006, 04:12 PM

See if it has a street name. If it doesn't, contact the property manager. Tell them you are a loyal customer of the three businesses and bitch. They apartment complex would know for sure. Either way, you should be able to get someone to pay for it.

compucat · 07-15-2006, 10:37 PM

I feel your pain. Potholes are the worse. My last car had 215/45/17, so the sidewall was even smaller. In less than 1 year, I dented 4 rims, and blew out 6 (yes 6) tires. I remember calling my salesman about it (being my first car with low-profiles)...he must've laughed when I asked about factory warranty! Needless to say, although the 6s sport has bigger sidewalls with the 215/50, I still always keep an eye on the road.

It never hurts to call the town hall. See who has responsibilty. Good thing you have pics. At the very least, they will patch it (hopefully), so it doesn't happen to you again.

MadMardigan · 07-16-2006, 08:52 AM

I've emailed them but its the weekend so ya know. I also emailed Eric at TireSwap about it, he says there aren't any warranties (like the ones u can buy) but that he'll sell me a new tire at cost.

It's not a big deal seeing as how the proxes4 are cheap compared to regular road tires, however, I don't want to deal with all this unless I get compensated.

MZBuckeye · 07-16-2006, 08:54 AM

Damn dude, where did that happen?

knownzero · 07-16-2006, 09:43 AM

That sucks! If it's a city road, they should take care of it, one of my salespeople hit one on 270 & 23 a few years back and they paid for a new tire and rim. The placement in your case might be tricky but someone should pay for that. If it was in Columbus I know they have an office that handles that kind of thing, I'm assuming all the cities around here would have something similiar.

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Novs Track Racer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Newark, N.J. Posts: 332 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Go to the city hall of the town the pot holes in and talk to someone for like streets and roads department or just some kind of insurance department. The town has insurance for things like that so you should get on the phone or go to the city hall and ask around for who you should talk to. The same thing happened to me in what looked like a meteor crater and it bent both front rims and busted both tires. All was paid for by the town. __________________ 06 6S Sedan 6AT Onyx Black on Black Leather - CPE MAFci - Injen SES Cat Back Exhaust - GT Spec Trailing Brace - All Red LED's in Interior - - Stubby Antenna - Mazdaspeed Hatch Springs -

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Trigger6 Track Racer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 498 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah, its the city's responsibility to maintain them...if it causes damages like that, they will usually cover damages. I had that happen in my Jetta in a town and they paid for the wheel, tire, and got me a rental car for 2 days. __________________ "Parents, teach your children. Children, teach your parents. Teachers, teach your pupils. Pupils, teach your teachers. Vision is the river, and we who have been changed are the flood." "The world will not be saved by old minds with new programs. If the world is saved, it will be saved by new minds - with no programs." 2004 Mazda6s GT - Magnaflow Exhaust, 35% tint, leds everywhere 1996 MX5 Miata - Flying Miata Spring, KYB AGX shocks, 4 point roll-bar, Kenwood 3-ways, Alpine HU, Sony tweeters, and some other stuff...

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MadMardigan Track Racer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 980 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	The problem is, I don't know if the street is a city one or private one. It looks more like an access road that leads to a mcdonald's and auto zone, but it also leads to an apartment complex. __________________ My Garage 3.0L V6 ATX Performance White

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Trigger6 Track Racer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 498 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	See if it has a street name. If it doesn't, contact the property manager. Tell them you are a loyal customer of the three businesses and bitch. They apartment complex would know for sure. Either way, you should be able to get someone to pay for it. __________________ "Parents, teach your children. Children, teach your parents. Teachers, teach your pupils. Pupils, teach your teachers. Vision is the river, and we who have been changed are the flood." "The world will not be saved by old minds with new programs. If the world is saved, it will be saved by new minds - with no programs." 2004 Mazda6s GT - Magnaflow Exhaust, 35% tint, leds everywhere 1996 MX5 Miata - Flying Miata Spring, KYB AGX shocks, 4 point roll-bar, Kenwood 3-ways, Alpine HU, Sony tweeters, and some other stuff...

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compucat Track Racer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central NJ Posts: 168 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I feel your pain. Potholes are the worse. My last car had 215/45/17, so the sidewall was even smaller. In less than 1 year, I dented 4 rims, and blew out 6 (yes 6) tires. I remember calling my salesman about it (being my first car with low-profiles)...he must've laughed when I asked about factory warranty! Needless to say, although the 6s sport has bigger sidewalls with the 215/50, I still always keep an eye on the road. It never hurts to call the town hall. See who has responsibilty. Good thing you have pics. At the very least, they will patch it (hopefully), so it doesn't happen to you again. __________________ '06 S Sport Onyx Black MTX Sedan w/ Bose/Moonroof/6cd...that's a mouthful! Oh yeah...also got XM with a few other things. Now featuring the sharkfin...beautiful

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MadMardigan Track Racer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 980 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I've emailed them but its the weekend so ya know. I also emailed Eric at TireSwap about it, he says there aren't any warranties (like the ones u can buy) but that he'll sell me a new tire at cost. It's not a big deal seeing as how the proxes4 are cheap compared to regular road tires, however, I don't want to deal with all this unless I get compensated. __________________ My Garage 3.0L V6 ATX Performance White

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knownzero Track Racer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 490 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	That sucks! If it's a city road, they should take care of it, one of my salespeople hit one on 270 & 23 a few years back and they paid for a new tire and rim. The placement in your case might be tricky but someone should pay for that. If it was in Columbus I know they have an office that handles that kind of thing, I'm assuming all the cities around here would have something similiar. __________________ "Zoom freaking Zoom"