I hit a pothole :/ - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Tamago · 10-29-2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kimona

Same thing happened to me. Got a written estimate, wrote the city and explained what had happened indicating exactly where the pothole was. City sent me a check for the full amount of the estimate.

i am not surprised

firemachine69 · 10-30-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JBougie

And warped my wheel. My aluminum wheel .... so, it's gotta be replaced because it's going to cost $150-$200 to fix it and the wheel/tire combo is only $174.

Lame.

I hate Minnesota and it's craptastic highways, and lack of road work (yet, they keep raising my taxes for 'roads & bridges' ... suuuure).

Thankfully, my wheels are still being produced so I will be ordering that on Friday (payday). It's at the shop now sitting in the parking lot until I can get an allen wrech big enough to fit (it has a combo of the locking lugs and the allen wrench) to get my 17"s off and throw my steelies back on.

I just needed to vent to someone who would understand the pain and frustration I am feeling right now.

I am just glad it was only the wheel, not any other part of the car becuase it was a BAD pothole. It could have been worse and I'm glad it's not - but I still just want to bitch about it.

/rant

Hey there, sorry about the bad luck. At least you get to replace yours. I wanted to buy a replacement aftermarket alloy once upon a time - except that they made a "revision" to the model that looked almost nothing like the retail version I had purchased. I ended up tossing six-hundred dollars worth of rims in the trash.

JBougie · 10-31-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by firemachine69

Hey there, sorry about the bad luck. At least you get to replace yours. I wanted to buy a replacement aftermarket alloy once upon a time - except that they made a "revision" to the model that looked almost nothing like the retail version I had purchased. I ended up tossing six-hundred dollars worth of rims in the trash.

Oh no!! Just so you know in case it happens in the future - there ARE places that fix rims; it is usually like $150 +/- a wheel, but there are places that fix them. I have two places here locally that do it but I just don't want to go that option because a brand new wheel w/ a tire is only going to cost me $178 shipped to my door so it's just makes me more sense to me to get a brand new wheel WITH a tire for the same price.

That's really sad though :( I'm sorry that happened!!

schleppy · 10-31-2009, 04:02 PM

Been there, done that. Bending a wheel definitely sucks.

N2scouting · 10-31-2009, 04:59 PM

Sorry about the wheel. My mother was a member of the Eastern star. Dad was a Mason and a Shriner. I don't see much Eastern Star activity in this area. Masonic membership is down around here as well.

JBougie · 11-02-2009, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by N2scouting

Sorry about the wheel. My mother was a member of the Eastern star. Dad was a Mason and a Shriner. I don't see much Eastern Star activity in this area. Masonic membership is down around here as well.

Eastern Stars aren't very 'popular' around here, at least not within my age group.

toad · 10-31-2009, 05:13 PM

i saw the word 'pothole' and instantly thought of the commercial on tv with kelly pickler(from american idol fame) doing the voice of a talking pothole that just blew-out a tire - 'awwww, shoot! did i do thaaaaat?' sorry to make light of your situation, but i laugh everytime i hear it!

JBougie · 11-02-2009, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by toad

i saw the word 'pothole' and instantly thought of the commercial on tv with kelly pickler(from american idol fame) doing the voice of a talking pothole that just blew-out a tire - 'awwww, shoot! did i do thaaaaat?' sorry to make light of your situation, but i laugh everytime i hear it!

LOL that's great!! I completely forgot about that commercial, I am going to chuckle everytime I look at my bent wheel sitting in the living room now haha (the lock on my garage broke, so the wheels aren't going in the garage till they be secured in there ... so for now, they have warmth in the corner of the living room lol)

yaris-me · 11-01-2009, 01:35 AM

In California, if it's not potholes, it's shredded truck tires, mattress', coolers, dead animals, wooden crates, boxes, furniture, car parts (saw a whole transmission in the middle of the freeway), whole wheels with tire, bumpers, fenders, you name it.

I don't know how anyone can avoid hitting something.

Sorry about your wheel.

shaneeezy · 11-01-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by yaris-me

In California, if it's not potholes, it's shredded truck tires, mattress', coolers, dead animals, wooden crates, boxes, furniture, car parts (saw a whole transmission in the middle of the freeway), whole wheels with tire, bumpers, fenders, you name it.

I don't know how anyone can avoid hitting something.

Sorry about your wheel.

LOL! Sad to say, but I totally agree! One time I saw a refrigerator on the 5 South freeway! Hahaha.

SilverBack · 11-01-2009, 01:58 AM

^Shoulda picked it up. Might still have a beer in it for you LOL

I almost wrecked today swerving around a steel ladder on the freeway. I see some people just don't know when to stop loading their car roofs/pick-ups

JBougie, did you find a replacement for your wheel yet?

JBougie · 11-02-2009, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by k r a y z e e . j o j o

^Shoulda picked it up. Might still have a beer in it for you LOL

I almost wrecked today swerving around a steel ladder on the freeway. I see some people just don't know when to stop loading their car roofs/pick-ups

JBougie, did you find a replacement for your wheel yet?

Holy shit - I can honestly say I have never seen anything that crazy in the road before. lol That is like something from a video game!!

I did find a replacement, I am ordering another wheel from WheelFire.com where I bought the set, they still have them in stock so I'm good :) I have my steelies on now, which I need to have on for winter anyway - but here is a few pictures of the damage

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bronsin · 11-01-2009, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by yaris-me

In California, if it's not potholes, it's shredded truck tires, mattress', coolers, dead animals, wooden crates, boxes, furniture, car parts (saw a whole transmission in the middle of the freeway), whole wheels with tire, bumpers, fenders, you name it.

I don't know how anyone can avoid hitting something.

Sorry about your wheel.

My brother moved to TX recently. Everywhere you go there are Mexicans driving pickup trucks with a huge pile of junk in the back stacked up precariously. It must be the same in CA. As a motorcycle rider I take note!

SilverBack · 11-02-2009, 02:10 AM

Pretty much the same here. All I can say is that driving on LA roads make for interesting adventures sometimes. Like yaris-me said, you're bound to find the most random pieces debris lying right in front of you to hit.

Almost tempting to make a game out of it. 50 points if you peg the mattress without crashing

GuySmily · 11-02-2009, 04:48 AM

That must have been one hell of a pothole, even for a 205/40 tire. Ouch. At least they're not Volks, right?

That's why I switched from 17" to 15/16" (staggered - I don't drive a Yaris). It bugged me how much of a beating 17's take on our cars, since we have to run such low profile tires on them.

SilverBack · 11-02-2009, 09:23 PM

Ouch is right. That is a nasty bend...

regal · 11-05-2009, 09:34 PM

Yes the 15" OEM Alloys are the perfect compromise for a daily driver on rough road, I used the Scion's. They are so much tougher than Konigs and the like.

eht13 · 11-05-2009, 12:02 AM

So with all this talk of 15's vs. 17's, lower profile vs. taller sidewalls, etc... and of course, strength vs. looks... could the 15" OEM alloys be the perfect compromise?

11-01-2009, 01:58 AM	#11
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	^Shoulda picked it up. Might still have a beer in it for you LOL I almost wrecked today swerving around a steel ladder on the freeway. I see some people just don't know when to stop loading their car roofs/pick-ups JBougie, did you find a replacement for your wheel yet? __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

11-02-2009, 02:10 AM	#14
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	Pretty much the same here. All I can say is that driving on LA roads make for interesting adventures sometimes. Like yaris-me said, you're bound to find the most random pieces debris lying right in front of you to hit. Almost tempting to make a game out of it. 50 points if you peg the mattress without crashing __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

11-02-2009, 09:23 PM	#16
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	Ouch is right. That is a nasty bend... __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

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schleppy I love momentum. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris LB, Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 587	Been there, done that. Bending a wheel definitely sucks.

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toad Drives: street-legal go-kart Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bowser's castle Posts: 627	i saw the word 'pothole' and instantly thought of the commercial on tv with kelly pickler(from american idol fame) doing the voice of a talking pothole that just blew-out a tire - 'awwww, shoot! did i do thaaaaat?' sorry to make light of your situation, but i laugh everytime i hear it!

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GuySmily Drives: 2005 Toyota MR2 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 158	That must have been one hell of a pothole, even for a 205/40 tire. Ouch. At least they're not Volks, right? That's why I switched from 17" to 15/16" (staggered - I don't drive a Yaris). It bugged me how much of a beating 17's take on our cars, since we have to run such low profile tires on them.

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