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Offline mike.

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Hit a pothole...............
« on: 28 July 2010, 21:57 »
Hit a pothole tonight, didn't see it and now have a bulge in the tyre wall.



I take it the tyre is scrap  :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Only 5000 miles on it, probably going to have to buy two now..
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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #1 on: 28 July 2010, 22:02 »
http://www.potholes.co.uk/ get your claim in. The more folk that claim the better.
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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #2 on: 28 July 2010, 22:06 »
Forms downloaded and will fill them in once I get the invoice from the tyre fitters  :smiley:

Luckily the Alloy survived..
« Last Edit: 28 July 2010, 22:10 by mike. »
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Offline Hartside

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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #3 on: 28 July 2010, 22:06 »
Yeh, the tyre is knackered. You'll need a new one unfortunately
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Offline MAW73

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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #4 on: 28 July 2010, 22:16 »
Bloody potholes and its only summer..... that's why I've just invested in a set of winter wheels.


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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #5 on: 28 July 2010, 22:21 »
Yea it's so annoying and frustrating..

Maybe I should just go and buy a Landrover.. :tongue:
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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #6 on: 28 July 2010, 22:23 »
Forms downloaded and will fill them in once I get the invoice from the tyre fitters  :smiley:
Luckily the Alloy survived.

So sorry to hear this.
Which make of tyre? Dunlops I see.
See, how tough the Monza Shadows are. :smug:
Would not have happened if you had a reversing camera. :evil:
« Last Edit: 28 July 2010, 22:35 by am1w »
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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #7 on: 28 July 2010, 22:38 »
Definitely wouldn't have happened if I had Xenons..  :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #8 on: 28 July 2010, 22:44 »
Definitely wouldn't have happened if I had Xenons..  :laugh: :laugh:

Hmmm .... Don't be too sure. Those potty holies are clever buggers. :sick:
I always pay attention to the body movement of the car in front as one form of precaution. :rolleyes:
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Offline RickS

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Re: Hit a pothole...............
« Reply #9 on: 29 July 2010, 06:55 »
You must have given it a hell of a whack to snap the steel reinforcing and egg the tyre! Might be an idea to have the steering and suspension checked over.
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