chicotunner07

So this is something I never expected to happen to me, I've been driving in so florida for 4+ years and never encountered a pothole this size, lol. The roads down here are pretty damm good aside from construction zones. This is a road I take 5 times a week to work mon-fri. I drove on it Friday 12/4 and it was fine, and yesterday 12/7 it happens.... lol it was 530 in the morning and drizzling, I did not see it for nothing, but I sure as hell felt it, lol

Wheels are 135 dollar a piece MB weapons in 17x8 with 235/45 tires, I was doing 40 and this pothole was the size of a wheel and 6-8 inches deep, I hit it dead on, the front is dented on the inside, warped, and won't hold air, the rear one is dented inside as well, still holds air, and is a little warped.

GOOD NEWS: they are 135 a piece, not 400+ jdm wheels, lol, I would have been in tears had they been expensive wheels, there is no visible damage to the suspension, no play whatsoever, seems like the wheels took all the force, kinda like a cars crush zone, lol

THE BAD: its 270 bucks down the drain, plus the cost of tires since they are probably no good and I don't want to chance it, this is coming out of my turbo fund, so this really blows, no pun intended, lol


This is one of those times that I wonder how a more expensive forged wheel would have held up to the pothole and maybe walk away unscathed, but also glad I have cheap wheels that work great for DD and are cheap to replace.

So now I'm either gonna buy the 2 wheels and tires I need or perhaps find a set of wheels and tires for a little more and go with that.

Sucks, but that's life

weezyfbayba

this is why i bought motegi's florida sucks

chicotunner07

I think florida roads are pretty good, at least when compared to say new jersey or new york, lol

RedLine_tC

i have done the same thing to rims in the past in florida's great roads

chicotunner07

^I sense sarcasm, lmao!

Am I the only one that thinks florida roads are pretty good compared to northern states, lol, then again I'm talking about broward county, definitely not miami, lol

bdis3

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pics or it didnt happen.

chicotunner07

^lmao, I don't know what it is about carnage pics, I love them as much as the next guy, lol pics will be taken probably tomorrow to satisfy your urges!

bdis3

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haha I was just playin. sucks to hear. maybe time to upgrade to baller rims.

chicotunner07

Yeah I know, lol

Baller wheels are not in the budget, lol, all my funds are going towards boost, lol perhaps in the future

MikeRackhabit

Sucks to hear, all I can think of is the geico commercial about the pothole...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjMUfIKktWU

TCpete

dang thats sucks bro.. but atleast those MBs are still replaceable!! lol

Gmonroe80

Damn it you beat me to it!

chicotunner07

Lmao, never seen that geico vid!

they are most likely getting replaces by the same wheels, I still love how they look on my car

NYNCTC

iTrader: (2)

that sucks brahhh. i would have cried if it were my wheels.

weezyfbayba

the road's suck here in fort myer's i have to swerve half way home from the potholes and the dips and the rail road track's

chicotunner07

^lol, yeah, railroad tracks are pretty bad here too, my corner lights would pop out back when I had my civic, lol

Nytc, I would cry too, lol

highvoltage1

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Dude thats sux! I would donate mine to ya if I had funds to get some 18x8 mesh wheels. But sadly i dont. I think florida roads are pretty good definitely better than up north. But thats the snow doign that. The roads down here in Key west suck pretty good but thats cause of the heat and one road closed means nobody can go anywhere. LOL

chicotunner07

yeah bro! what sucks is that this is taking away from my turbo funds, lol

i just picked up a set of stockers, gonna slap some tires on them for now, i may sell the 2 MB's i have left to someone looking for some track wheels, we'll see