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Old 11-05-04, 05:17 PM
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Default Wheel Damage...sighhh :(

alright I have been quiet for the past few weeks in preparation for my new debut but it looks as though the debut will take place in later months.

Yesterday as I was driving down a street after heavy rain previous days, i came upon a sinkhole...no not a pothole...but a massive sink hole that took up more than half the lane.....in short...there was a car beside me to my left...and a car to my rear...so i couldnt swerve left or brake....

i had to endure the hole....and i soon pulled over, only to find my driverside front and rear wheels lips bent upwards...

the wheels are not seeping air, but it just looks ugly i damn near cried ...anywho..

I will be telling you folks my experience with wheel techniques in the upcoming weeks as they will be doing my repairs....damn my luck has just gone down the hole....literally

sorry about no pictures but my parents seemed to like my cameras so much they decided to take both of them and leave me with nothing

the curse continues....

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Old 11-05-04, 05:45 PM
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Dayam dude.....so sorry to hear the curse has caught up with you.

I hit a wide and deep pothole today....luckily no damage....maybe cuz i pump my tires to 40+ psi.

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Old 11-05-04, 05:48 PM
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Sorry to hear about your loss Panda! I hope you get it fixed OK.
Old 11-05-04, 05:55 PM
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Damn that sucks. Sorry to hear the news...
Old 11-05-04, 06:11 PM
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Ouch...Damn man, you have had some crappy luck the last few months... Keep you head up bro, things will get better for ya!
Old 11-05-04, 06:13 PM
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Damn, sorry to hear that. Can't you report it to Cal Trans or some local government agency and have them reimburse you?
Old 11-05-04, 06:49 PM
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damn andy...you're definitely having some tough luck bro. sorry to hear about this latest mishap. i hope you're pursuing it with Cal Trans or whoever the responsible authorities are. where were you BTW?
i can see if my buddy still has my old stock wheels (16s) if you need something to roll on while your wheels get repaired. they're down in SJ if he still has them. anyway, if you need anything hit me up man.
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Old 11-05-04, 06:58 PM
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Sorry Panda. The car will get back to its nice condition eventually but it is a pain to deal with these mishaps.

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That sucks, kinda reminds me of when this happened to my ES. I'll post the story in car chat
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Old 11-05-04, 07:27 PM
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Sorry to hear that Panda.... I wish you all the best bro!
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sorry man, hope it works out... and u can't get those wheels anymore either
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oh man that sux.... that really sux! i can totally tell how you feel man, it's such a painful feeling, and you have some damn nice wheels too

sorry about that..... get down here and talk to WT soon, get the wheels fix
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sorry to heat that bro... ..hope you have some good recourse..
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thanks for the kind words guys...but I look at this as a reason to "fix up" my wheels so to speak....so look forward to them looking better than they did before

Joe- thanks for the gracious offering...I have a set of stock 17's ill be rolling on once I find my gorilla key
Old 11-06-04, 05:04 AM
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Originally posted by chuckb
That sucks, kinda reminds me of when this happened to my ES. I'll post the story in car chat
WoAH!


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