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18-12-2005, 09:14 PM
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I am a Princess!!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Here is the result of my Fiesta hitting a pothole.... All four wheels were the same....
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18-12-2005, 09:28 PM
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black zetec
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: melbourne
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oooh nasty.. seems like a good excuse to buy some nice 17"s
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18-12-2005, 09:37 PM
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I am a Princess!!!
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Location: Brisbane
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thats what I was thinking...
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18-12-2005, 09:39 PM
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
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Get the council to pay for damages.
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18-12-2005, 10:28 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: QLD
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I hit a huge pot hole in the rain about 8 years ago right on the cusp of BCC (Brisbane City Council) and PRSC (Pine Rivers Shire Council) border at Bald Hills/Strathpine The BCC blamed the PRSC and they blamed the BCC and in the end they both blamed the Dept of Main Roads and then they pointed me back to the local council who looked after the minor arterial road and one of them got a subcontactor in to repair the pot hole from neither of the 2 councils owned up to doing it In the end $200 for a new wheel or a few thousand in solicitor bills to try and get one of the councils to cough up
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18-12-2005, 10:08 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Must of been a big pothole if it happened to all four wheels. But like the others have said good excuse to get rims. I gutter bashed my stock 16" rims on my Focus...good excause to get the 17's
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18-12-2005, 11:10 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Victoria
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One of my stocko 15" alloys is like that. After meeting a pot hole.
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18-12-2005, 11:30 PM
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GT4.
Join Date: Dec 2004
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WOW. All four wheels are the same???
Did you go back for a second run or something? |
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18-12-2005, 11:38 PM
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Regular Member
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Location: perth
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get some real rims , anyway the steel rims are crap. You did youself a favour
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19-12-2005, 07:16 PM
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I am a Princess!!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane
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yeah the council has said they are going to pay for the damage. Roadworks happened there on the saturday and instead of finishing the job they just filled it up with gravel. Being a busy road the gravel just got taken out of the hole by each passing car. There was no signs to indicate any road works and as it was in shadows impossible to see. Our car was not the only one damaged. Actually we have had no problem with the council at all (Brisbane) they have been very apologetic.
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19-12-2005, 07:30 PM
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I am a Princess!!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane
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here are some more pics as you can see it was very hard to spot and at the time two cars had parked further up in the left lane to change tyres.
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19-12-2005, 08:40 PM
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
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I have heard off someone else on here doing the same thing, and the council footed the bill.
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19-12-2005, 09:33 PM
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Clio 182 CUP!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
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Wow.... that is just wrong! It is over the two lanes! What if you lost control because it was raining and the car lost traction?!
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19-12-2005, 09:39 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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First thought - Thats a massive hole
Second thought (with aid of pictures) - Ouch! Man good luck with getting the council to pay.. That is a crappie piece of road you have there.. |
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19-12-2005, 11:21 PM
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Clio 182 CUP!
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Location: Inner West, Sydney
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Im sorry, the Fiesta is a great rally car... but thats just harsh!
I'd be asking for some legal advice and getting the council to pay. 4 Alloys (Steelies even) and 4 tyres are not cheap! I just spent $890 on tyres alone!
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20-12-2005, 01:50 PM
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I am a Princess!!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Hey guys,
The council has paid up and its all been sorted.... 4 new wheels and tires all good... and no funny vibrations |
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20-12-2005, 03:40 PM
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Has any one ever told you ,your supposed to put air in the tyres ........LOL
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20-12-2005, 07:28 PM
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Clio 182 CUP!
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
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WOW! That was quick! Congrats with the quick response to that council! Mine seems to stick to waiting till the road is rocks before fixing it......... Oh, and shutting off the WHOLE street to do a little patch work. Ridiculous!
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