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Old 27-07-2009, 10:48 PM   #1
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I was on the way home the other night with family in the car and i hit a bloody pot hole....not happy : . I have changed all the rims back to the Xr8 rims now.



I hit he thing with both front and back drivers side wheels, the front 1 is fine and the rear smashed into 4 but the tyre has nothing wrong with it???

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Old 29-07-2009, 12:36 PM   #2
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what a bummer !!!!! the car still looks good though
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Old 29-07-2009, 01:17 PM   #3
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Bad news. At least the car is not damaged.
Where was the pothole so I can avoid it?
What pressures are you running?
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Old 29-07-2009, 07:42 PM   #4
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Bad news. At least the car is not damaged.
Where was the pothole so I can avoid it?
What pressures are you running?
It is on Port Stephens Dr near the road where you go down to Taylors Beach. it is still there to, 5 days later. I run 40psi and have done for years with no issues. Thats what i run on my...Calais, can i say that on here without being shot...lol....it has 19's and it has low and hard springs. i am starting to thing it was a rim problem so i will be contacting PDW.
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Old 29-07-2009, 07:47 PM   #5
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I know the one. Dam thing turns up every time it rains.
I,ve hit it once as well. No damage though.
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Old 30-07-2009, 12:41 PM   #6
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i will avoid it too as i visit Salamanda Bay shopping center. thanks for the heads up on it.
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Old 08-08-2009, 09:00 AM   #7
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Port Stephens Council, nothing has changed.
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How bad are the roads up there? Or did you run over a crater
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Old 11-08-2009, 06:18 PM   #9
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How bad are the roads up there? Or did you run over a crater
not normally to bad but wrong place wrong time with a rim that couldn't handle it i guess.
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