You win again, FDR

tcd223 · 03-08-2011, 10:31 PM

Hit a monsterous pothole on the northbound FDR @ about 9:20pm today. Right lane, right under the Rockerfeller University. Put a huge bend on the inside lip of my 17" Motegi MR118, but my tire was still holding air. Made it to the 96th street exit and go a tow truck to the dealer. Guess I'm switching to my summer tires a few weeks earlier then I planned.

BrokenVert · 03-08-2011, 10:40 PM

Still can't believe you did that to a 17"

1on135_deal · 03-08-2011, 10:43 PM

yo fdr is so bad i would never take omfg that strip in the middle is sooooo badddd

tcd223 · 03-09-2011, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by BrokenVert

Still can't believe you did that to a 17"

lmao yea, you just wanted to borrow my 261m's.

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Originally Posted by 1on135_deal

yo fdr is so bad i would never take omfg that strip in the middle is sooooo badddd

I think I'll be taking the beater into the city for a couple of weeks till the DOT has time to patch a few of these monster potholes

Addict...Nah Im A Junkie! · 03-09-2011, 01:57 AM

That's why I drive on the westside highway. I gave up on the FDR years ago....I feel your pain, I have a bent rear rim on my roadster right now (possibly cracked).

20YRSDREAM · 03-09-2011, 01:53 PM

Sorry 2 hear that Bro. I hope u'll get $ bck frm the city & reported the shithole.

Thank God is not summer+Bremmer BR05 bc those are 18.

NYC6 · 03-09-2011, 02:19 PM

Riverside Dr got me about 6 months ago.

Maconer98 · 03-09-2011, 10:10 PM

I think I've hit that same exact pothole in the summer time...it was the loudest sound ever.

thez99 · 03-09-2011, 10:34 PM

Did you say WTF like 20 times right after it happened, repeatedly?

That was me last time i hit one of those

bigEC · 03-10-2011, 09:00 AM

I think i almost hit the same pothole probably in my moms truck like 2 weeks ago. roads around here have been getting so bad lately.

ptack · 03-10-2011, 09:45 AM

Will you replace the wheel or try to fix it?
I think you'll be OK going to summers now.

tcd223 · 03-10-2011, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Addict...Nah Im A Junkie!

That's why I drive on the westside highway. I gave up on the FDR years ago....I feel your pain, I have a bent rear rim on my roadster right now (possibly cracked).

Yea, the westside highway is in much better shape. the thing that kills me is I was in traffic from the Triborough bridge all the way past the 59th street bridge because they were filling potholes on the southbound side.

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Originally Posted by 20YRSDREAM

Sorry 2 hear that Bro. I hope u'll get $ bck frm the city & reported the shithole.

Thank God is not summer+Bremmer BR05 bc those are 18.

Lmao, if I have any more issues with/because of the bremmerkrafts, I'm going to sell my car and get a toyota.

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Originally Posted by NYC6

Riverside Dr got me about 6 months ago.

Yea, the city has become an unbeatable obstacle course this winter. Hope it gets patched up soon.

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Originally Posted by Maconer98

I think I've hit that same exact pothole in the summer time...it was the loudest sound ever.

I *thought* I had every pothole that needed evasive maneuvering to avoid mapped out and I drive the same path every night. Unfortunately I wasn't in the middle lane like I normally would have been on that stretch of road.

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Originally Posted by thez99

Did you say WTF like 20 times right after it happened, repeatedly?

That was me last time i hit one of those

Yes, I was rather vulgar right after it happened. There was a pull off about 150 ft from the hole, and after I pulled over to check out the damage, 3 other cars pulled in for the same reason in the 5 minutes it took me to figure out what was broken.

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Originally Posted by bigEC

I think i almost hit the same pothole probably in my moms truck like 2 weeks ago. roads around here have been getting so bad lately.

Yea, I wish the budget wasn't all out of whack thanks to snow removal and salt/chems. The patches aren't lasting if they get put down so the roads have lots of rocks on them and thats the best case condition for all of NYC.

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Originally Posted by ptack

Will you replace the wheel or try to fix it?
I think you'll be OK going to summers now.

The repair would be like $80ish, so I have a new rim ordered already. The tire is actually 100% ok according to the dealership and the indy tire shop mounting my summer tires right now.

I'm going to try to drive as little as possible over the next couple of weeks till the weather really warms up, but I think as long as the temps are ~50 I'll be fine. Driving home from the dealership last night on the stock rft's in 35-40 degree temps and rain was not fun.

moveswiftly · 03-13-2011, 12:04 PM

ouch

Boosted_N54 · 03-13-2011, 03:41 PM

i take the FDR every DAY to work. i know all the potholes on the FDR

after cracking afew rims i learnd them all ... LMAO

tcd223 · 03-14-2011, 01:21 AM

Least I got to mount these up.

moveswiftly · 03-19-2011, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tcd223

Least I got to mount these up.

what are those VMR's?

AchtungF80 · 03-19-2011, 07:29 PM

yaay a happy ending!
Feel your pain...even in my SUV i've hit some of those potholes but not to the extent was the impact so horrendous I had to check my tires or did I lose air...lucky so far I guess.

BrokenVert · 03-19-2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chesterfan1230

what are those VMR's?

They're Bremmer Craft BR05s

03-08-2011, 10:31 PM	#1
tcd223 Captain 47 Rep 940 Posts Drives: '10 LeMans 135i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 135i [7.00]	You win again, FDR Hit a monsterous pothole on the northbound FDR @ about 9:20pm today. Right lane, right under the Rockerfeller University. Put a huge bend on the inside lip of my 17" Motegi MR118, but my tire was still holding air. Made it to the 96th street exit and go a tow truck to the dealer. Guess I'm switching to my summer tires a few weeks earlier then I planned. Attached Images __________________ E82 Gone. 2013 JKUR on order
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Maconer98 Second Lieutenant 26 Rep 293 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 135i AW/CORAL RED MT Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NYC - Brooklyn iTrader: (5)	I think I've hit that same exact pothole in the summer time...it was the loudest sound ever.
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bigEC First Lieutenant 23 Rep 358 Posts Drives: White 135i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rockland NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 BMW 135i [0.00]	I think i almost hit the same pothole probably in my moms truck like 2 weeks ago. roads around here have been getting so bad lately.
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Boosted_N54 Major 180 Rep 1,310 Posts Drives: 135i N54 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	i take the FDR every DAY to work. i know all the potholes on the FDR after cracking afew rims i learnd them all ... LMAO
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tcd223 Captain 47 Rep 940 Posts Drives: '10 LeMans 135i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 135i [7.00]	Least I got to mount these up. Attached Images __________________ E82 Gone. 2013 JKUR on order
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