potholes to dodge or not?

acerboo · 02-07-2011, 04:10 PM

i often read that when someone changes fron runflats to non runflats they stop dodging potholes. having more compliant tyres may soften the impact to the passengers but it is still doing substantial damage to the rims tyres and suspension settings. i constantly scan the road for any depressions/holes/craters but even so manage to hit the odd one, but to actually not worry about hitting them seems to be inviting trouble.

briers · 02-07-2011, 04:16 PM

absolutely, if i see them

hit a massive pothole recently and spent about 5 mins swearing. Can't be good for the car, eventually something will give.

toxicnerve · 02-07-2011, 04:21 PM

I try to avoid them as much as possible. However, sometimes it's simply not possible. For example, motorway, cruising at 70, in the dark/wet with traffic on both sides, what do you do? Not much you can do I suspect, except clench your butt-cheeks and grit your teeth!!!

Sometimes the sound they make when you do impact them is horrific. The loudest, most "bone-crunching" BANG and you're immediately left wondering what's just broken. Rim? Tyre? Suspension components? KDS will need doing that's for sure!

That kind of thing. The roads are a fucking joke at the moment.

kaishang · 02-07-2011, 04:50 PM

SE suspension. 17 inch tyres. No problem.

gunsekun · 02-07-2011, 04:54 PM

there is only one solution...gtfo from the GHETTO

Candy 01 · 02-07-2011, 05:05 PM

Yep i'am constantly dodging pothole's, i think the salt the council put's out on the road's in the winter season to melt ice snow cause's them....

Jeff123 · 02-07-2011, 05:29 PM

It's not potholes, with runflats it's cats-eyes!

G33 · 02-07-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gunsekun

there is only one solution...gtfo from the GHETTO

i was visiting your mom

AlwynMike · 02-08-2011, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Candy 01

Yep i'am constantly dogging pothole's, i think the salt the council put's out on the road's in the winter season to melt ice snow cause's them....

I really, really, hope you meant dodging, rather than dogging

creepy coupe · 02-08-2011, 03:44 AM

I aim for them, because for years I tried avoiding them and always hit them.

DavS1 · 02-08-2011, 04:54 AM

I fear for my poor 313m's, the 30/35 sidewall albeit RF isn't much of a coushon, i'm all over the roads they are a complete JOKE....for the amount of money we pay on road tax.

drop links, springs, dampers, top shocky mounts, wheels, tyres, suspension arm bushes, all things that can be affected...I even notice my headlamps move on some of the bigger ones

www.fixmystreet.co.uk is a good website to report them.

BIGTIME · 02-08-2011, 06:06 AM

Are the 313 alloys prone to cracking?

Transport3r · 02-08-2011, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

I aim for them, because for years I tried avoiding them and always hit them.

lol

DavS1 · 02-08-2011, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by BIGTIME

Are the 313 alloys prone to cracking?

I don't thinkso, I've never saw anyone with any cracked 313's but not to say it doesn't happen.

I think it's only the 225m wheels that had the problems iirc.

BIGTIME · 02-08-2011, 09:26 AM

I have 225 M's on mine and I've heard BMW have stopped making them. What's the chances if 1 of mine cracked getting a set of 313's cheap?

m1bjr · 02-08-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Candy 01

Yep i'am constantly dogging pothole's

acerboo · 02-08-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by toxicnerve

I try to avoid them as much as possible. However, sometimes it's simply not possible. For example, motorway, cruising at 70, in the dark/wet with traffic on both sides, what do you do? Not much you can do I suspect, except clench your butt-cheeks and grit your teeth!!!

Sometimes the sound they make when you do impact them is horrific. The loudest, most "bone-crunching" BANG and you're immediately left wondering what's just broken. Rim? Tyre? Suspension components? KDS will need doing that's for sure!

That kind of thing. The roads are a fucking joke at the moment.

read in the Sun today the government has cut the council's road budget by£165 million but its giving africa £100 million to imrpove its roads! Bonkers!

toxicnerve · 02-08-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by acerboo

read in the Sun today the government has cut the council's road budget by£165 million but its giving africa £100 million to imrpove its roads! Bonkers!

Don't get me started.

deep breaths, walk away

DavS1 · 02-08-2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BIGTIME

I have 225 M's on mine and I've heard BMW have stopped making them. What's the chances if 1 of mine cracked getting a set of 313's cheap?

Probably 2 chances.

It would be AWESOME (if possible) if EVERYONE stopped paying road tax for a few years, get it right up them! They'd probably ram petrol tax right up though to get it back up us

I'm pig sick of the roads and there is not one single attempt that I have saw to repair them, literally every road I go down has at least one king size pot hole, we get our pants pulled down from all directions, this country is f*cked.

Candy 01 · 02-08-2011, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DavS1

Probably 2 chances.

It would be AWESOME (if possible) if EVERYONE stopped paying road tax for a few years, get it right up them! They'd probably ram petrol tax right up though to get it back up us

I'm pig sick of the roads and there is not one single attempt that I have saw to repair them, literally every road I go down has at least one king size pot hole, we get our pants pulled down from all directions, this country is f*cked.

+1

Candy 01 · 02-08-2011, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwynMike

I really, really, hope you meant dodging, rather than dogging

lol i've changed it now

SteveF1 · 02-08-2011, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by acerboo

read in the Sun today the government has cut the council's road budget by£165 million but its giving africa £100 million to imrpove its roads! Bonkers!

This country is fooked in the head, no logic whatsoever. Sometimes I want to cancel the direct debits for my council tax or stop paying road tax and suffer the consequences, what would they do if we all stopped in protest, lock us all up? If they cut the actual repair budgets they will more than double that figure suffering lawsuits from drivers claiming against them for damage to their car. The dumb fookers are so short sighted its untrue!

Private companies like the utility firms should also foot whole swathes of road being repaired when they dig up sections to upgrade or repair their stuff. Its them that constantly rip up roads, a little bit here and a little bit there that eventually fail first as they'be broken the continuity of the tarmac. We had one road near us completely resurfaced from one end to the other, they did a nice job and put new markings and high grip compound down. It took a few months of hardship and traffic jams but it was worth it when completed. Then within a month of it being done United Utilities ripped up one section to replace piping that was old and when they left the repair was shocking. Why councils don't hold these twats to book is another thing.

I still avoid potholes despite moving from runflats, the M sport suspension is still stiff regardless but my major gripe is the fact the interior trim rattles and cracks when even a minor pothole is hit and this just makes me cringe. The actual bump absorption isn't that bad but the fact the interior can't handle it makes potholes the devil incarnet.

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