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      09-20-2012, 07:48 AM   #45
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      09-20-2012, 07:48 AM   #46
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The curb hit me. "I" did not hit you.

Shit Happens. Get it fixed and move on.
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      09-20-2012, 07:51 AM   #47
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What could I do?..at least now I will never hear it again..conversation may go more like this..

Girl: "Hon let me borrow your car"
Boy: "Sure but I think that tire may be losing some air after the curb rash"
Girl: "NEVER MIND"
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      09-20-2012, 08:57 AM   #48
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What?? How deep was it?? I've hit a thousand potholes in my day and never has it curbed one of my wheels. Stretch or something?
very deep... in NY / NJ we have craters they ligit could swallow your car whole.

it was on my z06 19s and once on my g37s 19"
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      09-20-2012, 09:16 AM   #49
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      09-20-2012, 09:21 AM   #50
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It seems that maybe M3 owners have no friends cause they don't know how to drive?
Agreed, bought my 08 M3 used with all 4 wheels curb rashed...
Lol damn!
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      09-20-2012, 09:23 AM   #51
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Or maybe M3 drivers have no friends because of hasty generalizations
thread fails because generalizations fail.

Maybe M3 owners curb their wheels because they do have friends and take their friends to bars with street parking frequently...
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      09-20-2012, 10:21 AM   #52
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Further proof that M3 drivers can't drive...the 100's of stories on this forum that start like, "I turned off DCS and..."

Usually, this is followed by something like the sky fell down, my house caught on fire, my dog died, my wife left me, an earthquake hit, etc...

The story usually ends with the poster's M3 hitting a curb.
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      09-20-2012, 01:36 PM   #53
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Dude, seriously?!?! Even with the function that tilts the passenger mirror down when you're in reverse so you can see the curb right there? Go out somewhere like a parking lot, lay down a strip of tape to represent a curb, and practice parallel parking without your wheels touching the tape. Then enjoy a life enhanced by lack of curb paranoia.
Meh, I don't care that much. I rarely have to parallel park. I don't find the tilty mirror thing very helpful.

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Some tires offer a lot of sidewall protection when brushing up against a curb. You have really have to go out of your way to curb a wheel when you're running Pilot Super Sports that are not stretched.
That won't save my $1000 lip, $2000 euro bumper, $1000 side skirt extensions, or my $750 rear spats.

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Dayum, OP is right.

Going to go get some of those wire thingys and bolt them on the passenger side.

Now where is my JC Whitney catalog?

Curb feelers FTW!
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      09-20-2012, 01:43 PM   #54
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Man oh man, I curbed a rim for the first time ever just last month. Was doing a parallel park in a tight spot and the rear left rim ever so slightly touched it, honestly you would not even see it if the rims were silver but being black and all.. Worst part was I was driving 2 minutes later..shouldn't have even parked in the first place! All together though I don't know how people do it to be honest, my front tires are a bit stretched and I haven't had a problem.
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      09-20-2012, 01:51 PM   #55
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Meh, I don't care that much. I rarely have to parallel park. I don't find the tilty mirror thing very helpful.



That won't save my $1000 lip, $2000 euro bumper, $1000 side skirt extensions, or my $750 rear spats.



Curb feelers FTW!

this doesn't make sense; obviously you do care. Don't people have to parallel park anymore to get a license?
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      09-20-2012, 01:53 PM   #56
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this doesn't make sense; obviously you do care. Don't people have to parallel park anymore to get a license?
No, I don't care that much to learn like he suggested I should. I'd rather avoid it because I don't have to do it often. Reading owns you.
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      09-20-2012, 02:10 PM   #57
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I squeeze my M3 backed up in my 2 car garage every day with my SUV parked in there and shelves on both sides. Squeeze in, squeeze out. No curb damage either. 2 broken windshields though in the last year. I blame all the rest of the drivers out there. I'm the best driver there is
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      09-20-2012, 08:32 PM   #58
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I blame on the concrete curbs. They should've been made out of softer and environmental friendly material (seems like nowadays you can make everything change as long as you mention it is greener) LOL
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      09-20-2012, 09:01 PM   #59
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I'll admit it, I am terrified of parallel parking the M3 without the GF spotting me. I won't drive the M3 if I anticipate having to park near a curb.
JC, really?

I swear, I read the things on these forums like this, or about the neurotic nuts that spend hours washing and wiping their cars, and I wonder how the human race survives.

Get a grip It's a car. Inanimate. Made of metal and plastic.
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      09-20-2012, 09:11 PM   #60
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JC, really?

I swear, I read the things on these forums like this, or about the neurotic nuts that spend hours washing and wiping their cars, and I wonder how the human race survives.

Get a grip It's a car. Inanimate. Made of metal and plastic.


And I equally wonder about all the nonchalant indifferent "its just a car" arguments.. but there are some people who value and take car of their stuff and some who dont want to spend money on body work..yet the human race hasnt collapsed..go figure..
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      09-20-2012, 09:32 PM   #61
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I'll admit it, I am terrified of parallel parking the M3 without the GF spotting me. I won't drive the M3 if I anticipate having to park near a curb.
JC, really?

I swear, I read the things on these forums like this, or about the neurotic nuts that spend hours washing and wiping their cars, and I wonder how the human race survives.

Get a grip It's a car. Inanimate. Made of metal and plastic.
What's wrong with spending a couple of hours on washing the car? Some people really enjoy it... I like to take care of my car, and have fun doing it, and trust me... my car is far from being a garage queen.
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does this work----lady runs me off the road the as I was taking a right, the back tire pinches the tire and destroys my tire and bends my rim
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      09-20-2012, 09:45 PM   #63
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does this work----lady runs me off the road the as I was taking a right, the back tire pinches the tire and destroys my tire and bends my rim
Sorry I stopped reading after "lady runs me off the road".
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      09-20-2012, 10:08 PM   #64
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Thats so 80s...dont ask me why they needed curb feelers on a 70 profile tires..this is a little more modern

Hmmmm..... M3 with white walls! Would go nice with the earth brown wrap with wood paneling...
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      09-20-2012, 10:08 PM   #65
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does this work----lady runs me off the road the as I was taking a right, the back tire pinches the tire and destroys my tire and bends my rim
What?
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      09-21-2012, 08:29 AM   #66
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Hey don't know what kind of wheels your looking for but I'm selling my wheels and they are perfect.not one scratch on them tire are like new. dont know how to send pics from my iPhone on the forum. send me your email and I will send pics.
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