Those Potholes!!

MAHack · 03-09-2010, 10:44 PM

New to the M3, but my past couple rides have been 997 Carrera S's and the potholes here are awful. I have bent 5 ! 911 19" wheels in the past 7 years. The dealer price is $1600 for a rear and $1300 for a front. OUCH! Have found the past couple on Ebay for around $500. I imagine the M3 will suffer the same fate if driven daily.

Mark

haze gray · 03-09-2010, 10:48 PM

West Virginia! Sorry man, couldn't resist.

Leozap · 03-09-2010, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by haze gray

West Virginia! Sorry man, couldn't resist.

You can't speed in West Virginia.

NYSPEM3 · 03-10-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by haze gray

West Virginia! Sorry man, couldn't resist.

WV has some of the best roads east of the Mississippi.

captainaudio · 03-10-2010, 08:02 PM

Echo M3 · 03-10-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by captainaudio

Pshh, that's a well-paved road compared to some of the crap I've encountered on the Cross-Bronx expressway.

GewoW · 03-11-2010, 04:12 PM

I think anyone that has lived in Montreal or has driven here (actually Quebec in general) will tell you that our roads are insanely crap... I have mentally mapped out the most common roads I use, noting where the potholes are, which lane yo take and even when to switch lanes... I sometimes feel unsafe/stupid driving when I realize that I'm looking at the road rather than in front of me!!

Pete The Greek · 03-11-2010, 04:24 PM

Chicago has some of the worst!

captainaudio · 03-11-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by pman10

Pshh, that's a well-paved road compared to some of the crap I've encountered on the Cross-Bronx expressway.

That was my point!

In NYC that is considered a well paved road.

CA

dynamite · 03-12-2010, 06:10 PM

Last summer, I passed over a tiny pothole when the car was in sport setting. Some parts got damaged right under the EDC sensor cover on my front right suspension (I don't remember the parts but it was not the shock absorber). However, I paid 400 USD for the repair.
Now, I always watch that damned potholes and memorize where they are located around the city. If I have to go somewhere where I don't have any idea about the pothole locations on the road, I go by taxi

MAHack · 03-12-2010, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by NYSPEM3

WV has some of the best roads east of the Mississippi.

Well, I see at least one of you has actually driven here.

Mark

captainaudio · 03-14-2010, 04:23 PM

Echo M3 · 03-16-2010, 06:22 PM

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Now, THAT is your classic Empire State pothole. I saw one just like it on I-87 today, except that it was perhaps 15-20 feet long.

dhoggm3 · 03-16-2010, 08:52 PM

3 cheers for the stock 18's! Very pothole resistant.

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MAHack New Member 0 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2010 M3 Coupe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bridgeport, WV iTrader: (0)	potholes New to the M3, but my past couple rides have been 997 Carrera S's and the potholes here are awful. I have bent 5 ! 911 19" wheels in the past 7 years. The dealer price is $1600 for a rear and $1300 for a front. OUCH! Have found the past couple on Ebay for around $500. I imagine the M3 will suffer the same fate if driven daily. Mark
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GewoW #thatsanicemovebro 202 Rep 3,920 Posts Drives: E92 M3 LSB/Black 6MT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [9.34]	I think anyone that has lived in Montreal or has driven here (actually Quebec in general) will tell you that our roads are insanely crap... I have mentally mapped out the most common roads I use, noting where the potholes are, which lane yo take and even when to switch lanes... I sometimes feel unsafe/stupid driving when I realize that I'm looking at the road rather than in front of me!!
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dynamite Private First Class 21 Rep 106 Posts Drives: E92 M3 V8 - 6MT Join Date: May 2009 Location: Bursa TURKEY iTrader: (0)	Last summer, I passed over a tiny pothole when the car was in sport setting. Some parts got damaged right under the EDC sensor cover on my front right suspension (I don't remember the parts but it was not the shock absorber). However, I paid 400 USD for the repair. Now, I always watch that damned potholes and memorize where they are located around the city. If I have to go somewhere where I don't have any idea about the pothole locations on the road, I go by taxi
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captainaudio World's Foremost Authority 1181 Rep 4,535 Posts Drives: M4 Cab - Cayenne GTS - Jag XK Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Upper East Side Manhattan - Boca Raton FL - Lime Rock CT iTrader: (0)	Duck! There's a pohole in the road! __________________ Drivers Club at Lime Rock - International Motorsports Research Center - Society of Automotive Historians - Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society (0nly a VP) - BMWCCA - Porsche Club of America - M Gruppe - Polish Race Drivers of America (PDRA) - Glen Club (Watkins Glen International) - Jaguar Club of Southern New England Last edited by captainaudio; 03-17-2010 at 10:02 PM..
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