Nooooooo!!!my rimmmmm!!!!!

[craigrodrigues88]

So I decided to go into work early yesterday, and now I am wondering why! I was cruising to work as usual as if nothing there were no worries in the world (a typical feeling I get when driving the speed) when a moron in a red f-150 almost side swipes me! I was in the fast lane going about 115-120 keeping up with traffic and this goomba thought he could get into the gap in front of me. Obviously he does not signal, and is going slower than the speed of the cars in the fast lane. So I basically slam on the brakes and shift to the side after honking and feel my car go air borne! After noticing the car was still driving fine I kept going to work and noticed this...1/2 a rim with "curb rash" and a healthy chunk taken out of my tire!

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[M3Nick]

1/2 a rim with "curb rash" and a healthy chunk taken out of my tire!

I would get that tire off ASAP so it doesn't blow / dismount and cause more damage. I hope you got his license plate #!

[MSMitch]

Did you get rim/tire warranty with your car?
The rim is likely mainly a cosmetic war wound now, but the chunk out of the sidewall is more cause for concern. Sorry!

[megaxyu]

Oh man thats rough!

I drive to cambridge from thornhill everyday and with each passing day im more and more convinced that the G2/G exam is waaaaay to easy, some of these people just should not be alowed on the road.

[crazycanuck]

ouchhhh!!! I feeel for ya bro!

[craigrodrigues88]

I wasn't sure if the chunk out the side was really cause for concern. I was under the impression that because it has a steel wall inside it should be okay as long as you aren't cornering too hard. Do you guys think they will last until winter? And as for the rim/tire protection I don't think that Ontario Mazda offers it. If so I hope I got it!!!!

[MAZDA Kitten]

Oh man thats rough!

I drive to cambridge from thornhill everyday and with each passing day im more and more convinced that the G2/G exam is waaaaay to easy, some of these people just should not be alowed on the road.

I agree
I drive Hamilton > Sauga every day and it amazes me the stupidity that exsists on these road. In Germany you do each phase of your drivers liscence every 4 years
None of this 8 months for a 16 year old
psssht

[WeatherB]

That totally sucks, very frustrating when the incompetence of others damages our stuff.

I would also get that tire changed as soon as possible. Unfortunately the stock tires are quite expensive.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Hey you can repair the rim this way.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext43.shtml

[kLuMzi]

ouchhhh!!! I feeel for ya bro!

pics of his rims hurt my eyes.. ouch!

[SonicBoy]

Give Carcone a call to see about the rim repair if you're going that route. Sorry to see that man.

[Unoriginalusername]

what did you hit? how did you get airborne?

[bunchi]

that sucks... sorry to see that man... glad you're not hurt. rims and tires are replaceable, but still ouch! yeah what did you hit? the guard rail or those concrete barriers on the center of the highway?

[b3GS]

son of a B@#$%^

[3GFX]

Wow. Glad to hear that you and the car are ok. Shame about the rim. Thankfully it wasn't worse.

[qycxzerqp]

**** those drivers, may I?

[Effin Itai]

Quoted from Craig:

So I decided to go into work early yesterday, and now I am wondering why! I was cruising to work as usual as if nothing there were no worries in the world (a typical feeling I get when driving the speed) when a moron in a red f-150 almost side swipes me! I was in the fast lane going about 115-120 keeping up with traffic and this goomba thought he could get into the gap in front of me. Obviously he does not signal, and is going slower than the speed of the cars in the fast lane. So I basically slam on the brakes and shift to the side after honking and feel my car go air borne! After noticing the car was still driving fine I kept going to work and noticed this...1/2 a rim with "curb rash" and a healthy chunk taken out of my tire!




Response by me:

That must suck. Imagine if they were aftermarket rims. LOL! Atleast, your car is drivable. It could have been worse, you could have been cut off into oncoming traffic and hit someone. I've had worse happen. Consider yourself lucky.

[craigrodrigues88]

what did you hit? how did you get airborne?

I hit one of those curbs right before the guard rail right at Erin Mills. My guess is that I was airborne when I bounced off the curb!

[craigrodrigues88]

Quoted from Craig:

Response by me:

That must suck. Imagine if they were aftermarket rims. LOL! Atleast, your car is drivable. It could have been worse, you could have been cut off into oncoming traffic and hit someone. I've had worse happen. Consider yourself lucky.


Oh believe me I do consider myself lucky! The way I look at it if it was my regular 3 and didn't have as good brakes I would have not had a car, and other people may have been injured as well as me!

[craigrodrigues88]

Hey you can repair the rim this way.

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/ext43.shtml

Yeah I saw that on GOOGLE and thought about it but the 08.5 has a different finish on it so matching that would be difficult!

[McGuyver_3]

I agree
I drive Hamilton > Sauga every day and it amazes me the stupidity that exsists on these road. In Germany you do each phase of your drivers liscence every 4 years
None of this 8 months for a 16 year old
psssht

Even they have released the colour there i think you can get it with 16 now to i will have to ask my grandparents they still live there but thats the last i heard

[RX9]

ooohhhh.... no..... some bad truck drivers again. i met some of them on the rode too. they are careless when driving/lane changing b/c they think they got the big truck and feel tough. i reported one driver when i drove on 401 heading home, a hummer H2 almost slamed me and opp caught him as a drunk driver 10min later on 401. (my friend got him right after i called the centre).

[ziegs2020]

That's freaking terrible.

[shootemup]

I wasn't sure if the chunk out the side was really cause for concern. I was under the impression that because it has a steel wall inside it should be okay as long as you aren't cornering too hard. Do you guys think they will last until winter? And as for the rim/tire protection I don't think that Ontario Mazda offers it. If so I hope I got it!!!!


Ummm, you need to replace the tire ASAP. A gouge like that out of the sidewall impairs the structural integrity of the tire and can easily blow out through general driving conditions.

As for the rim/tire warranty, you know you got it if you paid the $800 bucks for it as an additional feature when you bought the car.

[Dragazn]

I'm surprised you didn't get out of the car when that happened. I'm sure the damage on your tires and rims would made a huge bump inside the car. I would have definitely gotten that guys licence plate number.

[jaimie08mazda3]

Oh man thats rough!

I drive to cambridge from thornhill everyday and with each passing day im more and more convinced that the G2/G exam is waaaaay to easy, some of these people just should not be alowed on the road.


i agree with this. my g-2 test was sooo easy. however lets see in the past month ive almost been sideswiped 7 times (6 of which were females) and interestingly enough only one of them was a little car. the rest were suvs and trucks. and i got rear ended by a female. nothing happened to my car. but her car wasnt soo lucky. its just interesting how bad people can really drive. like yesterday im driving on speedvale in guelph and there were about 5 cars in front of me and some woman in a ford escape beside me. she realizes that the guy in front of her was turning so she decided to turn into my lane and she missed me by about 2 inches untill she managed to get in front of me. myself almost getting rear ended by a guy in a sunfire.the chick didnt even realize that she almost caused an accident and went on her own merry lane. she finally turned off the guy in the sunfire drove by me to turn and told me that that was sooo stupid what had just happened. i said yea i know. some people should not be driving. i mean how do you not realize you sideswiped a car. how stupid is that. i feel for your rims. hope it all works out

[craigrodrigues88]

i talked to a guy from the dealership the other day when i was in for my 8k service and he said the chunk out of the tire isn't so bad that it needs to be replaced right away, but i really have to keep an eye on it for weathering....good thing I have winters though. I guess next year new rims and tires?

[shootemup]

i talked to a guy from the dealership the other day when i was in for my 8k service and he said the chunk out of the tire isn't so bad that it needs to be replaced right away, but i really have to keep an eye on it for weathering....good thing I have winters though. I guess next year new rims and tires?

I would have gotten that in writing from him, so when your tire blows out on the highway, you can go after them for the repairs to your car... I'm actually suprised to hear that a shop would have told you that, unless the pictures make it look worse than it really is.

Any damage like that to the sidewall is dangerous. It becomes more dangerous as the tire rotates, due to the constant friction from the compression and expansion of it as it reaches the 6 o'clock position. Just keep a really close eye on it, but obviously I still think that replacement is the way to go. Honestly, why take chances with your car/safety over a $100 tire.

[intensity]

ouch dude, hope you get everything sorted out.
those rims are sweet btw.

[jaimie08mazda3]

dude get new tires. no point in buying new rims and tires if its gonna cost like 200 at most compared to 1000+

[craigrodrigues88]

I went into Simply today. All I have to say is Allen did it again! The guy is amazing, and I highly recommend him! He took one look at my tire and told me that I would be able to drive on that tire for a long time as the side wall is re-enforced and there wasn't sufficient enough damage to have to dish out the money to replace it. He was also able to give me an aprox. figure as to how much I would have to spend to get the rim refinished! GREAT GUY! haha

[Junior]

Welcome to the club.

[sauga_kid]

Was that you at Simply today? I thought you might be on the board, I caught a quick glimpse of your key but wasn't sure, I didn't get to see your ride. Sorry, if I would have known I would have at least said hi, glad that everything worked out for you.

[craigrodrigues88]

haha yeh that was me, I saw your 3 outside but didnt know whose it was so i kept my mouth shut. what were you getting done?

[sauga_kid]

Just getting new rubbers put on, mine were down to the bare bones. Glad everything worked out for you.