Hit a HUGE pot hole F$#%.

gds52 · 03-02-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Devestator

Maybe It's time to swap out the runflats then. Chicago streets suck...

Agreed. I had my wheel damanged in Chicago.
But hey, alteast LSD is now clean :-)

nferber · 03-02-2012, 03:33 PM

As far as getting the State/County to pay for it, I can give you my experience with it.

Last spring, I was on a freeway entrance ramp and hit a pothole that blew out 2 of my tires. I had heard something about getting the state to reimburse me for the accident. So I decided why not, it was a slow week at work and didn't mind wasting a few hours to see what happens. There were multiple forms to fill out, time, location, damage, estimate, towing company, ect... Well I filled everything out and sent it to the state. A few weeks later I called them up to get the status of my claim. They were still working on it, but about a week later I received a letter in the mail stating that they were not paying for it. As it turns out, the state must be notified of the pothole, and have a specified time period to fix it before a claim can be made. It turns out that the pothole was reported within minutes after I claimed my accident happened. I don't know if it was coincidence, or if there were just trying to weasel their way out of paying a claim.

I'm sure this varies from state to state, but it gives you a good idea of what I went through. If you have a few spare hours, it doesn't hurt to give it a try. But I wouldn't go into it expecting anything.

1bade92 · 03-02-2012, 10:31 PM

You should have taken pictures of the damage and the cause and send it to the city so they can pay up!

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nferber Private First Class 4 Rep 130 Posts Drives: '09 E92 335xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MN iTrader: (0)	As far as getting the State/County to pay for it, I can give you my experience with it. Last spring, I was on a freeway entrance ramp and hit a pothole that blew out 2 of my tires. I had heard something about getting the state to reimburse me for the accident. So I decided why not, it was a slow week at work and didn't mind wasting a few hours to see what happens. There were multiple forms to fill out, time, location, damage, estimate, towing company, ect... Well I filled everything out and sent it to the state. A few weeks later I called them up to get the status of my claim. They were still working on it, but about a week later I received a letter in the mail stating that they were not paying for it. As it turns out, the state must be notified of the pothole, and have a specified time period to fix it before a claim can be made. It turns out that the pothole was reported within minutes after I claimed my accident happened. I don't know if it was coincidence, or if there were just trying to weasel their way out of paying a claim. I'm sure this varies from state to state, but it gives you a good idea of what I went through. If you have a few spare hours, it doesn't hurt to give it a try. But I wouldn't go into it expecting anything.
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1bade92 Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 203 Posts Drives: Ultimate Driving Machine Join Date: May 2007 Location: . iTrader: (0)	You should have taken pictures of the damage and the cause and send it to the city so they can pay up!
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