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Old Aug 24, 2023 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i don't know how old he is but will you make him pay for the damage/replacements?
oh and sorry to see that - you had them less than a week?
He's 19, and in college, and right now is taking EMS classes in the evening, so not working right now. He's an extremely responsible kid, but sometimes can be absent minded. If I had to pay back my dad for all the stuff I did, I'd be one poor person. He'll be paying me back when he's changing my diaper when I'm an old man.

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Old Aug 24, 2023 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
haha, technically the Tesla is not wrong.
LoL something was definitely moving! The truck's idle was vibrating my windows!
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Old Aug 25, 2023 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
This is what happens when other people drive your cars (my son borrowed the Y last night)

Also notice the cut on the sidewall. Not sure if that is now a safety issue
I would definitely replace that tire. The good news is at least a cheap hubcap is on there vs a wheel. Easy and cheap replacement.

The other thing is just pull up the dash cam and see what happened, no need to guess. My son flinged a hockey puck at my car by accident and it put a dent in my hood. All that was needed was the dash cam when we were in the car and he started sweating bullets.
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Old Aug 25, 2023 | 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by patgilm
I would definitely replace that tire. The good news is at least a cheap hubcap is on there vs a wheel. Easy and cheap replacement.

The other thing is just pull up the dash cam and see what happened, no need to guess. My son flinged a hockey puck at my car by accident and it put a dent in my hood. All that was needed was the dash cam when we were in the car and he started sweating bullets.
No need to pull up footage. He told me exactly what happened, and what I already knew... he curbed the tire while parking and not paying attention
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Old Aug 25, 2023 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by patgilm
The good news is at least a cheap hubcap is on there vs a wheel. Easy and cheap replacement.
hopefully amirza can buy 1 and not have to buy a whole set.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
hopefully amirza can buy 1 and not have to buy a whole set.
I have about 4K on the tires, I should be able to replace 1 with no issues
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I have about 4K on the tires, I should be able to replace 1 with no issues
was referring to the cover.
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Old Aug 25, 2023 | 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
was referring to the cover.
OK LoL . Yeah, a replacement is not that expensive. For now, I'm just going to leave it as it is
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
OK LoL . Yeah, a replacement is not that expensive. For now, I'm just going to leave it as it is
My OCD wouldn't allow me to drive around with that big scrape.
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Originally Posted by patgilm
My OCD wouldn't allow me to drive around with that big scrape.
It's actually not that bad. I took the pic with a high resolution lense and hommed in. If you stand a few feet away, you don't even notice it
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New tire has been ordered from Tirerack. It will ship to my mechanic by Monday. Definitely not a cheap tire due to being EV specific, but better safe than sorry
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
New tire has been ordered from Tirerack. It will ship to my mechanic by Monday. Definitely not a cheap tire due to being EV specific, but better safe than sorry
Out of curiosity, what's the price (and is it front or rear)? Also, sorry about the scrape on the wheel. The wheels do stick out slightly from the tire on my MYP so I know this is in my future as my wife drives the car more often..!
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Originally Posted by jrmckinley
Out of curiosity, what's the price (and is it front or rear)? Also, sorry about the scrape on the wheel. The wheels do stick out slightly from the tire on my MYP so I know this is in my future as my wife drives the car more often..!
It's the front passenger wheel. The price of the tire on Tirerack was $308:



The good thing about Tirerack is they ship free overnight, and they give free hazard protection, so if this happens during the warranty period, they will replace the tire at pro rated pricing
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
It's actually not that bad. I took the pic with a high resolution lense and hommed in. If you stand a few feet away, you don't even notice it
you could always take a black marker to the scraped areas.
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
you could always take a black marker to the scraped areas.
Now that's an idea
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