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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 05:17 PM
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alright I have been quiet for the past few weeks in preparation for my new debut but it looks as though the debut will take place in later months.

Yesterday as I was driving down a street after heavy rain previous days, i came upon a sinkhole...no not a pothole...but a massive sink hole that took up more than half the lane.....in short...there was a car beside me to my left...and a car to my rear...so i couldnt swerve left or brake....

i had to endure the hole....and i soon pulled over, only to find my driverside front and rear wheels lips bent upwards...

the wheels are not seeping air, but it just looks ugly i damn near cried ...anywho..

I will be telling you folks my experience with wheel techniques in the upcoming weeks as they will be doing my repairs....damn my luck has just gone down the hole....literally

sorry about no pictures but my parents seemed to like my cameras so much they decided to take both of them and leave me with nothing

the curse continues....

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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 05:45 PM
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Dayam dude.....so sorry to hear the curse has caught up with you.

I hit a wide and deep pothole today....luckily no damage....maybe cuz i pump my tires to 40+ psi.

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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 05:48 PM
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Sorry to hear about your loss Panda! I hope you get it fixed OK.
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 05:55 PM
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Damn that sucks. Sorry to hear the news...
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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Ouch...Damn man, you have had some crappy luck the last few months... Keep you head up bro, things will get better for ya!
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 06:13 PM
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Damn, sorry to hear that. Can't you report it to Cal Trans or some local government agency and have them reimburse you?
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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damn andy...you're definitely having some tough luck bro. sorry to hear about this latest mishap. i hope you're pursuing it with Cal Trans or whoever the responsible authorities are. where were you BTW?
i can see if my buddy still has my old stock wheels (16s) if you need something to roll on while your wheels get repaired. they're down in SJ if he still has them. anyway, if you need anything hit me up man.
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 06:58 PM
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Sorry Panda. The car will get back to its nice condition eventually but it is a pain to deal with these mishaps.

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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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That sucks, kinda reminds me of when this happened to my ES. I'll post the story in car chat
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 07:27 PM
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Sorry to hear that Panda.... I wish you all the best bro!
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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sorry man, hope it works out... and u can't get those wheels anymore either
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 08:45 PM
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oh man that sux.... that really sux! i can totally tell how you feel man, it's such a painful feeling, and you have some damn nice wheels too

sorry about that..... get down here and talk to WT soon, get the wheels fix
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 10:51 PM
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sorry to heat that bro... ..hope you have some good recourse..
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Old Nov 6, 2004 | 04:46 AM
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thanks for the kind words guys...but I look at this as a reason to "fix up" my wheels so to speak....so look forward to them looking better than they did before

Joe- thanks for the gracious offering...I have a set of stock 17's ill be rolling on once I find my gorilla key
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Old Nov 6, 2004 | 05:04 AM
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Originally posted by chuckb
That sucks, kinda reminds me of when this happened to my ES. I'll post the story in car chat
WoAH!
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