jay kay
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: West Midlands
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Just wanted to ask if people avoid potholes and manhole covers in the road
reason for asking is i was driving in front of a rover 75 today and the guy was swerving left and right to avoid minor potholes and manhole covers
tbh i can understand big potholes but that takes the piss
anyone else do this
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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I did in my old car as your teeth tended to fall out if there was any kind of bump at all.
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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only major ones which near me there are some buggers
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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I try to
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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i avoid them if i can, dont really swerve all over the place though i do it with fashion
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Colin
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If I spot one that looks worth moving out the way of!!
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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If you can see it's a large hole yes otherwise you look like a complete tosser, all the boy racers up the main street swerve all over the road avoiding everything they can.
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corsa-sxi
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Location: Kingston upon Hull
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yeh i know where all of them are by now so i know where to go
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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in a word, yes
i avoid ones i know that are there its the hidden bastards that grind my gears
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jay kay
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: West Midlands
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am i the only one that just drives on ?
i only have 13" steelies
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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i have 14" alloys but my car is fairly low on the front, my front bumper is already fairly hammered so it doesn't need any more punishment
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jay kay
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: West Midlands
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its all about standard suspension tbh
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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There's a road I drive down near my house, and there's three potholes quite close, all quite bad so I have to do a quick left, right, left, then carry on as normal.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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i drive at potholes in the work van because i just don't give a fuck, that and its like riding on a column of air
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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this low
and pot holes doesnt mix... i swerve alot
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by jay kay
its all about standard suspension tbh
here here
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dna23
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quote: Originally posted by Stavs
i avoid them if i can, dont really swerve all over the place though i do it with fashion
ditto - pothole near me ruptured the seal on one side of my suspension avoid them like the plague
[Edited on 13-06-2007 by dna23]
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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Some i do, some i dont!
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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i do it over anything, but i have finnesse when carrying out these tasks
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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Yeah I do. Allthough people coming the other way tend to think im trying to drive into them
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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: Birmingham
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haha i avoid them with standard suspension...the bad round here though...the funniest was they replaced on of the craters by filling it in the other day but now its like a ramp! :O
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Martin_C
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Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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quote: Originally posted by andy1868
in a word, yes
i avoid ones i know that are there its the hidden bastards that grind my gears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zIzciYwGHM
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c20let
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Registered: 25th Jun 05
Location: Aberdeenshire Drives: VXR Astravan,Evo 9GT,mr2 tbo
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i do, ive already bent 2 wheels from a huge pothole before. a burst a couple of tyres
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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sure they werent warming their tyres?
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CorsaKen1
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire
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I know where the main pot holes are and there are some streets I completely avoid - which is a alot in this god damn town - but my main grind is not potholes but fecking speed bumps
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