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Pesky rock - C.A.R. - 27-11-2014
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On my way to work this morning on the A602 just joining the A10 Dual Carriageway and halfway down the slip-road I come across a couple of big-ass rocks. positioning the car above the biggest one and braking hard I collided with another one, instantly wrecking my front passenger wheel and tyre
The best was yet to come; fitting the spare wheel at the end of the slip-road with no hard shoulder. My car-sharing colleague put on a Hi-vis and took the little triangle 50 yards up the road. wheel changed in 6-7 minutes and drove straight to the garage - it was pulling badly to the left on the way
So if anyone has a spare Cyclone and is local to Hertfordshire please let me know!!
RE: Pesky rock - Norledge - 27-11-2014
Ah mann not good.
Could be a lot worse, we had a customers 911 in, 168 miles on the clock, floor pan totally destroyed by a brick someone left in the road!
RE: Pesky rock - r3k1355 - 27-11-2014
Damn, bet that sorta stuff falls off overloaded skips all the time.
RE: Pesky rock - C.A.R. - 27-11-2014
Yep, massive it was, about the size of two house bricks.
Knew instantly the tyre was toast, was amazed how the wheel now has a big ol' dent in it.
Was quite impressed with how quick I got it all swapped over bearing in mind the conditions and that the spare wheel cradle is f*cked!! And yes, I did initially drive off with the cradle dragging along the ground!
RE: Pesky rock - Eeyore - 27-11-2014
I hit debris too. Costing me £62 for a new michelin ps3 fitted.
RE: Pesky rock - C.A.R. - 27-11-2014
That's not bad. I have Michelin PS2's on the front, so I'm not sure I'll even be able to find another one quickly that matches...
RE: Pesky rock - procta - 27-11-2014
is the wheel not repairable car? if it is might be worth using it as a spare when you sort out a replacement wheel.
RE: Pesky rock - Eeyore - 27-11-2014
(27-11-2014, 02:32 PM)C.A.R. Wrote: That's not bad. I have Michelin PS2's on the front, so I'm not sure I'll even be able to find another one quickly that matches...
its not bad but its £62 more than I wanted to spend!
RE: Pesky rock - Mattcheese31 - 27-11-2014
I've a spare cyclone if you're passing DN12 way anytime
RE: Pesky rock - RetroPug - 27-11-2014
(27-11-2014, 02:36 PM)procta Wrote: is the wheel not repairable car? if it is might be worth using it as a spare when you sort out a replacement wheel.
Cyclones are dirt cheap anyway.
RE: Pesky rock - londondan86 - 27-11-2014
It'll likely be one of those silly situations where it will work out cheaper to get a complete set of cyclones than buying a single!
Glad your ok though dude, could have been a lot worse!
RE: Pesky rock - RetroPug - 27-11-2014
I'm sure someone on here could sell him one cheaply.
RE: Pesky rock - Toms306 - 27-11-2014
Hmm, that's not good!
I saw a massive lump of scrap metal fall out of a scrap container lorry over a bump last week. Fortunately fell towards the verge not towards me but I did wonder how often it happens!!