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First Bent Wheel from enkie group buy!!!

4.4K views 17 replies 11 participants last post by  TrevorGoodchild  
#1 ·
So luckily I bought a spare rim. I took my new wheels to Michigan on vacation because they had the newest tires and I wanted to be safe. But then the MI pot holes funk my butt wide open.
 
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I guess im just used to it. I have never bent a wheel here. I guess people from areas with good roads dont realize they need to watch the road. I have driven with cheaper wheels with less sidewall then we have and never had an issue.
 
#9 ·
but it was better than my other choice of bald tires... [\quote]
Really? You're still going with that? Have you seen the 1st post in this thread?

In the scenario where I have to drive from NM to MI in January during an arctic blast with either a) bald tires or b) summer tires, the clear choice is c) fly or d) rent a car.
 
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but it was better than my other choice of bald tires... [\quote]
Really? You're still going with that? Have you seen the 1st post in this thread?

In the scenario where I have to drive from NM to MI in January during an arctic blast with either a) bald tires or b) summer tires, the clear choice is c) fly or d) rent a car.
first off I did the math for a 1 month vacation.

driving my own car 500$ round trip in gas.

flying 1000$-1100$ for 2 people + (rental car 18$/day x 30days = 540$) = 1600$ roughly.

I saved 1100$ by driving and I can almost buy another set of 4 rims for that cost. come on man use some math.
 
#11 ·
Oklahoma is right up there on the list as well lol! The roads are like a warzone that has taken mortar shells all over!!!!
 
#14 ·
Plus the deductible if you hit something on a slick road. Waiting for repairs to be made and having a car that has now been wrecked. I would have rented a car and drove. Base focus gets much better mileage so for a few 100 could have kept your car in the garage. Not worth the risk. Maybe nothing will happen. Then again murphys law, and remeber Murphy is a ****.
 
#15 ·
You forgot about option B. Rent said $18/day car and drive. Apparently, safety (and comfort) takes a backseat in your math. Heck, do you even get a backseat for $18/day?

BTW, I can fly roundtrip to Detroit from Jersey for under $200.
 
#18 ·
Whoa! Did the hole was really deep or are these wheels fragile?