Scott Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Ok so i'm on backshift all this week, at around 7.30am my wife wakes me up to tell me there is around 6" of snow. I get back to sleep only to be awakened 30 mins later with a frantic call explaining that she has spun her car around 50 yds from where we live. She asks if she can take the 106 instead, she drives an MR2 turbo. I say thats no problem and get back to sleep.. again. At 12 she calls me again on her lunchbreak pleading with me to take a taxi instead of the MR2 (i wasn't touching the sup). I explain that i will be fine and told her not to worry, i explain that i'll text her when i get to work. So, its time for me to leave and i go out to see where the car is parked. She got such a fright she just parked it up where she spun and walked back. I found it, as i said, around 50 yds from the house with another 6" of snow on it. I get in and drive to my work which is around 11 miles away. The journey consists of a motorway and a dual carrigeway. I got to work, got out the car and made my way from the carpark but decided, because i was early, to have a look over the car and make sure she didn't hit any kerb's or anything like that. I was around 20ft from the car, walking back, when i spotted something not quite right. Believe me when i say, these pics don't quite do the damage justice. When i called her, slightly miffed, she admitted that she had hit the kerb and neglected to mention it. It wasn't till she saw the wheel she finally showed some remorse and realised how dangerous the wheel was. Unbelievably the tyre has not gone down at all, i actually drove the car home.. all be it at 20mph. I've got a couple of spare alloys i can put on for now thankfully. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Wow. That's fooked. Quite funny that she didn't mention it really Amazing that the tyre hadn't down. Still, it was only those advan three spokes, you can buy some nice looking wheels now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 How did that keep its air??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Its still holding strong too lol. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra61 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Geez you were lucky that didn;t give out on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Very lucky:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 She either hoped that you didn't notice OR hated those fugly 3 spokers and did it deliberately....... I would get the suspension checked if I were you.... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Man Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 she better be extremely pretty or very good at something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_silva Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 mine would blame me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Hahaha, lucky escape, women eh! Time for a 4x wheel alignment me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Well her friend text her today and said she knows someone who can fix the alloy. I explained that i could probably get a 2nd hand replacelment set for 250ish but she said she likes the ones that are on it lol. I'm quite surprised she didn't blame me I think the alloys are really soft so i don't think any damage will have been done but it'll be getting checked anyway Still can't believe my luck, i was doing 75 at one point lol. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRASUZUKI Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Women eh. Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 said she knows someone who can fix the alloy. Erm, don't want to state the obvious but that is WAY beyond SAFE repair.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Erm, don't want to state the obvious but that is WAY beyond SAFE repair.. Yes, quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When did she last have a good beating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When did she last have a good beating? Old skool rules Treat em mean keep em keen I always did reckon us men are at fault for letting them get out of control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When did she last have a good beating? HAHAHAHA! Quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Wow! Lucky escape there mate! When did she last have a good beating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 When did she last have a good beating? I think the WI will be popping up shortly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 When did she last have a good beating? When do you think I didn't think it was safe to repair either tbh but i did a search on the net and saw some horror alloys that got repaired. For the sake of 250 or so i would rather her be safe than sorry. I'll talk to her about it later. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 A friend of a friend is having a go at repairing it. He said as long as its only the outer rim and none of the spokes it will be fine. Taking 50 quid but i need to finish it myself. Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Subtle, I like your thinking, a good beating might get you your collar felt, but an exploding, repaired wheel, well officer "accidents" do `appen..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 Subtle, I like your thinking, a good beating might get you your collar felt, but an exploding, repaired wheel, well officer "accidents" do `appen..... LMAO No wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith C Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Throw the wheel in a skip - it's dangerous to you, her and whoever else is around when it lets go. If she likes the styling so much then buy another the same, but take that rim and tyre and skip them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 A friend of a friend is having a go at repairing it. He said as long as its only the outer rim and none of the spokes it will be fine. Taking 50 quid but i need to finish it myself. Scott =op No way dude.... SERIOUSLY... the are formed as a single cast piece, you can see the material structure in the crack. There is no way to rejoin the metal, it would always be a weak spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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