Yikes- I hope not, but will check it. I guess I should point out I was doing no more than thirty when I hit the pothole, and was never able to bring myself to accelerate over 15 mph with the noise and klunking vibration going on.

A sherriff's deputy stopped while I was changing the tire and asked if we were "OK." I reported the pothole, but doubt if anything will be done anytime soon. With the terrible economic situation in Indiana, ("Hey lets cut spending! Lay off teachers, don't repair roads, close schools, etc.) I doubt that pothole will be addresed within the next 10 years.

Oh, and what is going ON with towing companies? when I initally called the tow service they quoted (not kidding) $1000 to tow me to a shop due to the weather, because all their trucks were "out on calls," and said they were "booked up" but could "probably get to" me tomorrow to tow me to the shop I use, at their regular rates.... Hmm... I think I'll call around....


Hard to believe how much damage a crappy on-ramp road in disrepair in Inidiana with a major pothole could do in such a short time. After our friends came and picked us up, I saw two other cars on the side of the road with flats: a late model GTI, and some other euro sedan. I'm thinking that pothole is going to be taking out alot of cars tonite! I pity all of them now, and hope nobody gets hurt. My w210 is sitting in a parking lot under snow, 45 miles away, dealing with the damage will be a pain but now the weather has gotten much worse....