ok, here is the deal:

i was driving on a road that the city had just scraped for repaving. the spot where the manholes are is higher than the rest of the road. maybe 4 to 6 inches higher. i was driving at night and i hit one of them with my resonator. it put a dent in it and now i have an exhuast leak comming from it. is there anyway that i can get the city to pay for this? i know people have gotten the city to pay for dented rims and potholes before. just let me know, i need to get action soon. thanks all.

 

are you on stock suspension?

and is that a stock resonator?

if so i would definately look into it.

if not i think you might have trouble getting anything out of them...

 

They should pay if they didnt put a reflector on it, take a picture of what you hit....during the day to show how big it is, then at night to show how it cant be seen, then of how fucked ur car is.

 

^word, if you can prove that there was no reasonable way you could have seen tht thn you can say there in the wrong for not taking appropriate safety measures.

 

ok, i went and took pictures of the hole. ill post pics in a minute. i was taking pictures and then a mustang hit the spot. he pulled over and i spoke to him about it. then i was leaving and a maxima hit it. pretty gay.

 

Most likely you would get reimbursed for it but it might take a while.

 

thats bs man. waiting for the pics.........

 

cant get a good shot of the resonator yet. but i think this one is good enough for now.

 

Damn thats some ****. **** the people who fix our roads are retarded.

 

thats kinda why they are fixing roads, lack of education

 

Just need to grab a local lawyer. Some cities will pay for damage like that and others fight it like hell and never pay anyone. A lawyer will tell you whether you have a chance to collect or not.

Depends on local and state laws.

 

Take a pic when its dark out and you should be golden....

 

thanks guys, what about a police report?

 

The sad thing is they probably make 30 bucks an hour and are guaranteed 40 hours a week. Half the time there standing around not doing **** anyways

 

Exactly! You'd be surprised how much they make! Plus on certain contracts, they get a huge bonus if they finish early too!

 

Get some pics at night... call the city and raise hell. You may have to get a lawyer and take them to court over it.

On the other side of the coin... yet another reason I'm not lowered.

 

If it hit that hard, make sure it didn't pull the flex joint apart up at the manifold.

 

Yes they have to fix it since they caused the damage by what they did to the road.

 

I'll tell you the big problem. The money that gets budgeted... NEEDS to be spent. trust me i worked at a city hall, and those road workers hit their budgets nearly to the dollar because if they overspend they make personnel cuts and if they underspend, they cut the budget. so they hire workers to sit there and hold a sign to make sure money is being spent. at the same time, outside contractors doing government work get bonuses for finishing early and under budget. so basically what you get is a combination of uneducated, overpaid workers either standing around to spend money, or working as fast and cheaply as possible to earn bonuses.

I tried getting money out of the city a couple years ago for my old car when there was a tire left in the road for 2 days that I hit. destroyed the entire front axle, and suspension in my intrepid. 3500 in damage plus a 14 day car rental. they said it was my fault for not swerving and that they were not liable if it wasnt reported to them that there was debris in teh road ahead of time

 

thanks orngbalt, that sucks it happened to you. but a manhole is a little different than a tire seeing how they made it stick up that high.

 

another inch or so and that would have been an Oil Pan

 

exaclty.

 

Like OrangeBalt and I have said, unfortunately cities don't just roll over and pay for these things. Hopefully he is talking with a lawyer today to find out what his chances are.

Whatever signs are there make a big difference too. If there are construction zone or bump signs that gives the city another reason not to pay.

Check with your car insurance, I bet they'll pay to fix it.

Just my 2 cents, your reality may differ.

 

so i went by there today and they had put orange paint all over the hole. i had called them today and i guess they rushed out and did it. good thing i have pictures to prove it wasnt there.