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Last edited by Mirageman38; 06-22-2020 at 09:44 PM.
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View my fuel log 2019 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 38.8 mpg (US) ... 16.5 km/L ... 6.1 L/100 km ... 46.5 mpg (Imp)
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Bent my steel wheel and lost a hubcap
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
I paid $50 each with free shipping for brand new steel rims, but that was 2 years ago.
I only use dealers for recalls or warranty work.
Bill the town for the max you can claim. the worst that will happen is they will deny liability.
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)
Bill the town, find a replacement at a junkyard. It will probably even come with an Enasave. Take it to a tire shop and have the TPMS sensor either swapped or reprogrammed. Keep the old tire as a spare, junk the bent wheel.
Sorry about your lousy luck.
Some observations.
1. You are lucky the Enasave didn't fail. It may develop a sidewall blister, as other forum members have reported.
2. Now might be a good time to change out all your rims, maybe for some flashy alloys. Just a thought.
3. Consider uploading your pictures to the forum, as image hosting websites often quit working for us.
4. Don't forget to have your alignment checked.
5. If the trooper told you to send the bill to the state, why send it to the local municipality?
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Man thats nothing for a steel wheel. I took the G4 in for the exact same issue to discount tire. They looked at it and said thats barely bent and that the advantage of steelies over alloys is that they can take much more of a beating. Discount Tires didnt charge me a dime. Your fine. You take your car into a reputable tire store and not a rip off place and Ill bet my left nut they'll tell you the same thing.
And the G4 wheel was bent in 2 places and deeper than that too. All the above advice is solid as usual, but those steelies are tough.
I'd try to bend it back with a bfh not a girls claw hammer. If the tire is holding air great. The wife hit one so hard in her optima a few winters ago the tire went flat instantly. I managed to hammer it back straight and surprisingly remained balanced.
I wouldn't spend extra money changing to aluminum wheels thinking that's going to prevent this from happening. Aluminum doesn't bend it cracks.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)