VXOC Astra-J/GTC

I'll say nothing more at this point other than, scrap the foam get a spare!

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Oh dear

Is it a big puncture hole?

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Hit a pothole mate and it blew the tyre out! Spoke to the council this morning who will send me a claim for.

This was the bugger!



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How did you not see it? it's big enough

Hahaha @rusty2009

Were you trying to drift round a roundabout..??


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I genuinely don't know. It was quarter to 11 so that's my excuse.

Haha @tonto don't think the derv is drift material


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Haha nope not really
I'm lucky I have spare wheel! Didn't know it was optional until after I bought car (was 2nd hand of course).


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I looked on ebay and they're selling an entire kit for £216

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Oh wow that's rather expensive! Well hopefully council compensate you for that nasty pothole! That's shocking!


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@bhalay207 found this one mate
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vie...ID=EBAY-GB


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That's better priced. Honestly, it frustrates me that some big wigs at Vauxhall thought it was a good idea to take the option of a tyre away... Idiots!

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I think it's disgusting, something as standard as a spare wheel! They don't care about the car industry they only care about lining their own pockets.


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It not only done for cost saving it's also done to lose weight.

Its mad though, something that is so useful they remove for cost and weight saving measures.

It's also not only VX seems that most manufacturers have followed suit with the ditching of the spare wheel.

It can work out pretty inconvenient at times :(

Definitely!

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So after this minor issue near on 12 weeks ago, the council have just agreed to compensate me and are sending me a cheque for the costs incurred.

According to their claims management company, it's the longest time he's ever seen a pothole stay unrepaired for. Apparently the council were notified back in 2013 and they gave a repair time of 28 days.... Well done Staffs County Council!



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well done for claiming not many do hope it covers the cost

Yeah it covered all of the costs. I was apprehensive as to whether it would even be considered but it just goes to show

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