Cars that are good for potholes?
I admit I'm not the worlds best driver just average cabbage. No accidents, or tickets. But my streets in my city are deplorable. I've tried my best to not damage my car on them but I have busted a tire within the last year. I'm afraid something else might break because lets face it a Ford Focus isn't made for off roading. Is there a car with heavy duty tires or suspensions?
Added (1). I'm not off roading my car I'm just comparing the street to rough terrain
Realistically, I wouldn't expect any car or car based CUV/SUV to have withstood the impact that blew out a tire on your current car. Hitting potholes at speed is extremely hard on any suspension/wheel/tire. Short of driving some sort of pickup truck or a maybe Jeep Wrangler - something that comes from the factory with beefier suspension components and larger-sidewall tires than typical cars or car-based CUVs or SUVs - there's not really a good option besides avoiding hitting the potholes at speed. It's likely cheaper just keep your current car and occasionally fix damage caused by potholes than to get rid of your car to buy a truck or a Jeep just to avoid having to pay for the cost of pothole damage repairs on the car.
Potholes can cause problems for any and all vehicles.
But vehicles with either low ground clearance and/or vehicles with low-profile tires will be more susceptible. The latter may be an issue as the current trend with most manufacturers is for vehicles with larger rims and lower-profile tires. Low profile tires give the illusion of filling out the wheelhouse more and aids in handling but one of the downsides with a smaller sidewall is that the shock from potholes is transferred to the rims and the rest of the suspension components instead of being absorbed by the sidewall rubber. This makes them more prone to damage.
The cheapest option is to slow down and look where you are going.
Where I'm you can claim pothole damage against my the council.
It gets them fixed more quickly.
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