Avoid Potholes To Avoid Damage

Ever wondered why your man swerves around potholes like he’s trying to avoid a small child rather than a little dip in the road? Well if he’s a good man, he appreciates the fine and useful things in his life, including you and he’ll go out of his way to protect the goods that he doesn’t want damaged, that to say his car.

Let’s face it, if you’ve spent a bit of money on your car, or even if you haven’t you need it to get to work and losing it would be a massive pain so you need to protect it from damage. Not only will it cost you money there is also the inconvenience of being without your car.

Driving over potholes isn’t a good idea because it wears down your shocks. Shock absorbers are an integral part of your car’s suspension. Those little springs help minimise the friction between the road and your car so that you can enjoy a comfortable ride. They also protect the other components of the car from damage from the impact of day to day driving.

It is not just your shock absorbers that can be damaged by a pothole if you are not careful you can puncture or blow out your tyres or cause damage to your steering system. Often tyre rims bear the brunt of a large pothole impact, so examine them thoroughly if you hit one.

A deep pothole can cause a very high level of damage to the underneath of your car, including your exhaust. If you hear strange noises emanating from your exhaust system get it checked over. Also look out for fluids leaking out of your car after hitting a deep pothole. It is even possible to rupture a brake line in which case the fluids that are leaking could be brake fluid.

So the moral of the story is to avoid potholes and where feasible drive over them so they are between your wheels. Of course you might swerve and that’s up to you though we know it’s just because it makes you feel like you’re in a 70s car chase.

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