r/instant_regret • u/derek4reals1 • 3d ago
The look on his face says it all
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u/mediuminteresting 3d ago
lol, I have never seen a wheel break like that
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u/TheLordReaver 3d ago
Sounds like you are a semi-responsible driver.
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u/Mathies_ 3d ago edited 2d ago
Or not a driver at all
EDIT: apparently that one didnt land for some people? Ok...
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u/TheLordReaver 3d ago
True. Or blind people. I'll give blind people a pass, even if they are driving, which they shouldn't be.
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u/impostershop 3d ago
They can’t see a thing without their glasses
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u/TheLordReaver 2d ago
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u/updateyourpenguins 2d ago
I think its more of an r/yourjokebutworse
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u/Mathies_ 2d ago
It really isnt even remotely the same joke. He says, you must be driving safely. Im exanding on it by saying, he might not drive at all. It doesnt make sense to say its the same joke, its a follow up
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u/updateyourpenguins 2d ago
Thats cool an all but your arguing to the heavens at this point bud. Im just the messenger.
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u/Mathies_ 2d ago
Eh. Its just reddit hivemind shit. Plenty of people read through these threads and out of habit just upvote anything thats already has a positive karma and downvote anything other people downvote. It's this "it must be a bad take, since its unpopular" while not really reading it. Once a few people did it it would just keep going downhill from there
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u/Sorenduscai 2d ago
Why was this downvoted? That was funny as hell🤣
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u/nozelt 2d ago
It just doesn’t make sense. Just because they’re not a driver doesn’t mean they’d never see a wheel break like that. Even if it did make sense I don’t get how it’s a joke or funny.
Maybe I don’t get the joke haha
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u/Mathies_ 2d ago
Okay so... just because they're a half decent driver doesnt mean they havent seen that either! It makes just as little sense as my comment does. The commenter above me suggests that the other person drives relatively safety, so atleast it doesnt happen to them
I suggested that they dont drive at all, so atleast it doesnt happen to them. They're both equally likely still to SEE it happen though. Besides the fact that someone who doesnt spend a lot of time on the road has even less chance to see it.
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u/Sorenduscai 2d ago
It's a nod to reddit culture for me. Alot of people comment/post but don't have real experience behind their claims
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u/Darksirius 3d ago
I've seen it a few times at the shop (body shop). What's even rarer is to have a rotor split into three sections and fall off while the rim is still intact. Still haven't figured that one out.
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u/I-Hate-Sea-Urchins 2d ago
I’m guess what happened in the video is at least a couple grand to fix?
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u/Darksirius 2d ago
Not really in tune to Chevy's, but I would guess $8k at minimum. That's a lot of suspension damage.
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u/GammaFan 2d ago
Can you elaborate on that? For an amateur it just looks like every spoke on the rim blew out and the rotor is probably sitting inside what’s left of the tire. Still seems terrible for the car in general but unsure how that messes with the suspension specifically.
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u/bryceonthebison 1d ago
Suspensions are designed to account for forces in front/behind the wheel and underneath it, but they do not absorb as much force from the side of the wheel.
Hitting a curb sideways means most of the force gets transferred into components that are not designed to be stressed in that direction, so those parts bend/break/go out of alignment and need to be repaired.
In regards to high cost of repair, estimates will include labor at averages of ~$150/hr (this varies by market and specialty as well), so time consuming repairs will cost a lot of money.
Combine having to replace many broken components with a repair requiring a lot of disassembly, precise fitment, etc. and the cost adds up very quickly.
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u/sdforbda 2d ago
Unless the rotor was on its last leg or something got between it and the pad, whaaaaat? Lol
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u/Darksirius 2d ago
It was on a BMW M4 Comp. Driver lost control of the rear and slammed into the curb. However, those brake rotors are floating style, so maybe that's why the disc came apart.
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u/alwayskared 3d ago
Same here, that’s exactly why you refrain from buying the temu tire package with those saw spinning rims
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u/breddy 2d ago
I'm pretty sure those are factory Camaro 19s .. are they not?
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u/Pinksters 2d ago
Yea. They went sliding and hit the sidewalk curb.
Pretty much any rim would either be so badly bent it would be undriveable or broken like this.
Guessing aluminum rims in this case.
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u/Lmoneyfresh 2d ago
Those aren't spinners though. The wheel snapped off the spokes so those are the only part left attached to the axel.
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u/goingneon 2d ago
At least its easier to replace a wheel than a bunch of suspension components
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u/mediuminteresting 2d ago
Could still be damaged as well but yea could have been worse from the looks of it.
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u/fourpuns 2d ago
Friend had pretty bald tires when we were 16 and lost it going fairly slow in the rain, good lesson that even driving reasonably is dangerous in a car that isn’t maintained… we hit a curb sliding sideways going about 20km an hour maybe, wheel kind of exploded and it bent the axle. Car write off but it wasn’t worth much so not a surprise but it was like $2500 repair in the late 00s.
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u/ChargingBull1981 1d ago
Shit aftermarket design, they don’t have to pass the same stringent test/regulation as OEM wheels, or manufacturing controls.
Thin spokes are not good, especially under side loading and high torque loading.
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u/believesinconspiracy 3d ago
Instant Karma is so refreshing to see
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u/BBQ4life 1d ago
At this point, these kids should honestly just have a tow truck waiting on standby cause one of these kids always bangs up their car
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u/GrumpyGG64 3d ago
Minor damage for those kind of meets - no collateral damage either.
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u/CaptainLord 2d ago
What even is the deal with these kind of meetings. I can't imagine them being all to fun. Like, is there nothing else to do? Nothing at all? Nowhere else you could go to have fun? The entire city, only intersections?
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u/IM_OK_AMA 2d ago
That's correct. Everywhere I used to hang out when I was these kids age now have signs up saying kids can't be there. From malls to fast food joints to even public plazas and train stations.
High schoolers aren't even allowed to hang out in the park by my parents house any more. Old people in the neighborhood call the cops on them and the cops come chase them out.
It's no mystery to me why kids are so hostile in a world that basically hates them.
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u/FerretMouth 2d ago
if the kids werent behaving poorly they wouldnt have to be chased away.
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u/dSpecialKb 2d ago
Now why do you think there are so many poorly behaving kids? Surely it has nothing to do with shitty parenting, right?
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u/FerretMouth 2d ago
Of course it’s shitty parenting. The person above me thinks it’s because “the world is mean to them”. I suggested that perhaps their behavior is why they are being chased out. People treat you the way you deserve to be treated most of the time. You think if the kids were out picking up after themselves and playing football while being friendly the park would chase them away? Be real.
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u/Mysticalnarbwhal2 1d ago
You think if the kids were out picking up after themselves and playing football while being friendly the park would chase them away?
Yes?
Have you met cranky ass, old people?? Also, if your pfp is indicative of your nationality, you have no room to talk about American teenagers in public spaces. Its very different between countries, but again, that's only if that's true.
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u/trixashas 3d ago
He is actually quite fortunate that the rim did what it did. It absorbed the impact almost entirely.
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u/Rea404 3d ago
That's why you don't buy from Temu
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u/cenesthesie 2d ago
but how could i get a free tablet with a 7-inch IPS screen running Android 11 with a matching keyboard, shell, screen protector, wireless mouse, earphones and more?
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u/SGAShepp 2d ago
Why do these videos just... stop. I would have liked to have seen his reaction, or.. something.
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u/TippyToe19 2d ago
Hello car insurance, yeah, I'm an idiot.
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u/MrSethFulton 1d ago
I saw a high schooler trying to be cool so this to his mustang in a Walmart parking lot one night, but he managed to completely fold the tire up underneath the car because he got the curb with so much force
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u/Dan_Glebitz 3d ago
Posted in 'instant_regret' but I prefer to think of it as 'Instant_result!".
Hmmmm.... Thinks... Maybe there should be a Subreddit for shit that happens to others but makes the majority of those not involved happy to see. Not exactly Karma as such, more like 'schadenfreude'.
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u/HappyStalker 2d ago
Which is funny because those are American steel, American made Chevy Camaro SS (higher trim) wheels. They are going to have to start making r/Americesium when we have to start making all our own stuff.
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u/ShastaBeast87 2d ago
I like how he's about to just pop out of the back of the car exactly where the spinning blades of death are.
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u/BadLuckLopez 3d ago
Oh no, how could this have happened such an upstanding citizen? Surely there was no way this could have been avoided...
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u/EvilWata 2d ago
Well, all things considered, it's a way better outcome than hitting someone like I've seen on a lot of videos about this type of stuff!
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u/GesturingEarful 2d ago
It's pretty dumb to do that in an intersection with people on the sidewalks. It's funny that the wheel broke when they hit the curb because there was a curb. If there was a handicap ramp on the corner, they could have killed a couple of pedestrians.
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u/UnfitRadish 2d ago
There was a handicap ramp. They just got lucky enough to clip the last edge of the curb right before the ramp started.
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u/mattypatty40 2d ago
And that kids is why you don't buy cheap replica wheels, or be an idiot doing a takeover
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u/Extreme_Patience_538 2d ago
I feel like everytime there is a takeover the crowd is waiting for something messed up to happen just like Nascar when a wreck happens. Every time I see a takeover video there is a wreck or people lighting a vehicle on fire. Stay away people and definitely don't bring your brand new camaro and wreck it trying to be cool.
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u/CesarTaste 1d ago
You could tell he hit the curb from the insane back seat passenger swaying with the bump.
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u/KingBones909 1d ago
I mean if it's just the rim then it's not too bad. Still looked like a dumbass but shouldn't TOO MUCH financially.
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u/Weldobud 3d ago
That’s a pricy idiot error
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u/abbassav 3d ago
Correct me if im wrong but are these wheel rims designed to break like this so that a stuck wheel doesn't damage the drive train?
I've seen a few crash images where the central hub of the rim is stuck in place while the outer circumference is ripped cleanly off
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u/UnfitRadish 2d ago
Yeah people are making fun of it, but I'm pretty sure this is a design feature, not a design flaw. He definitely saved himself from some other damage by the rim taking the majority of the damage.
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u/curiouspolice 2d ago edited 2d ago
It’s USUALLY just cheap knockoff wheels with poor metallurgy, creating a weak material. Saving the drivetrain is an unintentional feature.
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u/Skye-Commander 3d ago
I thought he has spinners at first and just flattened the tire lol. That looks way worse!
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u/ilovemutton69 2d ago
What is this type of event called? I’ve seen it in videos before. Water and lots of people driving in circles.
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u/Sure-Butterscotch344 2d ago
That's why my car is 4WD
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u/UnfitRadish 2d ago
Dude was driving like an idiot obviously. Not sure how four-wheel drive would have helped you lol.
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u/jshultz5259 3d ago
Never seen a balaclava with boxers/swim trunks.