The pothole broke WHAT…?!

[@jackiefisher1820]

My husband and I who passed our driving test in the 1970's remark that now we spend more time looking out for: 1.potholes and sleeping policemen ,traffic "calming" arrangements!AND 2 drivers who have passed their test on the twelve faults or less regime , and don't even know how to drive around a corner without moving out into the other side of the road! God love you. Lots of love from Wolverhampton.

[@crazyforcars]

Here in Germany they also don't repair potholes (cause they don't want us to drive along in our cars anymore...). Instead they put new signs with lower speed limits in that areas (cause they don't want us to drive along in our cars anymore...). Seems to be a perfect matching plan against us motorists.

[@YllaStar95970]

The Autobahns are all very tired, plus you have no insect hits, l think the wind turbines are the cause of this. Joining the Autostrada network, both of these problems instantly disappear.🛣️

[@850r2]

What part of Germany are you in? I had the pleasure of taking my V70 to Bavaria and was rather impressed with their roads.

[@crazyforcars]

@850r2 I'm driving 25.000 km per year all over Germany. In some areas it's better than in others. Overall the main roads are generally in acceptable condition. But as soon as you drive on secondary or minor roads it gets worse.

[@850r2]

@@crazyforcars I'm up in Scotland and our "M8" which is the main artery between our two main cities are looking worse for wear. Nevermind some of our A Roads

[@grantp7975]

All in all there does seem to be a policy of general neglect and tax increases that has to be intentional. Ask the dealers and lease companies about unexpected tyre damage and suspension bush destruction in advance of the first 3 year MOT occuring to cars with less than typical annual mileages covered.

[@freddieqmercury5961]

Here is a comment from a new Tesla Cybertruck owner.. “I picked up my Cyberbeast yesterday afternoon, drove two hours home, and had a blast driving it last night with friends and family. This morning, I defrosted it and drove to work. At lunchtime, the defrost did not engage(46% battery left), would not go into Drive or Reverse, started giving me errors/warnings, and then shut right down.” From Torque news article in Canada, and we only talking-18 c so far.

[@NeilBarratt]

Sounds like a great investment.

[@christopherward9230]

For the amount of money you just spent (wasted) on your cybertruck, I'm sure you could have got yourself a cybertruck with a petrol or diesel engine that will actually work for you in the conditions that you have in Canada. Take it back to the dealer and tell them you want your money back, but don't expect it all. 🤷‍♂️

[@soundseeker63]

Sue the council Geoff! They leave the roads to deteriorate intentionally. But we pay road tax (and tax on everything else!) so we are entitled to the service we are paying them for! As long as people keep taking it on the chin and picking up their own repair bill as well, things will never change. This country is a complete mess!

[@DwaynePipes]

We don't pay road tax!😂

[@illegalopinions4082]

@@DwaynePipes Literally pay it every year.

[@DwaynePipes]

@@illegalopinions4082 You literally don't.

[@soundseeker63]

@@DwaynePipes Ok, we pay VED, which is basically the same thing. What point are you trying to make exactly?

[@DwaynePipes]

@@soundseeker63 The point is that it is not "road" tax thus there is no expectation that it should be used for roads! I thought that was obvious.

[@-Dash-]

Broken Britain = Broken Volvo

[@Jacob-yb6bv]

I spend more time watching the road surface than the road ahead now so I can weave past the increasing amount of uneven surfaces. People must think I’m not in control of the car. I see cars pulled over regularly with pot hole damage or punctured tyres. I can’t afford anymore suspension parts. Even if you don’t break something - the wear and tear increases.

[@angelakenyon7490]

😂😂😂 I'm glad the "knocking" was from your car's rear end and not your rear end Geoff Expose, expose, expose, keep it up 👍🇬🇧 Mrs Geoff would be good in a demolition Derby 😂

[@BULLEAD]

Put a claim in. Get some of your council tax back.

[@GJP1169]

Just think if it was a EV it would have cost you $ 20,000 for a new battery

[@djtaylorutube]

Nah, pretty sure that the battery isn't a suspension mount.

[@jeffmtitanium1]

In your opinion😂​@@djtaylorutube

[@djtaylorutube]

@jeffmtitanium1 Nope, definitely not an opinion at all. Find me a reference to a battery forming part of the suspension system. Those rear shock top mounts in an 850 break regardless of potholes, I did mine at least a decade and a half ago) and let's remember that the front wheel would have gone through the same hole.

[@karlhulme8014]

Thank god it’s just an old Volvo…. Imagine if you’d broken the totems in your new JAgUaR !

[@mshathlonxp]

jaGUar!

[@grahamhumble3023]

I bet a new JAgUaR owner will love their shocker bursting through their top mount.

[@peetsnort]

Promises Promises you naughty thing

[@terryurquhart2413]

Haha Classic !!

[@ibrstellar1080]

I'm prerry sure most new JAgUar drivers have Woke rear ends😉

[@richardross7219]

Decades ago, I was a town engineer shared between 12 small towns, in Connecticut. I was trying to get the towns to spend more money on road maintenance. In my research, I found a Federal study that said that a good road caused about 5 cents wear on a car per mile. It also said that poor condition roads caused 8 cents per mile wear. We got a little bit more money for pot hole patching. Good Luck, Rick

[@therealdojj]

Suspension should be changed in and pairs 👍 But otherwise exactly like mine was, but on the front 🤦 Luckily the council paid me nearly £600 👍

[@NeilBarratt]

@@ottofumbler7267 You don't understand bangernomics.

[@ottofumbler7267]

@NeilBarratt Replacing a single top mount isn't "bangernomics". Bolting a 20 pence mending plate from Toolstation across the top is the real cheapofix. You luxury bastard! 😂

[@NeilBarratt]

@@ottofumbler7267 LOL; that's the sort of thing I'd do. I was going to suggest a big thick washer because I didn't know you could buy "Mending plates"

[@Garffey]

Wow Geoff....You really know how to hit a pot hole! First the wheels and now this...😁....Just having to replace a front spring on my Vitara for the mot, not bad given the amount of speed humps around here and having driven over them daily for the last 5 years or so...

[@ianchalklen1047]

God only knows what is happening to the cars running silly low profiles

[@peetsnort]

Wife's had three blowouts and bubble in sidewalls that basically has to be changed for a new tyre. I know how to drive like a drunk down a slalom course. It's a wonder I have not been pulled over for a breathalyser

[@soundseeker63]

Damaged tyre, buckled/cracked rims AND damaged suspension arms/struts/springs. £1.5-2K repair bill instead of mayber £100-200 quid repair bill.

[@warrensmith4590]

Yep We no longer drive anything remotely quickly in country lanes unless I'm in an area away from home that has good roads

[@tivvy-xf4kz]

If you are running low profiles with large wheels see what you can get in a smaller wheel with higher profile tyres. I know it's the pot holes BUT if it's happening regularly best to change the tyre profile. I used to run a Tigra and 3 sizes of wheel/tyres were available for the model so I got rid of the awful 17" wheels and went for the 15" with the correct matching tyres and it made a big difference in comfort and hopefully some protection from potholes. The rolling diameter is the same. It only affects the look.

[@dennism7813]

You worry too much Geoff. If something sharp like that pokes it's way up from underneath, it's OK so long as it's behind the seat or at least if no ones sitting there at the time. Look on the bright side 😉

[@11royals96]

Look on the bright side, your wife is giving you lots of get out of jail free cards.

[@williamfence566]

Once they've put 6 miles of cones out either side of the pothole , then 20 blokes risk assess it, before National Highways vans park up on every possible entrance and exit . There's no time left to fix the pothole before going home early.

[@NeilBarratt]

Don't forget a set of traffic lights even when you've got line of sight around the obstruction. If you're lucky they won't be stuck on red both ways.

[@Craig-wp3pz]

Ruler and camera, take a picture, send it to your local highways dept., along with the invoices for repairs......... They should give you some cash upto £300 i think 😊 They still wont fix the hole, but you CAN claim repeatedly 😊

[@eyesodd]

ONLY if it's been previously reported and they are aware of it, which is a typically rubbish rule.

[@Craig-wp3pz]

@@eyesodd thats why multiple claims are the way to go..... I'm sure Geoff has plenty of old Volvo tyre and suspension invoices lying around, Highways Dept always contributed some to my annual 'BIG' service, and never complain, I go for Swivel pins, shackles, wheel bearings and the odd tyre, every little helps 😀 💵 💰

[@redmile999]

They should but no longer do. You'll get fobbed of with excuses that are nonsensical.

[@Craig-wp3pz]

@redmile999 stand your ground, take the photos, I've never had much issue, they've always paid £200-300 off my service bill every year, only once did I threaten with a small claims action, and they paid up in a week!

[@Paul_L777]

Just had a deep pot hole that was water filled buckle the inside lip of 1 my 19" rims. But interestingly while i was in the tyre place a guy got told his MOT fail on his VW ID4 due to the tyre have a split between the tread going down to the steel bands & this guy's reply was "can't believe this will now be my 7th tyre thats failed since I've owned this car, do you think its the heavier weight of EV doing this" back to the MOT tester, didn't hear the reply to that as they took the owner out to show him the tyre.

[@Tomm9y]

At least that is a simple fix. Some suspension things to check are: The rear shock absorbers were probably self-levelling as standard. They do wear out and are mighty expensive to replace. It is worth checking that the pistons are clean and not leaking, at least you may get a bit of advance warning. The other thing is the long travel front springs, they do brilliant job of making a super comfortable ride, but the potholes & speed humps can result in cracks and complete failure, which could be messy.

[@nigelbrazier8585]

Same happened to my Peugeot 6 weeks ago, massive pothole obscured by water at night on an unlit lane that I hit at 25mph, took out a brand new front tyre and rear shock absorber mounting

[@MyNameIsJefe-h6v]

If they keep the potholes, they keep the damage coming to cars and they keep the tax money coming in for repairs!

[@EmmaKelly74159]

Good luck Geoff. ❤

[@TimK2646]

This is a nightmare for all of us. I reckon my S-absorbs also all gone. I love the new Jag, so low, will be perfect for Flood UK.

[@lipbrent3887]

Don’t forget to send the bill to the council

[@Elsie-uy2kl]

Knocking from your rear end can be serious Geoff. 😂

[@philmorrow2446]

Hope you claim from the council!!!

[@redmile999]

They squirm out of it nowadays

[@BionicRusty]

Tried to claim on a number of occasions and, in North Wales, the insurer, Zurich, claim that, 1) They’re not liable if they don’t know about it. Or, 2) They DO know about it and will fix it sometime in the future. In other words, never liable. I have all this in writing. They also have no responsibility to warn of any dangers. I am a little over £3,000 in for damage over the past 5 years with the last one being last Christmas Day. It’s the very reason that I sold my car and bought an suv with huge tyres.

[@Krisemann]

They're still quite good at repairing potholes in Norway thankfully... But you can actually demand to have your bill covered by the maintenance responsible unit. Municipality of Trondheim had to cover I think 11 sets of tyres due to poor maintenance a couple years back :)

[@system11yt]

I bet the council won't pay up when you rightly claim against them. My best hit so far was £2k on a XJR - that was 2 tyres and 2 wheels utterly destroyed by a pot hole in London. Brent council were not interested. These can cause serious accidents - it's legitimately why I .. bought ... a Land Rover.

[@JamesGane-k9u]

Just a quick note, it looks like the shocks have been changed at some point. If the 850 had Sachs Nivomats from new the spring rate is softer. New Nivomats retail at around £500 a piece 😢 so a big mistake when replacing the shocks is not to upgrade the spring rate to compensate for the self leveling suspension, this can cause more suspension travel hence the top bush breaking away like this.

[@gdreading9088]

Just got home from 8 weeks touring France in the camper van . . . NO POTHOLES . . . well very few. But what a great driving experience. And better still Belgium almost perfect roads. . . Back to Britain . . have you driven around the south part of the M25, the concrete section part, its a nightmare. London, our capital city and the ring road is more like a mountain pass, what happens to all the road tax we pay that is supposed to keep the roads maintained.

[@patd5507]

Geoff Breaks Cars 😬

[@peetsnort]

Welcome to Hereford. 3 springs and 2 blowouts on my car so far. Just go to any high torque corner or roundabout and you'll see all the broken spring ends

[@aeroearth]

There is a bit of road here in mid NSW Australia that rumour had it Ford Australia used to use as part of their new vehicle road trials. Named the Bucketts Way. Notorious for its numerous pot holes, sinks, ridges, etc. Then when the Blokes at work questioned an ex Ford Design Engineer about that rumour, he said it was true! Been improved somewhat since.

[@albundy5992]

The roads in India are generally better than those in the UK. Value for money!

[@jasonudall8614]

With the aid sent to India...we might be getting better value for our tax per mile in India

[@jackiefisher1820]

Didn't the Raj build them in the first place?

[@Pyramid333]

Yes potholes great, please let me on your show to make buzz and expose the incompetent local council and their corruption related to broken roads in West Scotland. I need help. Do not forget to claim damages from your council.

[@ecliptix5436]

Maybe just do a wrap for Mrs. Geoff's car instead of screwing with trying to match orange. That's a no-win scenario for sure, and then also she can have whatever colour she could possibly want.

[@arcticradio]

Potholes? What are they? Don’t get them here…………Drive in Finland on our vast expanse of tarmac roads…….just don’t speed though 😆😅

[@julesviolin]

That is probably just a washer on underside of mount which has rotted. Happens on other makes.⚠️ You may only require a big washer or whole mount at the most Geoff

[@DwaynePipes]

Old cars eh! Best buys ever!😂

[@steveunderwood3683]

I live near York, and they repair the potholes around here. The problem is the repairs only last a year or two and the hole is back. They've done complete resurfacing jobs that are crumbling after 3 or 4 years. There is something seriously wrong with our road laying industry.

[@jeffmtitanium1]

They are all working from home😂

[@NeilBarratt]

I've seen pothole "Repairs" which haven't lasted an hour.

[@system11yt]

There's a new roundabout surface here over the A14 which has failed at least 5 times so far in the exact same location.

[@Angus_____]

Your broken rear end is from your hook-up with Macmaster 😂 Rumour has it he burst his banjo during the same incident

[@andrewprettyquick2070]

Land rover rear springs... Available cheap in various rates...

[@ashleehouse5204]

Oh, no! I really hate pot holes! The blinker assembly fell off my toyota from a pot hole on the highway. I heard it clunk under the vehicle but didn't realize what it was until I got home. Where did you say you order parts? Ebay and one other place I couldn't tell what it was.

[@Hello_69269]

You should see all the pot holes here in Victoria Australia 🇦🇺 wow it’s bad 😮

[@angelakenyon7490]

Should have a competition between lovely Australia and the UK 😂

Dunno man we got some really bad roads over here. UK roads are only good for 4x4 as anything with 18 inch rim is horrendous. I hate SUV but I get why people buy them. I had one for a short while at work and was a comfortable ride.

[@mshathlonxp]

Im not going to believe that in UK SUVs arent riding low profile tires... 😂

[@liberty0758]

Yep, as a fellow Victorian I can 100% confirm that. I actually counted the number of potholes on a distance I do every single day and the number came to 10. Four of them are basically wheel and suspension destroyers. And the distance is 12km, one way only. On the way back less potholes that aren't that serious.

[@andrewprettyquick2070]

Steel fails gracefully, that's fatigue. Springs too weak.

[@jamesrodgers3132]

Knew what this would be before I clicked. Happened to me on a Mazda 3, both sides within 10K miles, both before 100K.

[@Aztek1701]

If its gone through the top mount it's probably done your wheel as well.. Don't be surprised if you have a vibration that feels like a wheel put of balance after the top mount is fixed.

[@James-um8pq]

Congratulations on 150k subscribers

[@Vivian-g1h]

Garage54 made a video of the best way to negotiate a pot hole. Never brake approaching a pothole and maintain a steady 3O mph / 48 Kmph / 44 fps / 13mps while traversing the pothole. Other linear measures are available.

[@pellepp9628]

Very common on the 850 even here in sweden without potholes😊

[@ibrstellar1080]

I have mqssive pot holes in my area and it's so frustrating having this level of damage to a well looked after car.

[@john-in-cornwall]

How did rear get busted and not front?

[@lylobean]

Hitting a pothole is like taking the world's strongest man with a sledge hammer and having him hit the suspension with it.

[@crashnreset6987]

I had a Fiesta and the shocker came right though into the boot and brought the top mount with it ;D

[@vonpaparas]

The councils save money by shifting the cost to drivers.

[@gimble447]

Just last week I busted the offside rear top mount on a pothole I f my V50 ( top mount is underneath the arch on them) the whole alloy bracket had cracked and the rubber was hanging out, drove it for a week knocking and rattling away until I changed it 😂

[@AP-hp4yo]

Their plan, I imagine, is to make driving so utterly unpleasant and costly that the majority will literally beg for an alternative/solution. It’s always; Problem, action, solution (with each part being created by them).

[@DeeCee1150]

Autodoc I find great for parts but exorbitant shipping charges.

[@avlisk]

Stellantis and Nissan approve this damage.

[@kev2020-z9s]

Can you put a list of company's you use to get your car parts from?

[@richardlahiff1529]

I recon you need a nice volvo OEM 7L petrol can for that load space area.. 😅

[@GeoffBuysCars]

Haha text me!

[@Numbnuts-]

You can make a claim to the council for the damage.

[@TheClangerseatGreenSoup]

rob best to do both. the port one was probably weak due to rust and its age

[@michaelmatthews-uu4en]

They can't fix the potholes ,no fly ash.

[@disband_thebbc5933]

I thought it was looking a bit uneven at the start of the video. 😂

[@Kiktrash]

That's a write off then

[@vossierebel]

Yeah... rubbish... but I still love it!! Fun!! GGG!!!

[@keithsnowdon8672]

You should come to Scotland. We have members of the Fcarewetribe living in potholes.

[@peterbustin2683]

Have you checked the bump stops?

[@stuartgibson9755]

Get a photo of the pothole and put a claim in to the council for the damage.

[@paulriggers1558]

i blame all that bouncing up and down in those dark lanes...

[@markhutton6055]

I see the Copy Nothing brigade have copied FAB 1 for their new car.

[@terryatkinson899]

Stop driving in the ditches then....😮👍🇮🇪

[@GrahamElby]

Why don’t you sued council for bad roads Geoff 😢

[@RD-qp3mu]

How many tonnes is that tank?

[@theodavies8754]

I hit a pothole in July on my motorcycle. It did that to my lower back.

[@nicholaswilliams4532]

That’s what people pay car tax for enjoy

[@lapisredux]

i'll carry on with the old defender

[@Pugwash.]

The last pothole damage we had was a cracked alloy wheel. We were not happy!

[@quicknickdriver8510]

Let’s hope the damper rod isn’t bent 🤞🏻

[@andrewprettyquick2070]

Potholes don't break Volvos, Volvos cause potholes.

[@johnmosley7039]

Thought that volvo had been lost to the floods

[@Debbie-f5x]

Oh dear your cars knicker elastic went then on the right side then 😂 must have been a big pothole then

[@angelakenyon7490]

😂😂😂

[@nixswatson]

Ha not rubbish! I enjoyed that and I hope you video it being replaced. Frgn potholes eh lol

[@patrickhumphries1263]

Geoff , as a mobile auto electrician and drive +/- 200 miles every day . . I have a question ? . . Does the new ford Capri exist ? . . I and all the engineers I talk to have not seen one . . Possibly the worst new product launch in fords history . . Is there anyway of finding out how many have ( not ) sold since the release in September ? . .

[@GeoffBuysCars]

I saw one! But then it took a right turn into a Ford dealership. Clearly a demo model. So doesn’t count. Also just realised that was the electric explorer.

[@robblack7560]

Those Volvos are soft - you should have bought a Nissan Juke.

[@noskills9577]

Geoff buys driving lesson (for the wife) coming soon

[@somebloke5565]

If Nivomats, come v.dear and scarce. 4x4 are different.

[@RBcymru]

Claim of the council or Highways agency.

[@preonmodel9906]

Where’s there’s blame there’s a claim 🎉

[@theyorkshiremilitia8999]

Get a claim in to council mate

[@ajax2061]

afternoon...

[@sardav160479]

Hit a sink hole a fee months ago and it buckled my rim and damaged my driveshaft which focus mk2 st is known to eat for fun

[@richardlahiff1529]

Common

[@BionicRusty]

Don’t bother trying to claim any more. Never been successful. My solution was to sell my car and buy an suv with big dobber tyres. 👍

[@Richard-r1x7d]

😀👍

[@Nickztx100]

Geoff, I think you will find if you had an EV it would have detected the pothole and steered around it. Keep up the great vids mate.

[@Richard-r1x7d]

😀👍