Accidentally drove two times on speed bumps at over 70 km/h (43 mph)

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I accidentally drove two times over two large speed bumps that look like this but slightly higher, at over 70 km/h or 43 mph (speed limit was 90 km/h, and there were no warning signs). That was over a year ago, and until now the car is still fine. Will I notice the damage in the long term? I have the normal suspension on the GT-Line, and the reason is that both these roads were new and didn't have lights and I didn't see the speed bump until I was very close to it. The paint on it was almost worn off also.
 
I hit a bad pothole at highway speed. Was one hellava bang. I was expecting a bent rim or worse but nothing. These cars are tough.
 
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I think you're fine. Those are more like "launch ramps" than speed bumps. :D You were probably airborne (JK, a little bit). You didn't crash back down? If you didn't bottom out, or didn't reach the bump stops I wouldn't worry about it.

Once, last year or a bit longer, I was torqueing around an onramp, and in the middle of it there was this palpable dip so big that you can actually see it a Google Maps image. My RR tire let out this "Bang!" sound and I felt the impact as the wheel reached the bump stops. I was worried that my tire's sidewall or out edge of the tread might have been damaged; but I couldn't see anything. Nothing manifested over the months since, so, I think I'm okay. But, if anything back there starts sounding/feeling weird, I'll know what information to give the mechanics trouble shooting whatever it is.
2600 south onramp per.webp
 
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I hit a bad pothole at highway speed. Was one hellava bang. I was expecting a bent rim or worse but nothing. These cars are tough.
It is indeed. I hit many potholes as well and I was surprised that it’s still fine.
 
I think you're fine. Those are more like "launch ramps" than speed bumps. :D You were probably airborne (JK, a little bit). You didn't crash back down? If you didn't bottom out, or didn't reach the bump stops I wouldn't worry about it.

Once, last year or a bit longer, I was torqueing around an onramp, and in the middle of it there was this palpable dip so big that you can actually see it a Google Maps image. My RR tire let out this "Bang!" sound and I felt the impact as the wheel reached the bump stops. I was worried that my tire's sidewall or out edge of the tread might have been damaged; but I couldn't see anything. Nothing manifested over the months since, so, I think I'm okay. But, if anything back there starts sounding/feeling weird, I'll know what information to give the mechanics trouble shooting whatever it is.
It definitely hit the ground on the front bumper as after a couple of months, the engine cover under the car in the front broke while driving on the highway and when I took it to the dealer to replace it, I noticed paint damage under the front bumper as well and I immediately assumed that it’s because of what happened on the “speed bumps”.

The Stinger is built tough it seems as one time I was driving and some random person on the road almost turned on me so I had to hit the curb on the right wheel so they don’t cause an accident but thank god only the tire hit hard on the curb and nothing happened to it until now.
 
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I completely jumped a rounded curb on the inside of a roundabout near my house. Much more severe than a speed bump and my stinger took the maxing out of the shocks like a champ.

if you must know someone in a truck decided that was the time to brake check me (mid roundabout) so i had to swerve left and go up and down to avoid a crash.
 
Damage from that type of thing is immediate. It won't linger. Either it damaged a tire, bent a rim, bent some suspension parts, shifted the whole subframe -- or it didn't.
 
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I was going about 55 mph on a 4 lane when an idiot coming the other way decided to go left of center, and I mean entirely left of center. I was in the left of 2 lanes in my direction. Idiot was coming over in BOTH my lanes. I hit a tall concrete curb to my right so hard it jerked the top half of me over the console. I still can't believe the car didn't flip or jump the curb.

My rims looked like they went through a meat grinder LOL. Amazingly the tires survived and no damage to the frame, suspension, or anything else except some scraping on the side skirt and the need for an alignment. And well, new rims but that was nothing compared to what I thought it was going be. Tough car!!
 
I was going about 55 mph on a 4 lane when an idiot coming the other way decided to go left of center, and I mean entirely left of center. I was in the left of 2 lanes in my direction. Idiot was coming over in BOTH my lanes. I hit a tall concrete curb to my right so hard it jerked the top half of me over the console. I still can't believe the car didn't flip or jump the curb.

My rims looked like they went through a meat grinder LOL. Amazingly the tires survived and no damage to the frame, suspension, or anything else except some scraping on the side skirt and the need for an alignment. And well, new rims but that was nothing compared to what I thought it was going be. Tough car!!
So, did the other driver stop and take responsibility for the incident? Even if there was no contact by him on your car, if you had to avoid him and it caused an accident, then he should be responsible.
 
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So, did the other driver stop and take responsibility for the incident? Even if there was no contact by him on your car, if you had to avoid him and it caused an accident, then he should be responsible.
Nope, s/he kept going :/
 
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My rims are holding up pretty good to a lot of potholes unlike my older cars. Though one pothole ripped a nice hole through the sidewall of one tire. With these high performance tires it pays to spend the extra cash for the road-hazard insurance - especaially the summer tires that have a thin outer treed.
 
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I was going about 55 mph on a 4 lane when an idiot coming the other way decided to go left of center, and I mean entirely left of center. I was in the left of 2 lanes in my direction. Idiot was coming over in BOTH my lanes. I hit a tall concrete curb to my right so hard it jerked the top half of me over the console. I still can't believe the car didn't flip or jump the curb.

My rims looked like they went through a meat grinder LOL. Amazingly the tires survived and no damage to the frame, suspension, or anything else except some scraping on the side skirt and the need for an alignment. And well, new rims but that was nothing compared to what I thought it was going be. Tough car!!
This is a prime example where a dashcam makes an insurance claim so much easier...
 
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