ATLANTA -- There’s a reason an Atlanta-area monkey owner doesn’t like the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and it has to do with damage to his Porsche.

A DeKalb County man says a MARTA bus caused damage to his car but MARTA refuses to accept blame. He was on I-20 earlier this month when he says his car was hit by flying rubber from a MARTA bus tire.

Marketing man Bobby Manheim and his sidekick, a monkey named Dr. Irving, spend a lot of time on the road.

"If I wasn't in a car like I was I probably would've flipped just trying to avoid the chunks of rubber. Some of them were the size of baseballs," said Manheim.

Manheim said while driving on the interstate August 1, a MARTA bus blew a tire spewing rubber all over his red Porsche.

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"Irving started screaming, I was busy trying to avoid and looking in my mirror to make sure no one else was around that I might strike in order to try and dodge this," said Manheim.

Manheim said at first MARTA officials told him they would try to make it good. He said they even sent a claims adjuster to his Stone Mountain home. The damages were estimated to be over $3,000.

"It was $3,000 and some change plus another $1,000 and thereabouts for the headliner," said Manheim.

Manheim said in the chaos of avoiding the rubber, Dr. Irving got spooked and the headliner inside his Porsche was damaged.

As the days went into weeks, Manheim said his conversations with MARTA officials fell apart.

"I'm amazed because they led me to believe all along with lots of apologies and, 'MARTA is not like that,' that they would take care of the situation. But, after 15 days their new position was, 'We're not liable,' said Manheim.

Manheim received a letter from MARTA Friday that said, "MARTA takes the safety of its customers and the community very seriously and ensures that every bus receives a thorough inspection, including the tires, before being released into service. We regret that this unforeseeable incident occurred; however, based on the investigation and facts of the case it has been determined that MARTA is not responsible in this matter."