"dinobot666" (dinobot666)
05/19/2014 at 09:59 • Filed to: tireolopnik WTF you share the road with these people tires
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"dinobot666" (dinobot666)
05/19/2014 at 09:59 • Filed to: tireolopnik WTF you share the road with these people tires | 3
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I spent a few years being a service adviser, trying to convince people that driving on tires like the one pictured is really dangerous.
"Ah, I can get through the summer on these tires, they're fine!"
Picture taken from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
Brian Silvestro
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:00 |
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:01 |
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Severe aquaplaning makes driving so much more fun though.
505Turbeaux
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:02 |
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because RACECAR
Actually I see it all the time. Vigilante justice with a screwdriver to the sidewall would be ok in my book. My safety is concerned here too
extraspecialbitter
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:03 |
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Holy. Crap. Did they wear out the wear bars?
spanfucker retire bitch
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:05 |
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Not only is it as bald as a baby's ass, but it's got uneven wear. Out of alignment, and no grip.
ly2v8-Brian
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:06 |
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I usually think it boils down to two things, lack of money, or don't give a shingle shit. I can understand the lack of money. But it is when people don't care that bothers me. These rolling timebombs surround you and you never know when one will fail and you get involved in an accident or get stuck in severe traffic because of this.
Frank Grimes
> 505Turbeaux
05/19/2014 at 10:08 |
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probably wouldnt stop them
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505Turbeaux
> Frank Grimes
05/19/2014 at 10:12 |
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probably right
cazzyodo
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:25 |
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I was washing my car two months ago when I heard the distinctive sound of someone driving on a flat tire.
I turned around to see my neighbor, who I have never talked to in the past six months, drive down the street and pull into his driveway across from me. He sat in his car a little while (possibly wondering why I was watching him) before getting out and walking to his front door.
I walked over towards the street.
"Excuse me?"
He turns.
"Are you aware that your rear passenger side tire is flat and you're riding on the wheel?" (dumb question, I know)
"Um...really? Where?"
I point.
"Oh. Didn't know that."
I offered to help him change it if he needed and to let me know. I was outside finishing my car for another hour before I figured he didn't care or forgot. It was flat until the next day. Probably drove it to the Sullivan Tire a mile away... -_-
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dinobot666
> ly2v8-Brian
05/19/2014 at 10:34 |
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It's usually the latter.
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dinobot666
> extraspecialbitter
05/19/2014 at 10:36 |
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Wear bars are there to provide forward grip, sort of like a paddle tire.
DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:44 |
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To be fair... Right now, my right rear is down past the wear bars, and the left rear is almost there. Unfortunately, the tires won't be in until Friday, so I'm driving to work like that, this week.
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dinobot666
> DancesWithRotors - Driving Insightfully
05/19/2014 at 10:54 |
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Wear bars are one thing, cords sticking out is another.
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 10:55 |
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Things like this are the reason I maintain that mandatory, yearly, pass/fail inspection is a good thing. (We'll ignore the assholes who use inspection time as an excuse to milk ignorant saps for unnescarry repairs for the moment...)
Justin is driven
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 11:02 |
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My front aren't quite that bad, but the cords are starting to show. :-/ the rears are pristine though. Why? Bad alignment from a bad shop. Ne tires next week after I get paid.
Reigntastic
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 11:06 |
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These were the tires I replaced on my MR2 a few months ago. They came with the car in November 2012, and the rear was running -1.5deg camber.
The new tires and wheels I got were such a massive improvement, both in road noise and grip, especially in the wet.
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dinobot666
> Reigntastic
05/19/2014 at 11:08 |
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You drove on those tires for two years?!
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Reigntastic
> dinobot666
05/19/2014 at 11:09 |
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No, no. They were new when I got the car, this picture was post replacement.