Well, shit

"ImmoralMinority" (araimondo) 10/02/2019 at 13:03 • Filed to: None

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Arizona pothole.

Threw on the spare, and Discount Tire in Flagstaff should have me back on the road in about an hour.  Not as bad as it could be, but I am not happy.

Svend > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 13:09

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Any wheel damage? 

Sovande > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 13:10

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Well that’s annoying.  Those sidewalls look very thin!

Ash78, voting early and often > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 13:18

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Wow, at least it happened near civilization.

Also, I’m not even gonna say I predicted a flat tire in AZ. Nope.

vicali > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 13:21

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Should be driving a Golf Country;

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 13:27

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Dang that’s quite the rip. 

atfsgeoff > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 13:48

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You are just another victim of the mostly-aesthetic fad that is huge wheels and rubber band tires

DipodomysDeserti > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 13:51

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Ouch.

dogisbadob > atfsgeoff 10/02/2019 at 14:09

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Came here for this

TheRealBicycleBuck > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 14:13

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well, that sucks.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 14:19

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At least you had a spare.

Also you could go down to 15” wheels. My brother in law’s GSW came with 15” steelies when he bought it.  He got some 17” OZs for the summer tho

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 10/02/2019 at 14:21

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I just realized this in a GTI and you probably can’t go smaller than 17”s but that would still be better than 18”s

His Stigness > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 15:49

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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 16:43

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Hence the reason why when I replace the tires on my Fit sport in the coming months , I’m not sticking with the lower profile tires on 15" wheels (in a weirdish, 195/55 R15 size).

I’m getting some used 14" aluminum wheels and tires that are about the same diameter as OEM, just with more sidewall.

Agrajag > ImmoralMinority 10/02/2019 at 21:51

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That is the one thing I do not miss about GTI ownership.  Never had a flat or blowout before and had 3 with that car.  Only one since but that one I deserved. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > ImmoralMinority 10/03/2019 at 03:44

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potholes suck

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-03/byron-bay-cant-shake-its-pothole-curse/11562840