"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/28/2020 at 15:55 • Filed to: None
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"E90M3" (e90m3)
02/28/2020 at 15:55 • Filed to: None | 3
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I was about to get into my 3 series this morning when I noticed the tire on the car next to me. Is that what I think it is? Yeah that’s steel belt, that tire is about done for. Got to love a no inspections state.
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> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:03 |
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That’s a good one. I’m O.C. about tires...
Milky
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:06 |
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I used to be them people
jimz
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:08 |
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about a year ago I was driving behind someone in a Chrysler Sebring (2001-2006 or so.) It must have had a broken rear strut or something, because the left rear tire was rolling with massive negative camber. Which meant the inside sidewall of the tire was rubbing against something. LOUDLY. This person just kept driving 45 mph. then the tire started smoking. and finally went BANG!
christ on toast points, why do people think this shit will fix itself? The instant I hear my truck making a noise it wasn’t making before, I start poking around to find the cause.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Milky
02/28/2020 at 16:14 |
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No worries. You rotate that big boy to the other side, run ‘er fer ‘nuther 8, maybe 10, 000 miles.
Those white thangs are “wear indicators”... when you see white clean across the tire-- then that’s yer sign to get on down to the scrapyard and buy another set of four for $50.
My X-type is too a real Jaguar
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:16 |
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The tire store was trying to rip them off that can be patched.
Chariotoflove
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:16 |
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Not for much longer, by the looks of it.
Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:18 |
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It’s got to be a RAV4 or Honda Accord.
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E90M3
> Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
02/28/2020 at 16:20 |
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Kia Optima, with expired out of state tags.
Maxima Speed
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:31 |
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My dad calls those, “ wear indicators“ .
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Maxima Speed
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:32 |
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Ash78, voting early and often
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:39 |
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I’ve gotten worse than this, but to be fair it was excess inner shoulder wear on a lowered car that wouldn’t hold alignment (hard to notice unless you’re looking for it) . Drove fine, and the outer shoulder still had ~30% left.
That’s just nylon. Don’t worry until you see the steel! /s
facw
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:41 |
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So big government liberal that I am, I’d like to have sensors embedded in the road (or maybe to the side of the road, though current systems are in the surface) to detect this, alert the driver and then fine them if they are detected again after a week or so (possibly it should be even more aggressive for something like this, but ideally you’d be catching people before it got this bad).
sony1492
> jimz
02/28/2020 at 16:41 |
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People are too broke to really be owning cars
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> jimz
02/28/2020 at 16:58 |
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What sony said....OR they have the music up so damn loud they have no idea if it’s making a noise.
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 16:59 |
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Good god. These are the reasons I’ll stay in when the roads are bad. Our Yukon and Wrangler have zero issues driving through anything we’ll see on the road here....but THAT guy is on the road too, and I doubt he can stop in it without hitting me.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 17:11 |
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*flashes back to newer 4Runner with 1 lug on each wheel, not at a shop, and not at a house*
WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 17:41 |
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My favorite are the people who’s tires are bouncing like a basketball because the lack of shock down the freeway.
Urambo Tauro
> Maxima Speed
02/28/2020 at 18:01 |
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Accurate
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Urambo Tauro
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 18:06 |
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It could be that t he rear toe is WAY out of whack... or that there’s some serious body damage throwing me off ... or, OR: that i s indeed a FRONT tire . Y’know, the place where the turning and most of the braking happens.
thatsmr
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 18:47 |
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Aah the old bologna skins. I dont worry about me in bad weather or (cough) a little buzzed...its the idiots who cant maintain their vehicles (linglong tires do exist) or cant obey signage/lights. I only drive 10k miles in 15 months coordinating errands with commute 90% of the time. Unfortunately its rush hour, amateur hour, or both
benn454
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 19:55 |
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My favorite is when they come into the shop with all 4 looking like that, and
won’t pay for new tires but still want to waste money paying for a rotation.
MiniGTI - now with XJ6
> E90M3
02/28/2020 at 19:55 |
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Parked next to an older Lexus recently and noticed the same thing. The owner happened to be about to get in and I said something. She seemed surprised. “How can you tell” she asked. She seemed surprised when I told her how they were the worst set of tires I had seen in a long time.
ateamfan42
> E90M3
03/02/2020 at 08:25 |
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Got to love a no inspections state.
Maine has annual inspections, yet you’ll find plenty of cars with tires like this.