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My brush(es) with death...
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Re: My brush(es) with death... -
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"Wickeddoll" I wouldn't have made this post...maybe by sance... Natalie Excellent, I want to haunt A.A.T. when i die  "Any & All Toyotas"? Natalie alt.autos.toyota  -- J |
I'm still shaken from the experience; yeah, that's it.
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Natalie
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"WickeddollŽ" <... rantonrave (AT) mail (DOT) com> wrote in message Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be toast if I'd made it to the highway: http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg Something like that happened to me on the freeway one night, and initially I thought it was just a small puncture because the ride got bumpier only gradually. But after I passed my hand through 1 of the 2 sidewall punctures I realized that fix-a-flat couldn't fix my flat. Treads last so long now that tires can become unglued internally while still looking good from the outside, so I change mine least every 5 years. I also look for replacements rated at least A or B for temperature, meaning they run cooler than C-rated tires. ROR *Now* you tell me... :-) Natalie Yeah well anyway, you need to learn to check tire pressure yourself, apparently, since so many gas stations are now nothing but convenience stores, with nobody there to assist with these little maintenance chores. And, stop smashing into curbs. Er... tell that to my son! |
Natalie
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"WickeddollŽ" <wickeddoll1958diespammersdie (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message news:ev1ag1.3v0.1 (AT) news (DOT) evilcabal.org... rantonrave (AT) mail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1175739357.391384.209600 (AT) n59g2000hsh (DOT) googlegroups.com... WickeddollŽ wrote: Is it normal for a blow-out to be this severe? Somehow, I think I'd be toast if I'd made it to the highway: http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire1.jpg http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire2.jpg http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire3.jpg http://s195323775.onlinehome.us/PageImages/Tire4.jpg Something like that happened to me on the freeway one night, and initially I thought it was just a small puncture because the ride got bumpier only gradually. But after I passed my hand through 1 of the 2 sidewall punctures I realized that fix-a-flat couldn't fix my flat. Treads last so long now that tires can become unglued internally while still looking good from the outside, so I change mine least every 5 years. I also look for replacements rated at least A or B for temperature, meaning they run cooler than C-rated tires. ROR *Now* you tell me... :-) Natalie ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Natalie, Your tire looks 100% better than one I had on the right rear of an '86 Mercury Cougar that blew out on a very hot trip on Interstate 10 about 65 miles west of Phoenix. It was 115 f. on an August Saturday in 1994 and I was hauling a u-haul trailer behind the car. There was a bump as if I'd driven over a railroad track piece of lumber, and suddenly the car was careening from side to side across two lanes and more on the shoulders, and after half a dozen of these veers, during which I felt as if I were sailing in a small boat in a high sea, it finally came to a stop. The rear tire was so shredded I could have stuffed it in a paper shopping bag. The last 65 miles were spent travelling at 35 mph on a compact spare with not enough air in it, and arriving at Phoenix never felt so good. |
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That little experience is a once in a lifetime lesson to make tires your first priority in a car. Let your radiator go, use the wrong oil in the crankcase or don't change it often enough, or let the fan belt get old and cracked, but only your tires and brakes can get you killed, not just inconvenienced. Now I purposely get the best tires I can find, and hang the expense. |
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Thank Heaven you're unhurt, and able to regale us with your comments! Good girl! |
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(If you've never changed a tire in the desert at 115f., you haven't lived!) |
desert for about 5. Been there, sweated that.
Natalie
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"Coyoteboy" "Wickeddoll" I wouldn't have made this post...maybe by sance... Natalie Excellent, I want to haunt A.A.T. when i die "Any & All Toyotas"? Natalie alt.autos.toyota -- J Oh, duh. I'm still shaken from the experience; yeah, that's it. |
course, sometimes that's what it really *is*. ;-)
Cathy
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:-) Natalie |
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It was 115 f. on an August Saturday in 1994 and I was hauling a u-haul trailer behind the car. There was a bump as if I'd driven over a railroad track piece of lumber, and suddenly the car was careening from side to side across two lanes and more on the shoulders, and after half a dozen of these veers, during which I felt as if I were sailing in a small boat in a high sea, it finally came to a stop. The rear tire was so shredded I could have stuffed it in a paper shopping bag. The last 65 miles were spent travelling at 35 mph on a compact spare with not enough air in it, and arriving at Phoenix never felt so good. Now I purposely get the best tires I can find, and hang the expense. |
budget or house brand tires made by Michelin/Goodrich, Goodyear/Kelly-
Springfield, or Cooper (all made in US)? Except for one spare, all my
tires are the latter, and after about ten years of life (< 40,000
miles) with the cars parked outdoors in Phoenix, 2-3 out of 12
suffered tread separation.
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mack wrote: It was 115 f. on an August Saturday in 1994 and I was hauling a u-haul trailer behind the car. There was a bump as if I'd driven over a railroad track piece of lumber, and suddenly the car was careening from side to side across two lanes and more on the shoulders, and after half a dozen of these veers, during which I felt as if I were sailing in a small boat in a high sea, it finally came to a stop. The rear tire was so shredded I could have stuffed it in a paper shopping bag. The last 65 miles were spent travelling at 35 mph on a compact spare with not enough air in it, and arriving at Phoenix never felt so good. Now I purposely get the best tires I can find, and hang the expense. Are there any differences in reliability between premium tires and budget or house brand tires made by Michelin/Goodrich, Goodyear/Kelly- Springfield, or Cooper (all made in US)? Except for one spare, all my tires are the latter, and after about ten years of life (< 40,000 miles) with the cars parked outdoors in Phoenix, 2-3 out of 12 suffered tread separation. |
traction, tread life, ride comfort, and noise. Tire manufacturers are
recommending that tires be removed from service 10 years after the date of
manufacture, even if they still have useable tread remaining. Here is a
service bulletin from Continental tire: http://tinyurl.com/ytkmmm
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Ray O
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"larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly (AT) my-deja (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1175816767.968996.327000 (AT) y80g2000hsf (DOT) googlegroups.com... Are there any differences in reliability between premium tires and budget or house brand tires made by Michelin/Goodrich, Goodyear/Kelly- Springfield, or Cooper (all made in US)? Except for one spare, all my tires are the latter, and after about ten years of life (< 40,000 miles) with the cars parked outdoors in Phoenix, 2-3 out of 12 suffered tread separation. IMO, the brands you named have similar reliability. The differences are in traction, tread life, ride comfort, and noise. Tire manufacturers are recommending that tires be removed from service 10 years after the date of manufacture, even if they still have useable tread remaining. Here is a service bulletin from Continental tire: http://tinyurl.com/ytkmmm |
after 10 years. For the last 14 years, I've kept mine coated with
rubber preservative (even the tread) in a sealed bag in the trunk. A
year ago I finally used it, for a total of four miles.
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Ray O wrote: "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly (AT) my-deja (DOT) com> wrote in message news:1175816767.968996.327000 (AT) y80g2000hsf (DOT) googlegroups.com... Are there any differences in reliability between premium tires and budget or house brand tires made by Michelin/Goodrich, Goodyear/Kelly- Springfield, or Cooper (all made in US)? Except for one spare, all my tires are the latter, and after about ten years of life (< 40,000 miles) with the cars parked outdoors in Phoenix, 2-3 out of 12 suffered tread separation. IMO, the brands you named have similar reliability. The differences are in traction, tread life, ride comfort, and noise. Tire manufacturers are recommending that tires be removed from service 10 years after the date of manufacture, even if they still have useable tread remaining. Here is a service bulletin from Continental tire: http://tinyurl.com/ytkmmm Darn, but Continental says that even the spare tire should be replaced after 10 years. For the last 14 years, I've kept mine coated with rubber preservative (even the tread) in a sealed bag in the trunk. A year ago I finally used it, for a total of four miles. |
Our '97 Avalon still has the original spare - oops!
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It's do as I say, not as I do ;-) Our '97 Avalon still has the original spare - oops! |
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Scott in Florida
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rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote: It's do as I say, not as I do ;-) Our '97 Avalon still has the original spare - oops! so does my '92 Corolla Wagon....LOL -- Scott in Florida |
day. LOL
Natalie
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