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@marothi | |
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Has anyone ever experienced that? I.m in a Toyota Quantum minibus taxi right now and the tyre burst when we were on the freeway it sounded like a large fire-cracker was going off. It's scary how random it is. |
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@d4dawg | 16 January 10 |
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Not really random, tyres need care, if they're old, low/high pressured, high milage, high speed, cold weather hot/sun , banged kerbed, overloaded etc, they can n wil
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@d4dawg | 16 January 10 |
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L blow out, they need correct pressure for job in hand, avoid over loading, silicone sidewalls to keep moist, if left for long periods use chocks to keep in shape, high speeds need higher pressure, and avoid kerbing, all reduce chances of blow outs:) oh, that n good tires!
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@xxpaulxx | 16 January 10 |
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Had one go on front of rover 216 at about 90mph on motorway once.needless to say i needed a change of underwear when i got home.v.scary.i pay very close attention to my tyres these days but its amazing when you look around and see how many ppl are driving around on half inflated tyres.....
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@schizzo | 16 January 10 |
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yes, had the front driverside blow out on the highway, 190km/h , went over 3 lanes of traffic and back again,ended with about half a rim by the time we stopped. Scary !
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@magnus24 | 16 January 10 |
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My wheel came of at 100mph the car rolled due to me letting go of steering and let the car go his own way but it hit a pole which was half meter in size then it was the scariest thing as it rolled
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@abott | 17 January 10 |
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a friend of mine rolled his polo tdi last month coz of blown tyre! Rolled three times onto on coming,luckily missed them n stopped by kerb after slidin on roof.alive cos of safety belt.
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@marothi | 17 January 10 |
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Alive because it wasn't time for him to die  Safety-belts do help though.
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@magnus24 | 17 January 10 |
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helps you from not falling out of the car but head on head it rips of your neck most of the times but its better than endig up head first in the other vehicle though
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@abott | 17 January 10 |
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if it wasnt for the seat belt he wouldve been flung out!!
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@oasisuk | 17 January 10 |
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Only had slow punctures thankfully, scary tho blow outs
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@axlisbak | 17 January 10 |
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yeah, i was drivin my datsun on an isolated dirt road when my front left tyre exploded, the sound was loud and the car jerked and started veering to the left so badly i checked my rear view mirror to make sure i hadnt ran over a huge in rock. good time, god knows how bad itd be at 20 kms faster
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@axlisbak | 17 January 10 |
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i was doing bout 80kmh at the time...
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@badass1 | 17 January 10 |
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Wat wud say is more dangerous.ova inflatd or flat tyre?n wats this with the silicon onda side of da tyre2keep it moist?
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@pseudok8 | 17 January 10 |
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Didn't know i parked over a piece of scr*p metal till i went into work and came out to see my rims kissing the ground lol. Luckily there were plenty of male coworkers to help out cuz car was serviced a week back and the bolts were screwed on really tight!!
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@smiles32 | 18 January 10 |
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Hmmm...Cnt remembr ever havn a tired blow out, but i hav experienced an engine blow out.
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@sharkbyt | 20 January 10 |
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re-treads are the most dangerous. 99 percent are tubeless so over inflation dont play a part anymore. but it does if your tyre are a re-tread with a hump at the side. Flat tyre messes up your rims unless you can afford those fance rims of merc which can act as a tyre to get you to safety, But burst tyre dont come close to a wheel falling off
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