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First post, by bjwil1991

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Work today was great, but my commute back home was rough. Went to the pet store to get rabbit food, was coming up to an intersection, and once the light turned green, my right front tire blew on my car (saw smoke and heard a noise).

4 F-words, 1 rusty lug nut bar, and a parking brake later, I got the spare on, tightened the lug nuts all the way, and got home safely. Took everything out of my trunk and cleared out more space, drove to the shop with my dad following me, and got a new tire installed. My plan for Saturday is to get 3 more tires of the same brand, get the oil changed, and an alignment.

Sorry for the ranting. 'Tis been a long day.

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Reply 1 of 7, by eL_PuSHeR

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I feel your pain. I had a terrible work day yesterday. On the bright side of things today is Tuesday and tomorrow we have our community festivity (Andalusia Day). Yay!.

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Reply 2 of 7, by buckeye

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Reply 3 of 7, by cyclone3d

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What is worse than Mondays?
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Reply 4 of 7, by AlaricD

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bjwil1991 wrote:

Work today was great, but my commute back home was rough. Went to the pet store to get rabbit food, was coming up to an intersection, and once the light turned green, my right front tire blew on my car (saw smoke and heard a noise).

Did the week get any better? Friday's almost upon us, and soon you'll have four new tires.

Oh, and don't forget to get an alignment so you preserve your investment.

(Also, you don't say if they're this kind, but if you have those "donut" spares, it's really safest if you move a back wheel to the front and put the donut on the back axle. It's a huge PITA to do that and I suppose if you only have about 3-5mi left to go then you might could risk it. "GI Joeeeeeeee")

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Reply 5 of 7, by bjwil1991

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Getting the rest of the tires today and an alignment later on, and it's snowing at my location. Also, my week is getting better. Thanks.

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Reply 6 of 7, by AlaricD

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bjwil1991 wrote:

Getting the rest of the tires today and an alignment later on, and it's snowing at my location. Also, my week is getting better. Thanks.

Snowing! Many people don't get winter tires, and if yours aren't at least being new you'll have deep tread. I'm just sold on winter tires myself.

We got some freezing rain earlier in the month and I regretted not having winter tires on either car (I never got around to it on the RX, they're just sitting in the garage). When winter tires get put on clearance (should be soon) I'm going to order a winter tire and wheel package for the LS, and maybe even try to find a Torsen differential for the thing. An open-diff RWD car on "3.5 season" tires makes for a too-thrilling drive in those conditions 😀

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Reply 7 of 7, by Jo22

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