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Heorot · 23-11-18, 10:37 PM

Tonight on my way home I had a blowout doing 70 on a dual carriageway but didn't realise until the ride became rough. There was no change in the way the car handled but I was near my exit so continued until I came off and found a safe place to park. The front nearside tyre was completely missing and I realised that for the last quarter mile I was driving on the rim, hence the vibration.

Needless to say, the space saver was under inflated at about 20psi but I put it on anyway after half an hour struggle to jack up the car. Fortunately I was only a couple of hundred yards from a Tesco garage so I was able to put the full 60psi in it. So new tyre and probably a new alloy too, if I can find one for a 12 year old WRX.

23-11-18, 10:37 PM	#6648
Heorot Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: South Norfolk Posts: 341	Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours? Tonight on my way home I had a blowout doing 70 on a dual carriageway but didn't realise until the ride became rough. There was no change in the way the car handled but I was near my exit so continued until I came off and found a safe place to park. The front nearside tyre was completely missing and I realised that for the last quarter mile I was driving on the rim, hence the vibration. Needless to say, the space saver was under inflated at about 20psi but I put it on anyway after half an hour struggle to jack up the car. Fortunately I was only a couple of hundred yards from a Tesco garage so I was able to put the full 60psi in it. So new tyre and probably a new alloy too, if I can find one for a 12 year old WRX. __________________ Some say the cup is half empty, while others say it is half full. However, both are wrong; the real problem is the cup is too big. Honda 125 CG blown engine Gone to the great mechanic in the sky Naked SV650 K3 in Silver Last edited by Heorot; 23-11-18 at 11:03 PM.