Random thoughts thread

Nutbread- Insulting vehicle customers seems to be a trend. GMC`s use of the Who`s Eminence Front comes to mind (it`s all about people employing "put-on"s to evade what`s really going on with them).

IMO the Driving Aids aren`t really about insulting the customers though. If only genuinely qualified people could use vehicles they automakers would go out of business.

Just get me going...even on "car guy" forums, people act like it`s OK to take a few seconds to react to [something unexpected] and that it`s understandable if that reaction doesn`t properly solve the problem. Or that it`s OK for a tire to just come within a few inches of where it oughta be from time to time. Yeah, I set the bar *awfully* high..
 
Clearly my reaction time sucks. Entire wheel liner is destroyed. Nearly perfect line from back to front ripped clear through.

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Ronkh- Heh heh, yeah....[Accumulator has had some, uhm...significant Driver Error Episodes on tracks]

SgtMajUSMC- Oh man, what happened?!? Bet you`re a bit, uhm...displeased. Could`ve been a lot worse though, huh? That`s not the most awful spot to have damage if you want to be Mr. Brightside about it.

And hey, that "reaction time while driving" is just something that takes some, uhm...investment, just like [some of the serious situational reaction time stuff] where I`m confident you`re all dialed-in.
 
No clue. I am guessing something that stuck in the tire and stayed in there long enough to rip the liner as it went around. Tire is fine but they are run flats too.
 
After spending the last 11 days on a lake, I`m quite certain my body is rejecting my work clothes this morning

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SgtMajUSMC said:
No clue..[what caused the damage].. I am guessing something that stuck in the tire and stayed in there long enough to rip the liner as it went around. Tire is fine but they are run flats too.
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Well, then you can`t beat yourself up about your reaction time :D One of those "[stuff] happens" things...
 
I had one tire puncture when I was driving down a more rural highway where someone was moving the road side. Just after I passed, I had a slap-slap-slap sound. I stopped and looked at the undercarriage. One tire had a cloth braided strap with the hook impaling the tire in two places (think C-shape hook). The mower had thrown it in the road as I passed and ran over it. I ended up cutting the strap but leaving the hook. I was careful to check there every 30 min. When I got to the destination, I removed part of the hook and tire down fast. I am glad I left it in and having to deal with the spare. My initial reaction was it was slapping my paint but saw no damage.
 
Bunky- Lucky You, glad that turned out the way it did.

This is probably a good time to remind everybody that if you`re running non-OE wheels you need to make sure you have the right lug nuts/bolts for your spare. And...

[INSERT hatred of space-savers and unwillingness to run staggered sizes on long-distance vehicles for this flat-tire reason]

[INSERT utter adoration of the Subaru commercial where the father has his daughter change to the spare in a rainy parking lot- done that with your kid(s)/spouse, right?]
 
Yeah. Make sure you know how to operate the jack. If you have bad luck, I would suggest carrying a full size tire iron. The ones with spares are flimsy and often require constant flipping. For a while, I always re-torqued the lug nuts after I had tires rotated. etc so I know I can remove them plus I use anti-seize on threads.
 
Accumulator said:
This is probably a good time to remind everybody that if you`re running non-OE wheels you need to make sure you have the right lug nuts/bolts for your spare.
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My friend got bit by this with his summer fun car. Same size hex for the lug bolts, but the factory lug wrench was too thick to fit in the lug recess to reach the bolts...
 
Oneheadlite- Heh heh, our local paper is so utterly abysmal that something like what you posted would be a huge improvement. At least that was decipherable.

Oneheadlite said:
My friend got bit by this [aftermarket wheels with a flat] with his summer fun car. Same size hex for the lug bolts, but the factory lug wrench was too thick to fit in the lug recess to reach the bolts...
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YEP. We`ve had that happen with the Audis too....same 17mm size but not every wrench will fit every wheel. Simply gotta check such stuff...[REPEAT my love for that Subaru flat-tire simulation commercial]
 
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