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cheapshots

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Lucky escape
« on: June 10, 2019, 10:09:17 PM »
Never had a tyre rip like this, let alone whilst driving on an A road :-\

Lady Luck picked a good day for the tyre to pop(!), managed to put the spare on in under 5 mins though. That was enough to get totally drenched though  ;D

I hope the wheel isn’t damaged, had to drive on the flat tyre for a short distance till I could pull over safely. Very bumpy!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/6gzXCLgdT9uePuVe7
« Last Edit: June 10, 2019, 10:11:04 PM by cheapshots »
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Re: Lucky escape
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2019, 11:39:57 PM »
Wow that’s really messy

Almost like it’s been slashed

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Re: Lucky escape
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2019, 08:22:32 AM »
I thought that too ProblemChild, hmmmm
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Re: Lucky escape
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2019, 04:30:58 PM »
Glad you are OK. Did you notice soon after being parked? Or did you possibly hit something. Must say though that has a much lower possibility than the idea suggested already.
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Re: Lucky escape
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2019, 08:12:28 AM »
The tyre 'popped' about 30 mins into my motorway journey.... very odd! I popped into my local garage and luckily the wheel wasn't damaged :)
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Re: Lucky escape
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2019, 08:30:45 AM »
Had that happen to me once did little damage but had to get my wheels realigned .
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Re: Lucky escape
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2019, 07:44:40 PM »
you sure you didn't hit a pot hole recently? a damaged side wall could result in this.
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