IndigoBlue
Contributor
I was driving home last night from scuba diving, and 30 mins down the highway my right rear tire blew.
These tires are Goodyears, the most expensive if not the best. They are not supposed to blow out. I bought them less than a year ago, and even the tread still looks new.
I was lucky in that it was a rear tire, not a front tire, that blew, or else I might not be alive right now. I was also lucky it happened right by an exit ramp, and that there was a nice bright street lamp on the exit ramp right by where I got control of my car and stopped it.
I took all the scuba gear out of my trunk, and got out the spare tire and jack kit, and changed the tire in the darkness with a little help from my scuba flashlight. One more reason to always have a dive light with you !!!
I bought the tire insurance when I got these new tires less than a year ago. I plan to take the blown out tire back to the tire shop on Monday morning. It will be amusing to see the look on the face of the shop owner, when he sees this tire, totally exploded from the sidewall area of the tire, for no apparent reason.
These tires are Goodyears, the most expensive if not the best. They are not supposed to blow out. I bought them less than a year ago, and even the tread still looks new.
I was lucky in that it was a rear tire, not a front tire, that blew, or else I might not be alive right now. I was also lucky it happened right by an exit ramp, and that there was a nice bright street lamp on the exit ramp right by where I got control of my car and stopped it.
I took all the scuba gear out of my trunk, and got out the spare tire and jack kit, and changed the tire in the darkness with a little help from my scuba flashlight. One more reason to always have a dive light with you !!!
I bought the tire insurance when I got these new tires less than a year ago. I plan to take the blown out tire back to the tire shop on Monday morning. It will be amusing to see the look on the face of the shop owner, when he sees this tire, totally exploded from the sidewall area of the tire, for no apparent reason.