Check Them ASAP
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Hiya guys, now this might sound like one of those public saftey annoucements but please pay attention...
...and I'm not trying to teach you all to suck eggs...
Please check your tyres and pass it on to family and friends. In the last week I have seen over 10 cars, 4 of them in front of me have high speed blow outs on various roads loose control, take out cars and armco barriers and do serious damage to both the cars and passengers, believe me I've seen some awfull ingieres and I can only put this down to 2 things, bad condition of tyres and the extra heat putting extra pressure on them due to the weather.
My eyes and people like my next door neighbour Shangani, who see the aftermath of these acidents far worse than I or you do, dont enjoy seeing these things happen, so please CHECK THOSE TYRES , esp. the inside sidewalls for buldges.
Now like I said I'm not preaching, just pointing out the obvious, but we all do it, forget and remind our family and friends.
Anyway thats me done I'm off on the redeye in an hour for my holiday.
Drive safe.
Charlie.
...and I'm not trying to teach you all to suck eggs...
Please check your tyres and pass it on to family and friends. In the last week I have seen over 10 cars, 4 of them in front of me have high speed blow outs on various roads loose control, take out cars and armco barriers and do serious damage to both the cars and passengers, believe me I've seen some awfull ingieres and I can only put this down to 2 things, bad condition of tyres and the extra heat putting extra pressure on them due to the weather.
My eyes and people like my next door neighbour Shangani, who see the aftermath of these acidents far worse than I or you do, dont enjoy seeing these things happen, so please CHECK THOSE TYRES , esp. the inside sidewalls for buldges.
Now like I said I'm not preaching, just pointing out the obvious, but we all do it, forget and remind our family and friends.
Anyway thats me done I'm off on the redeye in an hour for my holiday.
Drive safe.
Charlie.
Edited by Swiss Tone on Sunday 2nd July 22:30
Defo last minute, only just booked it, off too Egypt all in, for a bit of deep sea diving amongst other things, heard its one of the best places, the Red Sea, even more than the Maldives..so I'll let ya know.
P.S. sorry for the lack of keeping in touch lately, very busy the last week with month and quarter end then sorting things out before going away, oh and sorting out the move (back)!!
P.S. sorry for the lack of keeping in touch lately, very busy the last week with month and quarter end then sorting things out before going away, oh and sorting out the move (back)!!
Edited by Swiss Tone on Sunday 2nd July 22:47
What are you doing, scattering nails around yourself as you drive along?! I can't remember the last time I saw someone's tyre blow out; if you've seen 10 in a week, you're obviously cursed. When you get back from holiday, could you please post details of your movements on the forum, so we can all avoid you?
What's are 'ingieres', by the way? Are those, like, Italian Engineers. If so, they must have been from Fiat if they were that bad!
Point taken, though...it's easy to get lax about such things, given the reliability of modern tyres.
My Girlfriends sister was driving her Boyfriends MGTF 2 weeks ago when the tyre blew out on it. She hit the central reservation and has written it off. She is ok which is the important thing!
I have just invested in 4 new tyres and it is partly due to this event, better safe than sorry!
Nick
I have just invested in 4 new tyres and it is partly due to this event, better safe than sorry!
Nick
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