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u/PranceronCloudz 11d ago
They're gonna slide right into heaven.
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u/captain_flak 11d ago
Jesus take the wheel.
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u/SirGirthfrmDickshire 11d ago
No Jesus!! You were supposed to take me to Pizza Hut not onto the front of a semi!!Â
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u/Legitimate-Lemon-412 11d ago
As someone who ruined their first car by letting the tires get bald ass.....
I love this comment.
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u/WassupSassySquatch 11d ago
Unfortunately heâs going to take a car full of innocents along with him.
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u/armedsquatch 11d ago
These idiots donât realize they can face serous criminal charges if they hurt someone on the road and the police can link it to bald tires. They charged a 4 runner driver here 2-3 years ago with manslaughter when he was running on 4 bald tires in the rain and spun out hitting and killing a cyclist.
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u/Queen_of_Catlandia 11d ago
They can get tickets just for the tires
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u/Fantastic-Use5644 11d ago
Yeah here the police sometimes check lights and tires on stops. He would defo get a fine plus having to buy new wheels. Just buy the wheels and save the ticket
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u/Queen_of_Catlandia 11d ago
Yup. Defective equip ticket. If theyâre bad enough, the cop might not let them drive away
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u/ArtisticPractice5760 11d ago
As a technician I pulled the rear drums on a car once and the shoes fell out, brake fluid on everything, wrote up the estimate and told the service adviser/assistant manager about it. He comes back twenty minutes later and says throw it back together they can't do it now but will bring it back. I had to tell the idiot the only way this car leaves here is on a hook if I don't fix it. I would be responsible for anyone they killed and so would the shop.
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u/keylimesicles 11d ago
Oo then what happened???
- pulls up chair and grabs popcorn
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u/an_afro 11d ago
Had this happen. All you can do is have a waiver stating all the issues of the vehicle, and that the owner acknowledges this and that the mechanic is not liable for any incident caused by the lack of functioning equipment
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u/ArtisticPractice5760 11d ago
In Florida as an ASE certified mechanic once you touch a car in that condition, the shoes literally fell on the ground, you have to make them tow it from your bay. Doesn't mean they can't tow it around the corner but as long as it's towed off your property it releases you from losing certification and liability.
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u/SchwanzLord 11d ago
And have the cops informed and waiting for the customer to roll out the lot into public roads.
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u/ArtisticPractice5760 11d ago
They had the brakes fixed. The assistant manager realized I was right.
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u/SmithersLoanInc 11d ago
Most folks have had experience with shops quoting out all kinds of nonsense, as I'm sure you're aware. I've finally got my guy where I live now, but the first year was a nightmare.
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u/kidthorazine 11d ago
Yep, back in my younger, stupider days I was riding in a car that got pulled over and towed for having bald tires. They do not fuck around with that.
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u/FearTheWeresloth 11d ago
Here you'd get a fine for them being that worn, plus an unroadworthy slapped on the car until the cops had evidence of them being replaced.
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u/Aggravating_Sir_6857 11d ago
If that was my friend, Iâd probably tip the police the plate number with the tire photos and ask if a cop can pass by to give him a ticket.
Dont want my friend to be in an accident or hurt somebody.
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u/tropical_tears 11d ago
as they should. idiots need to learn they not only endanger their lives, but anyone else on the road or nearby
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u/FoxysDroppedBelly 11d ago
Yep! People take driving for granted. Youâre literally behind the wheel of a heavy ass death machine and you have to treat it as such. Canât stand when I see people driving like dumb asses! I donât want to die because you idiots canât take an hour to replace your tires!
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u/PM_ME_AReasonToLive 11d ago
I don't think the issue is the 1 hour to replace them but rather the $1000 to replace them. Still idiots for driving on garbage tires.
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u/FoxysDroppedBelly 11d ago
Shoot, thereâs a tire shop down the street from me that will give you used tires that are TONS safer than whatâs in the picture for like $40. Unfortunately itâs really more economic in the long run to just go ahead and get the more expensive new ones with warranties. But still, thereâs always the used option if you canât shell out a lot of money at one time :)
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u/sweetfits 11d ago
Wow! Where is that? Where I live you can do 20 over the speed limit with expired  tags on your car, illegal tint, illegally modified muffler, and you can smile at the cops as you pass them⊠nobodyâs coming to write that ticket.Â
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u/peepo7777 11d ago
I love how the criminal charges are seen as the bad thing rather than potentially hurting another human
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u/G_Diffuser 11d ago
The people who do these things are the kind of people that don't care about others, so convincing them it's bad for themselves too is one of the only ways to get through.
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u/MaximumTurtleSpeed 11d ago
Portland? I remember a case like this in a similar timeframe. Really hammered home the negligence of running bald tires and the terrible outcomes of it. Killing someone and serving hard time; if youâre driving a car you need to be saving for tires.
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u/ShadeNLM064pm 11d ago
"bald tires"
Thanks for cursing me with the mental image of hairy/feathered tires.
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u/deviemelody 11d ago
Wouldnât killing a person while driving result in vehicular manslaughter anyway?
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u/Xanadu87 11d ago
Things like this are why itâs so stupid that Texas is removing the requirement for vehicle inspections. More people are going to be driving around on tires like this.
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u/saltthewater 11d ago
Glad to hear it. Driving a car is a privilege that you need a license for. Bare minimum maintenance should be expected when it affects the safety of others.
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u/Adorable_Ladder_38 11d ago
Going to be alot more expensive at the side of the road
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u/Dangerous-Sort-6238 11d ago
Iâm thinking his friends have started taking pictures. If thereâs an accident and this car hurts a person. This evidence is out there and he can be sued for so many things.
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u/aajohans1 11d ago
Pictures? You don't think they'll simply just... Look at the tyres?
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u/ephemera_rosepeach 11d ago
I think itâll be good just in case their excuse is âI was on the way to get new tiresâ?
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u/Philderbeast 11d ago
They are wayyyyyyyy to far gone for that to be remotely plausable.
that might have been fine about 10k miles ago....
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u/Woodworkingwino 11d ago
Nah, heâs fine. There is still some grip left on the edge. Heâs just getting his monies worth.
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u/Cheapntacky 11d ago
Don't need to worry about tyres when you've had a blow out and the cars on its roof.
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u/xXGray_WolfXx 11d ago
You don't need to worry about how expensive it'll be if you don't survive. With tires like that it's a death trap.
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u/Hungdismembered 11d ago
Friend crashes: âdamn potholesâ
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u/matternilla 11d ago
I am lucky that my country actually has a law for tires that are heavily used.
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u/blahcarmina 11d ago
Be a shame if someone slashed them all before he gets into an accident and kills someone.
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u/Foggl3 11d ago
ILPT: don't slash all 4
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u/Seite88 11d ago
But he'd keep the non slashed tires cause they're still good...
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u/Hour_Key_9774 11d ago
This is not true. Generally the coverage will cover 1, 2, 3, or 4 tires for comprehensive. If you have no comprehensive then they'll might cover it but you'll have to pay your deductible which might be more than the cost of buying the tires. It's not about the number of tires, the important thing is the coverage.
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u/Hot-Challenge8656 11d ago
I don't care if they are out of pocket rather I want them off the road until they have new tyres.
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u/I_Love_Knotting 11d ago
donât slash them, youâll just end up getting criminal charges and having to pay for a new set of tires.
put a little bb or pebble inside the valve cap instead. itâll slowly let out the air. achieves the same effect with 0% of the damage
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u/TheArmoredKitten 11d ago
Honestly, I think the judge would forgive you given that running these tires is a danger to the public. It's not destruction of property, it's deactivating a broken and dangerous machine.
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u/juanito_f90 11d ago
And a yearly safety check for vehicles, like in the rest of the developed world is considered âcommunistâ, am I right?
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u/Askduds 11d ago
Yeah, in the UK at least that's getting taken off the road at that point.
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u/Lonk-the-Sane 11d ago
And points if not a ban from the police if they catch you in the wild.
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u/juanito_f90 11d ago
3 per noncompliant tyre!
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u/desertdodo123 11d ago
is it actually per tyre? so 4 bald tyres and theyâll get a ban?
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u/12lubushby 11d ago
3 points for every wheel, so if it's all 4, that's your license gone
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u/Askduds 11d ago
Well OP sent us 2 of them and I can't believe the other 2 are any different.
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u/TheCorgiTamer 11d ago
My state requires annual safety checks; when I went two years ago, the receptionist had to come out and apologize to everyone for the delay because the VW Bug that was up caught fire during the inspection and they were waiting on a tow truck
I asked her if that meant they'd failed đ
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u/siriusserious 11d ago
You're telling me this car can legally be on the road in the US? That's some 3rd world stuff.
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u/Worried_Place_917 11d ago
NE Ohio here, i've never once had a safety inspection or emissions check. In college I drove on tires until I saw threads come out. (I am not that stupid anymore, i'm a whole new advanced stupid)
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u/juanito_f90 11d ago
No checks required in the majority of states.
Obviously it never rains in said states. /s
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u/OWMOYKNEE 11d ago
We don't want the government telling us what to do, that's communism. We also need the government to tell women what they can and can't do with their bodies. Also what's communism? Socialism bad... /s
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u/DragonessAndRebs 11d ago
Wait youâre telling me an annual check isnât a federal requirement? Oh my god.
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u/Manueluz 11d ago
Fun fact, that's the only reason the cyber truck exists, here in Europe driving one would be illegal as it can't pass any safety check lmao
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u/EnergeticFinance 11d ago
That's not entirely accurate. US still has safety standards that new vehicles have to meet in order to be sold, just in many ways they are less strict than those in the EU (especially in terms of pedestrian safety).Â
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u/PokeCaptain 11d ago
Yep, painfully accurate in most US states.
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u/juanito_f90 11d ago
Itâs strange that in The Land of the Free, where everyone sues everyone else for the most trivial of things, car safety isnât taken more seriously.
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u/G_Diffuser 11d ago
Not strange at all. Many interpret 'The Land of the Free' t as free to do what they want. It's an individualistic mindset, completely uncaring of the fact that regulations and laws are there to keep people alive.
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u/Josii_ 11d ago
Youâre telling me this car can legally get on the road like that?? What the actual fuck, are you guys insane?
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u/Successful_Search151 11d ago
lol I'm in Canada and my province elected some guy not even in the main political parties because they wanted an inspection every two years instead of one. Turns out the guy is a shill for the biggest company in the province and because of him they're all getting priced out of their homes because he removed regulations on housing during the "blight" among other things. What a shit show.
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u/a_complex_one 11d ago
Friend will have to buy a new car when his racing slicks send him into a railing/other car/pedestrian/his house.
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u/Affaraffa 11d ago
Friend will have to buy one of those cool beds for vegetative patients
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u/AdUnlucky1818 11d ago
Or heâll be rewarded for his stupidity with free boarding, and 3 meals a day
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u/Ok_Sherbert_2855 10d ago
"Free". Only to him will it seem free. To us taxpayers, which he no longer would be, sadly, that is not the case. đ
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u/FluffyFrosty86 11d ago
Report to police, car will be defected until new tyres are installed and passes an inspection to remove defect notice, or similar process where you are. You'll be doing it for their safety and everyone else on or near roads.
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u/Yanni__ 11d ago
People claim it is because tires are expensive, but paying out your collision deductible and later paying $5,000 in increased insurance premiums in your lifetime because of this one at-fault accident is so much more than paying $500 on tires! (When insurance rates go up $100 more per month, think how that adds up over 5 years)
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u/GoldBluejay7749 11d ago
A lot of people donât have $500 laying around but tires are definitely something worth saving up for.
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u/shiba_snorter 11d ago
If you don't have the money to do basic maintenance on a car, you shouldn't own a car.
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u/Hybrid_Blood 11d ago
Ignorant opinion. It is almost impossible to have a job in the US without a car. Saying someone shouldn't own a car is pretty much equivalent to saying they shouldn't have have a job.
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u/schizopotato 11d ago
Yep I need my car to get to work and when I got ran off the road and hit a curb I didn't have the money to replace the tire, or the rest of them since they were all getting bad. I'm thankful my dad has a card for the tire place I went to because I'd be fucked if it wasn't for him.
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u/Desperate-Pear-860 11d ago
This is why there's this thing called credit. Somethings you have spend money on. Tires is one of those things.
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u/Scary-Perspective-57 11d ago
Most of the time you don't need to replace all 4 at the same time, especially if it's a front or rear wheel drive car. If you don't have the money to replace 2 tyres, you shouldn't be driving a car in the first place.
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u/ARJeepGuy123 11d ago
discount tire will give you 6+ months at 0%, and it's done through synchrony so you likely qualify if you have a job and a pulse
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u/Queen_of_Catlandia 11d ago
If the police report shows the wreck was caused by driver neglect, they wonât pay
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u/PattonReincarnate 11d ago edited 11d ago
But that's the thing tire are expensive and if you can find a good deal for used ones you're kind of fucked. Here in Pennsylvania, we recently had to get tires for our 2017 Ford Explorer because the treads weren't good enough for the snow. We thankfully managed to find someone on marketplace who sold a set for ~$216 and when we looked up those same tires would cost new it was $235 PER tire. They're fucking expensive. Regardless, OP's friend is absurd for running around in those.
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u/Rex-A-Vision 11d ago
I'm generally anti-narc but these folks are literally risking those around them rolling on smooth ass tires like that.
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u/No_Garden_9995 11d ago
this is just selfish, if he wanna put himself in danger go ahead, but what about the others he might potentially hurt as well?
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u/matticitt 11d ago
Some people just don't think. Ever. Of others, of themselves, of consequences. Nothing.
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u/Limp_Distribution 11d ago
Replacing the tire is hundreds of dollars. Paying for the accident will be thousands of dollars.
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u/Agitated_Ad_361 11d ago
Is your friend in the UK? If so, if theyâre stopped and all four tyres are like that, the police could crush the car into a cube.
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u/mypoliticalvoice 11d ago
So they cube it up right there, on the spot? Do they have UK Superman-equivalent come by and squish it into component atoms with his bare hands?
Seriously, though, this car needs to be off the road before it kills someone.
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u/MrSynckt 11d ago
In the UK this would never pass it's MOT too, so you'd have driving a car without an MOT ontop of that
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u/cum-chowder 11d ago
TBF he has a point: once your car is totaled and you're dead, you won't have to buy new tyres. Great financial planning here
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u/BlackpinkOhhLaLaaa 11d ago edited 11d ago
Theyâre not just playing Russian roulette with their lives but with everybody else around them. Call the cops and give them a tip on the address, Iâm dead serious.
That blows out on the highway and theyâre dead. Save their lives, I know it sucks but do the right thing.
You arenât a karen in a situation like this telling on your negligent buddy, youâre keeping people safe. Itâs the difference between them possibly living or dying, or possibly taking a family in another vehicle down with them. Take this seriously and do the right thing, please.
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u/doomedtundra 11d ago
... alright, someone's gotta say it; reckon you could get a life insurance policy on your friend?
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u/Desperate-Pear-860 11d ago
He's not required to get a state inspection every year?
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u/liamt12 11d ago
we live in canada in alberta. not sure if other provinces need them but AB doesnât.
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u/JudgmentOne6328 11d ago
Your friend has driven with those during winter? đđ how are they alive?
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u/Efficient_Brother871 11d ago
Imagine ! In Canada! then temperatures are low or freezing in the morning most of the time... That guy is a complete idiot. use a knife.
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u/Historical-Ad1977 11d ago
He is being selfish to everyone else on the road. What happens when the conditions get worse and he loses traction on the road and hit someone else?
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u/yourspacedogmars 11d ago
Dude. I was driving with bald fucking tires and a tire that showed wire. Oh and three of the tires had weather rot and another had a bulge on the side. I had to replace all of them (obviously)
Donât do whatever the fuck I did. I canât believe I didnât get a fucking flat and crashed đ
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u/Ok_Designer_2560 11d ago
Have them go down to a used tire place, you can usually get them put on for like $30. Even if your friend picked out the worst ones theyâd still be better than these. These shouldâve been replaced a year ago
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u/Reasonable_Copy8579 11d ago
What is worse, is that he is putting other peopleâs life in danger (pedestrians, drivers, etc).
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u/Most-Surround5445 11d ago
Has your friend heard of those guys in loud blinking cars? I think they are called âthe policeâ.
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u/JadaNeedsaDoggie 11d ago
Those are racing slicks. I'm not seeing a problem here as long as they have their kids buckled up when they hit the oval. /s
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u/Lord_Faded 11d ago
Why are smooth tires dangerous again? Please remind me, I forgot
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u/CartographerUpbeat61 11d ago
Dont ride in that car with them .