That's real sad.....an accident waiting to happen.
This tire was on the van next to me at Verizon
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Originally Posted By: spasm3
That tire might be good for ice, but not snow, rain, bit of sand etc!!!
You think that tire would work well on ice?
That tire might be good for ice, but not snow, rain, bit of sand etc!!!
You think that tire would work well on ice?
There are used tire places that will sell you a used tire with remaining tread mount and balance and install the tire for around $30/a piece. There are at least 4 or 5 that I know of on the same side of town. Anyone should be able to scrape up $30 buck for a used tire. Although I personally think shopping around for bargain priced new tires is a better value, even if you have to guy them on credit. No excuse for driving on bald tires. Unless you have sudden suspension damage, it's not like worn tires happens overnight without warining.
Of course I have to have 4 tires of matched set are high quality and that perform well
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Of course I have to have 4 tires of matched set are high quality and that perform well
Reminds me of a guy at my work. Very lazy type, does not know how to maintain anything.
He drives a newer suv. Tires have never been rotated, the front two tires are bald, the rears look worn but OK.
The kid sits out in the parking lot at lunch and idles his car for 1 hour every day.
This is buffalo, NY. I'm waiting for him to wreck the car.
He drives a newer suv. Tires have never been rotated, the front two tires are bald, the rears look worn but OK.
The kid sits out in the parking lot at lunch and idles his car for 1 hour every day.
This is buffalo, NY. I'm waiting for him to wreck the car.
Originally Posted By: mechanicx
There are used tire places that will sell you a used tire with remaining tread mount and balance and install the tire for around $30/a piece. There are at least 4 or 5 that I know of on the same side of town. ....
Heck no! I can't afford no $30 for a tire. I gotta' have unlimited text and internet on my phone that I just paid $120 for this month here at Verizon. Tires? unimportant. Text messaging? Necessity.
/Sarcasm
There are used tire places that will sell you a used tire with remaining tread mount and balance and install the tire for around $30/a piece. There are at least 4 or 5 that I know of on the same side of town. ....
Heck no! I can't afford no $30 for a tire. I gotta' have unlimited text and internet on my phone that I just paid $120 for this month here at Verizon. Tires? unimportant. Text messaging? Necessity.
/Sarcasm
The rear tires are probably a little bit better it might be from lack of rotations.
Pretty scary to drive with something like that.
Pretty scary to drive with something like that.
nothing wrong with half-worn tires...but pushing that far is scary. I see tires with CORDS SHOWING all the time, but not as often as cars that are atleast 15psi UNDER-inflated
You can drive on almost anything if you go slow enough. I've got 2 tires like that on my car right now. Been driving in the ice and snow on them for a few weeks. (I wasn't paying attention and let my alignment go too long). Not a problem though since I wanted to get better tires anyway and those that are on there are about 7 years old.
I just stay off the interstate unless it's dry and take surface streets to work. I just go slow and leave a LOT of room around me. There is also VERY little traffic where I live and almost NONE when I'm going to work or coming home most of the time.
The two tires I have on there that DO have tread on them are almost as worthless as the eaten up two on the ice and snow.
All new Michelin's are on the menu next week.
I just stay off the interstate unless it's dry and take surface streets to work. I just go slow and leave a LOT of room around me. There is also VERY little traffic where I live and almost NONE when I'm going to work or coming home most of the time.
The two tires I have on there that DO have tread on them are almost as worthless as the eaten up two on the ice and snow.
All new Michelin's are on the menu next week.
It's probably extremely common to see baldies right now because tires are so darn expensive and thousands of people are unemployed.
I bet they walked out with Droids for the whole family. Priorities, ya know?
Originally Posted By: Spazdog
Originally Posted By: mechanicx
There are used tire places that will sell you a used tire with remaining tread mount and balance and install the tire for around $30/a piece. There are at least 4 or 5 that I know of on the same side of town. ....
Heck no! I can't afford no $30 for a tire. I gotta' have unlimited text and internet on my phone that I just paid $120 for this month here at Verizon. Tires? unimportant. Text messaging? Necessity.
/Sarcasm
Let's not forget cable, satellite, designer shoes or clothing, a vehicle they can't afford, etc..
I see the same expenses being paid by people with children that look dirt poor too. My wife is a school teacher and sees children dressed like they live in the street, but their parent's pay for all the amenities listed above. Priorities are misplaced and several think I'm expected to feel pity? No thanks.
Originally Posted By: mechanicx
There are used tire places that will sell you a used tire with remaining tread mount and balance and install the tire for around $30/a piece. There are at least 4 or 5 that I know of on the same side of town. ....
Heck no! I can't afford no $30 for a tire. I gotta' have unlimited text and internet on my phone that I just paid $120 for this month here at Verizon. Tires? unimportant. Text messaging? Necessity.
/Sarcasm
Let's not forget cable, satellite, designer shoes or clothing, a vehicle they can't afford, etc..
I see the same expenses being paid by people with children that look dirt poor too. My wife is a school teacher and sees children dressed like they live in the street, but their parent's pay for all the amenities listed above. Priorities are misplaced and several think I'm expected to feel pity? No thanks.
Originally Posted By: Spazdog
Heck no! I can't afford no $30 for a tire. I gotta' have unlimited text and internet on my phone that I just paid $120 for this month here at Verizon. Tires? unimportant. Text messaging? Necessity.
/Sarcasm
Sad, but often true...
Probably has *at least* a 46" TV at home as well.
Heck no! I can't afford no $30 for a tire. I gotta' have unlimited text and internet on my phone that I just paid $120 for this month here at Verizon. Tires? unimportant. Text messaging? Necessity.
/Sarcasm
Sad, but often true...
Probably has *at least* a 46" TV at home as well.
I know if that was in the UK, and an officer saw that tire on a parked vehicle, the owner would get cited for having tire tread below the legal limit.
Over here, it's the same stories mentioned above. People pay $200 in phone bills, $300 for designer heels, $500 a month for a Mercedes they're going to owe money on for the next 15 years, $1,000 for an iPhone...yet something important like tires get neglected. You also have the people who buy the cheapest tires money can buy, but I reckon that's a lot better than not replacing them at all.
In the summer, steel tire belts flying all over the highway isn't an uncommon site. Old tires (at least 5 year old), low tire pressure, excessive heat and what have you.
Over here, it's the same stories mentioned above. People pay $200 in phone bills, $300 for designer heels, $500 a month for a Mercedes they're going to owe money on for the next 15 years, $1,000 for an iPhone...yet something important like tires get neglected. You also have the people who buy the cheapest tires money can buy, but I reckon that's a lot better than not replacing them at all.
In the summer, steel tire belts flying all over the highway isn't an uncommon site. Old tires (at least 5 year old), low tire pressure, excessive heat and what have you.
I see that everyday around DFW! It drives me nuts, I'm so OCD that I don't even let mine get to the wear bars
Some of those kind will probably buy used tires instead of new from some fly-by-night Joe Blow Tire Service.
Scary, and not uncommon.
There are plenty of people who neglect their daily drivers.
I can't imagine driving on those tires on anything other than a perfectly dry road.
A new set of tires is not that costly, and I know of a local junkyard that will put you on four pretty good used tires for $80.00 mounted, balanced and ready to ride.
It is a way for them to make a couple of bucks on something they would otherwise have to pay to dispose of.
There are plenty of people who neglect their daily drivers.
I can't imagine driving on those tires on anything other than a perfectly dry road.
A new set of tires is not that costly, and I know of a local junkyard that will put you on four pretty good used tires for $80.00 mounted, balanced and ready to ride.
It is a way for them to make a couple of bucks on something they would otherwise have to pay to dispose of.
These are the same vehicles that literally slide off the road going less than the speed limit. I saw this happen with several vehicles with bald tires. The weather is just sprinkling or very light rain-hardly noticeable. The next thing you know. You see old vans and Japanese sedans flying off into the center divider. Vans flying into the grass and swerving. I noticed at the gas station that two young college students or adolescents driving a older Toyota Camry. All four tires were completely bald. I think it is more than priority but lack of funds to some and knowledge to others.
Sad to see, but it's only going to get worse! All the disadvantaged who were "skating" along prior to our huge economic downturn are really in bad shape now.
And in my area used tires are WAY more expensive than they were. One of my employees was having tire issues and I took his car shopping for tires. Decent used ones were within 20 bucks of BRAND NEW!
It's a little disconcerting to know how many ramshackle vehicles are driving next to us.
And in my area used tires are WAY more expensive than they were. One of my employees was having tire issues and I took his car shopping for tires. Decent used ones were within 20 bucks of BRAND NEW!
It's a little disconcerting to know how many ramshackle vehicles are driving next to us.
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