todays lesson: Dont let your mom drive your dropped vw.

[Evan]

at least not until you fool proof the tire/suspension setup.

as best i can tell she hit a big bump on 295, got a flat, then drove on it all the way to yarmouth before she figured it out on rt.1 where she said it got worse.

it may have been slowly losing air then lost all pressure on rt. 1, or she just didnt realize she was driving on the sidewall the entire time. its a fairly low profile tire, so the difference between full and flat probably isn't that huge to the non-knowing.

the question is why she got the flat, there no obvious marks, and driving on the flat tire is definetly what chewed up both sides of the tire.

 

[Trainable]

Damn that sucks. Looks like you escaped any major damage though.

 

[Rightseat]

heh, we got a pile of tires like that out back of the LDR shop--gravel tires, snow tires, tarmac tires, trailer tires, truck tires, etc etc.

at least she didn't trash the rim (or so it looks in the pic)

she probly popped the bead on a pothole and things went downhill from there. with those watch-strap-profile tires (and the VW's cushy lowered suspension), I bet she hardly felt the diff between the flat and the ones that were holding air!

 

[Evan]

yeah the rim is fine, that's what i was worried about when she called to tell me. its only $70 for her to buy a new tire :happy3:

she may have popped the bead, that's a good point.

 

[Runnah]

that's a handy way to remove tires.

 

[Carter]

youch, This is why I am the only one who drive my vehicles.

 

[ReZPunK]

were those stretched?

 

[Tyler]

that's what happened to mine when I got a flat the other day. I think I got a nail in the tire first, but I think I may have had a flat before I realized it ... mine wasn't as chewed up tho. Glad to hear your mom/the rim are okay! :thumbsup:

 

[Evan]

thanks. they were stretched a little, but nothing much for the vw world.