Blowout on the Autobahn....

Happened last night around 15000 miles on the tires 4 years old. Never over 65 mph of course . Good thing I had my flat spare and no jack... adac picked me up. Great service .the tires are
semperit van life 185r14c

 

Glad you're ok...

 

That made me laugh Alex.
Swerve, I imagine he shat himself

 

I had a rear go on me a few years ago. I was really impressed with how the van handled it. It tracked straight and i brought it to a controlled stop no problems. I also had a flat spare and no jack

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Oh my god, you ok?

 

Wasn’t so bad happened so fast . Had to pick up the tire of the highway . Cops showed up .they were cool. Just kinda pulled over . Going only 60. So no super fast . But got home real late ....all ok nobody hurt etc.

 

Think of the positives, you've gained a recycled hula-hoop

 

I had a blow out on the M25 once, thinking about it, it’s not called a blow out is it













It’s called a puncture

 

Bloody hell that is shocking on a nearly new tyre - looks as though it overheated - was it low on pressure - my 6 year old tyres have cracked side walls already and only 10k miles

 

Just checked the pressure a few days before 35 in the front of 38 in the back.

 

Your tyres need to be used more to keep the plasticiser moving around the tyre.

Somebody I knew bought a bus that had sat for a while and as new owners they started using it for trips. Then they had a blowout at 30mph about a mile from home on the way back from a trip ..

The worst thing you can do for tyres is just leave the bus standing still for months , why a winter layup is a bad move for reliability even if it reduces rust ..

We once bought a car that was a courtesy car bought in 2003 with 6000 miles on the clock from a car supermarket place at a good discount.
It was a 52 plate, built 2001 and stored by the manufacturer. All the tyres were cracked and had to be replaced in 2003, before the first MOT.

 

Bloody hell, I bet that was scary glad your on though

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Tyres should be replaced every four years anyway. The rubber hardens and they crack. Not great if you are only doing around a thousand miles every year, as you'll be chucking away half decent looking tyres.

 

I think the manufacturers recommend a 6 year life - but most people opt for 10 years. There is a member of our MG club who has rather nice looking Michelin tyres on his 1954 TF - I think they must be the original ones - I keep telling him to change them!

 

Crossply jobs?