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[โ€“] PepperTwist@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, had a car tire look like that once. Blew up on the road not long after.

[โ€“] FleetingTit@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why did you drive it like that? And how did you get it like that?

[โ€“] girl@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not OP, but usually this is the result of people not having money. Tires are absurdly expensive

[โ€“] penguin@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Or trying to drive to the shop instead of getting a tow.

[โ€“] PepperTwist@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Can confirm that this was another reason for me not looking into it sooner haha! I was a poor student living on my own for the first time.

[โ€“] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hmmm well funerals are pretty expensive as well

[โ€“] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 19 points 1 year ago

Not for the deceased.

[โ€“] PepperTwist@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was a dumb kid without a lot of driving experience and car knowledge at that time. Learnt a valuable lesson, luckily nothing worse than a flat tire.

Apparently my old Escort had a very misaligned steering-angle which wore the tire out aggressively over time. I remember the steering-wheel shaking heavily at higher speeds before the tire finally gave out.