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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Dªv£
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the inside of the tire must have shredded beyond repair

there was no shredding, which was surprising. it was 255/35/18 so they probably made it a little thicker than usual. however there was massive cracks along the sidewall so the tire was replaced.
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 10:03 AM
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when the 330is rear tire lost all air I didn't notice anything wrong on the freeway except that when I changed lanes and hit those reflectors there was more noise coming from that wheel.

drove like that at 70mph for 5mins and then on the surface street for 1 mile before I stopped to see what was causing the noise.
pretty much the same here, I heard something when I changed lanes. h:
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Derek
pretty much the same here, I heard something when I changed lanes. h:

yeah them bmw engineers make good cars me thinks
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 10:41 AM
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when my tire on my 240 blew out it shredded and i only drove it for a 1/4 mile
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Dªv£
when my tire on my 240 blew out it shredded and i only drove it for a 1/4 mile

that 1 rear tire was $350.

super high performance summer tire > walmart special barely all season tires
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by dubster99
That's what happens when you try and charge the border in a taxi h:
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by DakarM
that 1 rear tire was $350.

super high performance summer tire > walmart special barely all season tires
in fact i am running sam's club all season BFGs h:

280 for the whole set installed
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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Dªv£
in fact i am running sam's club all season BFGs h:

280 for the whole set installed

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Old Oct 22, 2004 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by DC2
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I'm surprised nobody mentioned anything about that yet h:
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