Continental tires - nail magnets?

[mike]

Mike

There is something about all tyres that attract nails
etc and the more expensive and newer they are the more
atractive they seem to be

In the UK it's called the law of sod

Mike

 --- Mike Arman <armanmik at earthlink.net> wrote: 
> 
> 
> I'm running a set of four Continental 16" tires on
> S4 rims on my V8Q.
> 
> Three weeks ago, I picked up a wallboard screw in
> the left rear - tire 
> damaged beyond repair (according to the local
> Goodyear dealer, who has an 
> acceptable reputation), so I got to buy one new tire
> to match the other three.
> 
> Today, I get a part of a nail or a staple or
> something in the right front - 
> we were able to fix the tire, but it is still a
> PITA.
> 
> Am I just having a run of bad luck, or is there
> something about Continental 
> 16" tires that attracts nails, screws, glass, and
> other debris?
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Mike Arman
> (Audi V8 . . . it isn't just a car, it's an
> ADVENTURE!)  
> 
> 
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