[s-cars] damaged tire

[Evan Levine]

I also vote him for "well prepared of the week" for remembering to have 5
stock lugs for the spare when using aftermarket wheels. I would have been
stuck!

Evan


On 1/17/06, Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> I vote you for the "cool nerd trick of the week" for always carrying a
> head-band flashlight (LED no less!) in your car. :)
>
> Bruce
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Varon H. Fugman" <vfugman at globaldialog.com>
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:51 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] damaged tire
>
>
> > Stopped for fuel last night (drove across town to one of the few
> remaining
> > stations with 93 octane).  Pulled up to the pump and went around to the
> fuel
> > filler only to be greated by a loud hissing sound... as if air was
> escaping
> > from someplace.
> >
> > Turns out the "someplace" was my right rear tire.  There was about an
> inch
> > long piece of flat metal showing in the tread!  As if someone had jammed
> a
> > knife blade into the tread and broken it off.  Put the spare on to drive
> > home (no fun in the cold and dark, but at least I had work gloves in the
> > car, an LED head-band flashlight, and 5 OEM wheel bolts to mount the
> spare.
> > Plus I'd just cleaned out the trunk so it was easy to get to the spare!)
> >
> > My tires are all-season* Perelli P-Zero Nero M+S 235/17R35 new last
> spring.
> > Currently have about 10,000 miles on them and tread depth is about
> 6/32ths.
> > I'm not quite ready to replace the entire set yet, so what do I do about
> > ordering a replacement tire?  I don't want to damage the quattro system
> by
> > mixing in a new tire with full 10/32 tread depth.  Should I order a new
> tire
> > and have it shaved to 6/32ths to match the other three?
> >
> > Varon
> > '95 S6 needs a new shoe
> >
> > *First time I've run all-season tires on this car, but where I live now
> it
> > only snows once or twice a year... if at all.  I miss playing in the
> white
> > stuff with the Hakkas!
> >
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