On Vacation this week, helping a buddy of mine that runs an IT department for a Biotech move from one office building to the newer, nicer one. Leave there at like 6:30 (off Rt 1 South of New Brunswick) and i'm ALREADY late for the Dark Star Orchestra show in Montclair at the Wellmont.
anyway, so i take the little loop that the industrial park has to allow you to get on Rt1 north or south, and elect to go north (because going farther from the show was not part of the plan). As i cross UNDER rt1, and go to make the right....
WHAM
insta-flat (pass. front)
i didnt even have to get out to look, i saw the pothole at the last minute, about 6" deep, big enough to put both feet into comfortably. I KNEW the instant it happened i was facing a flat.
Luckily i keep coveralls (the nifty paperish ones) and work gloves in the car at all times because i'm dressed very nicely at the moment. I get into them, put the donut on, the donunt is only at 25psi so i gotta run to a gas station and air it up.
anyway i made it to the concert, thank god someone opened for DSO, because i didnt miss the set (which was June 10, 1976 for anyone interested).
So, destroyed is one Nokian Hakkapelitta RSi in 225/45/17, with only ~2k miles on it, which really sucks because now i either have to buy 2 new tires, or have unevenly worn tires, which i'm really not enthusiastic about. At $180 apiece it just sucks.
Happy New Year!
of course, it snows today... great. So i'll put 2 of my older all seasons on the back, move the 2 rear snows to the front... i just wanna put on the UL's and RE01's again, the car is so nice with those. Allthough, i must say, i didnt like having 3 sets of wheels for this car all with tires, but now i'm seeing the benefit. So out into the snow i go to swap tires. (for the sticklers, all tires mentioned are the same size, but at varying states of wear... shouldnt be outside of the % for quattro right??)
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