ralliart_dreams

OK Well I guess i can't blame this entirely on the tires. This thread could also be called "Why I can't have nice things!" Here is the story, my buddy, corey, and i were headed to the golf course to knock some ***** around in. Im flying down the highway at about 55 or 60, not too fast but quick, as corey says "hey there is the turn." Like a spaz i try to make the turn. I Might have, too, if there hadnt have gravel all over the road for some m*%&#^f^#**n' reason.
Long story short i have the @$$ end of my 1 month of pride and joy (first new car) wedged in a ditch in Brookland, AR (avoid that $h!t town if u can). Thanks to some helpful rednecks (not derogatory, just a fact, theyd admit it themselves too) we got the damn thing up and out with any damage to the front. The rear is another story. No major damage but it still makes me sad when I think about it.

ev-slo

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My **** did the same thing, good think my body kit came in the next day

javastan

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I have an 04 with bridgestones and they are not much better, I am going to put winter tires on the stock rims this winter and then buy some nice wheels for the spring with sticky rubber. To let you know Mitsu switched from bridgestones to Goodyears to save 15 a tire. They could have made a deal with yokohama or some smaller company, probably saved more and we would have gotten a better tire.

BLKRalliArt04

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Sucks doesnt it? The stock tires are fine, just as long as you dont do any insane driving.

sillypuddy

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ok.. so you are whipping into a corner at 55 mph and you expect to be able to stay on the road..

i won't blame the tire but your lack of judgement

-joe

bbradj

I agree...

at least there is no MAJOR damage. I mean all that is really messes up it the lip. It could have been a lot worse!

When I was 16 I did about the same thing but the road was all gravel and I did at least 2 360's, barely missed the electrical pole and ended up in the middle of a muddy field. I feel your pain.

ralliart_dreams

I admit that my judgement was far from sane but I just know that if i hadnt hit that gravel and had better rubber, i might have been able to stay on the road. Maybe its wishful think. Just for the record i had hit the brakes before turning so i wasnt going 55 when i hit the turn...

tuffguy

No tires are gonna save your *** when you hit the gravel.

otter

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Even with slicks you would've had the same result. Only tires that could possible help you on gravel would've been knobbies.

sillypuddy

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you are LUCKY you didn't roll the car

consider it a lesson learned =)

-joe

ralliart_dreams

Thats exactly what it is, a lesson. Also an excercise in how somewhere someone or something higher is watchin out for my stupid @$$. I'm also lucky that the cop that pulled up right as I getting the car out had forgoten his ticket book. According to him that was the only reason i didnt get a ticket. All of this and my luck must be running thin, I'm goin to take it easy for a while, real easy.

willRalliart

I think it would be fun to take a turn that fast...

BLKRalliArt04

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Try it, tell us the results, if you survive that is.

CF-Ninja

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go find a large parking lot with nobody in it.... just watch out for shopping carts and light poles.

Volkmann

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I took a turn pretty fast when merging onto the hwy. late at night messing around with a focus and my tires just sqealed really bad.