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J240 · 08-22-2011, 11:19 PM

So tonight was first time to have a tire blow out on me. I've been driving for about 15yrs now and never had a tire go flat on me while driving let alone go from fully inflated to flat in seconds.
So just paid the tolls at the Walt Whitman bridge and took the exit for I95 south. Made it down to the traffic light with no problem. As I pull away and start to merge I hear the noise of something stuck in the tire. And then boom. There went my left rear tire. Thought the person behind was going to drive into the car next to them. So I pull over on what's left of the shoulder of I95 before you come up to the stadiums, were there is no shoulder. Yay me I get to change a driver side tire on I95. Oh that's right my forester is lowered 4in. and I never bothered to check if my jack would fit. It would of if it wasn't for the tire being flat. Luckily for me a little leaning and lifting I was able to use my foot to get the jack into place and changed out my tire with my original spare. Totally not the same size rim and tire. Spare was pretty much flat as well, but enough to get me a few miles home to inflate it Changing a tire on any busy road sucks. So that's my first time with a blow out.

So when was your first time you had a blow out?

08-22-2011, 11:19 PM	#1
J240 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Only if I knew Member #10371 My Ride: 99 Subaru OBS, 05 Legacy GT iTrader: (2)	When was your first time... So tonight was first time to have a tire blow out on me. I've been driving for about 15yrs now and never had a tire go flat on me while driving let alone go from fully inflated to flat in seconds. So just paid the tolls at the Walt Whitman bridge and took the exit for I95 south. Made it down to the traffic light with no problem. As I pull away and start to merge I hear the noise of something stuck in the tire. And then boom. There went my left rear tire. Thought the person behind was going to drive into the car next to them. So I pull over on what's left of the shoulder of I95 before you come up to the stadiums, were there is no shoulder. Yay me I get to change a driver side tire on I95. Oh that's right my forester is lowered 4in. and I never bothered to check if my jack would fit. It would of if it wasn't for the tire being flat. Luckily for me a little leaning and lifting I was able to use my foot to get the jack into place and changed out my tire with my original spare. Totally not the same size rim and tire. Spare was pretty much flat as well, but enough to get me a few miles home to inflate it Changing a tire on any busy road sucks. So that's my first time with a blow out. So when was your first time you had a blow out?