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So I leave the office at lunch and drive the the fun filled pothole laden autocross slalom known as Pima Road sponsored by the City of Scottsdale in the name of road improvement. So I make a tight left and proceed onto the temporary asphalt on the shoulder that's now serving as the main road. Hit the break between the existing road and the new temporary asphalt just to get a molar jarring THUNK! Now my car is pulling hard to the left and my tire pressure warning light comes on. This does not have the makings of a good lunch hour.

Pull over at the construction entrance so I can survey the damage, sure enough dead left front donut. Change the tire out put the mini spare on and stop to talk with the construction crew. They said that I'm the third one today that it's happened to. Great at least I'm not alone in my misery.

Pull into the service station at Shea and Scottsdale to try and put air into dead donut in trunk. Air comes out from the bead as fast as the compressor can put it in. OK maybe I got lucky and the tire just needs to be remounted. Go to Discount Tire next door. No such luck it's dead Jim, not only that but the sidewall on my left rear is bulged out. Not good, I'm in need of at least 2 new tires.

Get on Discount's computer and ponder why in the name of Zuess' butthole did Inifiniti specify an oddball size like 235/45 18?!? The only thing that Discount had in that size were Michelin Pilots and Bridgestone Potenzas like the care came with for $275.00 a piece + mount and balance. Not only that they're in California and shipping will take 3-4 days.

Plan B, I now have Kumho Ecsta SPT's in 245/40 18 for $125 a piece. I'm sure they aren't as good as the Michelins, but at half the price I'll give up the extra second in run time. Thank you City of Scottsdale for making this the most expensive lunch hour of my life and I didn't even get a lap dance out of it.

2000Z-71 View Member Profile	Nov 10 2006, 01:50 AM Post #1
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 155 Joined: 18-April 04 From: Phoenix, Az. Member No.: 314	So I leave the office at lunch and drive the the fun filled pothole laden autocross slalom known as Pima Road sponsored by the City of Scottsdale in the name of road improvement. So I make a tight left and proceed onto the temporary asphalt on the shoulder that's now serving as the main road. Hit the break between the existing road and the new temporary asphalt just to get a molar jarring THUNK! Now my car is pulling hard to the left and my tire pressure warning light comes on. This does not have the makings of a good lunch hour. Pull over at the construction entrance so I can survey the damage, sure enough dead left front donut. Change the tire out put the mini spare on and stop to talk with the construction crew. They said that I'm the third one today that it's happened to. Great at least I'm not alone in my misery. Pull into the service station at Shea and Scottsdale to try and put air into dead donut in trunk. Air comes out from the bead as fast as the compressor can put it in. OK maybe I got lucky and the tire just needs to be remounted. Go to Discount Tire next door. No such luck it's dead Jim, not only that but the sidewall on my left rear is bulged out. Not good, I'm in need of at least 2 new tires. Get on Discount's computer and ponder why in the name of Zuess' butthole did Inifiniti specify an oddball size like 235/45 18?!? The only thing that Discount had in that size were Michelin Pilots and Bridgestone Potenzas like the care came with for $275.00 a piece + mount and balance. Not only that they're in California and shipping will take 3-4 days. Plan B, I now have Kumho Ecsta SPT's in 245/40 18 for $125 a piece. I'm sure they aren't as good as the Michelins, but at half the price I'll give up the extra second in run time. Thank you City of Scottsdale for making this the most expensive lunch hour of my life and I didn't even get a lap dance out of it.

trackbird View Member Profile	Nov 10 2006, 04:08 AM Post #2
FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,432 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196	QUOTE (2000Z-71 @ Nov 9 2006, 08:50 PM) Get on Discount's computer and ponder why in the name of Zuess' butthole did Inifiniti specify an oddball size like 235/45 18?!? The only thing that Discount had in that size were Michelin Pilots and Bridgestone Potenzas like the care came with for $275.00 a piece + mount and balance. Not only that they're in California and shipping will take 3-4 days. Our new Mazdaspeed 6 uses 215/45-18's. Tirerack carries exactly two tires in that size. The factory Potenza's and the Pirelli P Zero Nero's that I bought (the Pirelli's are all seasons, the Potenza's aren't).

roadracetransam View Member Profile	Nov 10 2006, 06:33 AM Post #3
Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 689 Joined: 8-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 1,201	Here is my tire vs. road crap story: I am humming along on HWY134 when I see something (looked like a cement block) sitting in the 3rd lane from the right, in my left tires path. So I mozzy over and whosh by it at 70. Than came my supprise three cars pulled off to the right, all with flat left fronts, one looked like it had a bent lip, one with a shadered hubcap. I look up the road, 4 more cars pulled over all with 1 or 2 flat left tires. I don't know what that thing on the road was but it made a lot of people very unhappy.