Inconsiderate Drivers (share your stories, etc.)

Replying to: xwesx (Jan 16, 2009 12:54 pm)

When my truck was new, I had to break in the cup holder. First week with 12oz cans only...then worked up to the Bladder Buster 64 from my local 7-11.

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• xwesx (Jan 20, 2009 9:04 am)

Replying to: tallman1 (Jan 16, 2009 11:17 am)

Right, What I said comes right out of owners manuals. So if your owners manual has it and you want to ignore it, it is your car. If your doesn't have it and you want to follow it anyway again, it is your car. So for example, I can make no representation for what owners manuals on cars say or do not say, which I do not have, hopefully for obvious reasons. So here are some snippets.
 
..."Breaking in new tires and brake pads. New tires should be broken in carefully for the first 350 miles (560 km)" . ...
 
So for example Good Year LS-H's were run for 112,000 miles with 38 psi front and rear and 10,000 mile rotations and alignment was not needed. Is that a guarantee ALL similar tires will get 112,000 miles ?? Absolutely NOT !!! It is common sense that a gradual to slow tire break in break in, can and does aid in longer tire life, even as if the manual says dont exceed .75 of the speedometer reading of 160 mph or 120 miles per hour, during the first 600 miles of engine break in. Another logical question would be do the tire manufactures want you to buy new tires at say 112,000 mile interval or at FAR more frequent intervals? Now since the tire is H rated or 130 mph by inference, they are good to go to 92.3% of max rated speed.

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• oregonboy (Jan 17, 2009 5:46 pm)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 17, 2009 1:13 am)

Ruking, I mean no disrespect, but could you please proof-read your messages before you post?
 
Sometimes it hurts my brain to try to make sense of what you write.

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• ruking1 (Jan 17, 2009 5:51 pm)
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Replying to: oregonboy (Jan 17, 2009 5:46 pm)

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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 17, 2009 5:51 pm)

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Replying to: euphonium (Jan 19, 2009 7:49 am)

Well guys, all you need do is to ask those kinds of one sentence answer questions. If the answer was provided in some to all of those 35 some odd articles, perhaps it was timely that Steve cited them. If any one had any questions after reading all of those articles, about my original post, fire away.

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• tallman1 (Jan 19, 2009 8:32 am)
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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 19, 2009 8:19 am)

all of those 35 some odd articles
 
Maybe I'm missing something but I only saw one article about breaking in tires. The rest had to do with other aspects of tires and tire shopping.

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Replying to: tallman1 (Jan 19, 2009 8:32 am)

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Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 19, 2009 8:39 am)

I think the answer was that you don't have to go 45 in the left lane of a four lane when you have new tires like the idiot I got stuck behind this morning was doing, cell phone glued to her ear the whole way. About a dozen cars passed her and then cut her off getting back in the fast lane and she was oblivious the whole time.
 
The way she was driving, the adhesive tire labels on the treads weren't going to wear off for months.

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Replying to: steve_ (Jan 19, 2009 8:46 am)

>the adhesive tire labels on the treads weren't going to wear off for months.
 
That extends the tread life of the tires--she knows what she's doing!
 
I'm still looking for an inexpensive jammer to use when within 60 feet of a driver on a cellphone that's a danger to traffic.

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