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Tonight sucked...

Old Jan 16, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Default Tonight sucked...

Whacked something in the road (no idea what) and got a flat.

Pulled over in the pitch black, freezing cold, (about 5 deg.) snowy, icey, mess in the middle of the woods here in NH.

Changed tire.

Got inside the car and the f***ing battery is dead.

I call my friend to come jump-start me - he gets all the way there and it wont jump.

Called a tow truck and the driver broke out the charge pack and it fired up on the first crank.

I have an extra tire (Wintersport M3) that's been collecting dust in my garage for over a year. My spare had a Kuhmo Ecsta on it, so my car is rolling on 3 Wintersport M3's and one Kuhmo. My Wintersport M3's have about 30k on them and the spare in my garage is brand new.

So here's my question for you guys...Will it be OK to have one brand new M3 with fresh tread and 3 M3's with 30k on them??

I'll post pics of the difference in tread depth tomorrow, but I'll tell you now it's pretty significant...

Thanks!
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:03 PM
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It wont be ok. The tread difference is too much
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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wow that does suck....sorry you had a bad nite....
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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Default That sucks, I had a puncture once, jack folded over denting the drivers door.

Wheel was wrecked
Tire too
$400 to repair bodywork

Not a good night!
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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How did that F-Bomb sneak through?
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:26 PM
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yikes, sorry to hear that
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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Default Yeesh! Horrible!

BTW, please remove the profanity if you don't mind - or modify it.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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May Wednesday be a much much better day for you
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:32 PM
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I think he meant "darned battery"
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 10:07 PM
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Cheer up, things could be worse. Oh, you did & things got worse. Tomorrow will be a better day.
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