Tire blowout on truck in front of FR-S... Ouch! - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Style · 08-24-2012, 10:37 AM

The curse is real. I hit a tire on the highway as well.

digital_assassin · 08-24-2012, 10:41 AM

@Leonardo - I dodged one on I-5 NB just outside of Tangent last night on my way back to Portland.

Propaganda · 08-24-2012, 11:02 AM

A couple months ago I was on route 80 (2 lanes). I'm in the left passing slower traffic, and there's a break in the right lane about a half mile behind a tractor trailer. I decide I'm gonna stay in the left since I will pass the truck in about a minute or so.... I get within a 1/4 mile and see a tire shaking a little bit. Thought it was just dirt at first, just being an optical illusion. Regardless, I slow down and seconds later, I hear a loud BANG!.... Tire pieces fly right to where I would have been had I not slowed down. The truck driver noticed after about 10 seconds and pulled over. Crisis averted and no one near me got hit.

Leonardo · 08-24-2012, 11:41 AM

Style - Man that really sucks! I am sorry to hear that there is a blown-tire epademic out there!

Digital Assassin - Glad you were able to dodge the one you almost hit!

Thanks again for the support. I hope that everyone has a weekend free of any kind of car or tire problems!

Leonardo · 08-31-2012, 02:02 PM

2012 4x4 Sequoia. This is the rental I got after dropping my FR-S off at the shop. It seats 8. I don't have a reason to own one, but it is nice for just a few days.

Guy at counter: "Sir we have a Dodge Caliber, its a really nice little 5 door hatch."
Me: "What else do you have?"

Got a check for the damages. I think that the estimate is a little low. but we will see. Geico estimates 9 days. I estimate 15 days. I hope its not longer.

n2oinferno · 08-31-2012, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leonardo

2012 4x4 Sequoia. This is the rental I got after dropping my FR-S off at the shop. It seats 8. I don't have a reason to own one, but it is nice for just a few days.

Hah, I bet the FRS would fit in that thing!

davidshu0327 · 08-31-2012, 03:49 PM

I hope everything works out!

RRnold · 08-31-2012, 05:20 PM

Damn this sucks. The curse continues

FirestormFRS · 08-31-2012, 08:35 PM

Good luck getting a bumper bud. The body shop thought they had mine all ready to go until they tried to put the FR-S grille into the BRZ bumper they just painted.

The front bumpers are on back order.

08-24-2012, 10:41 AM	#30
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