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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I like to extract the last possible mile outta tires. What good eco-minded person wouldn't? I don't consider blowouts and having to change tires that big an inconvenience- it takes only minutes. When I run "iffy" tires I make sure to have a good spare and tools on board. Even so, blowouts/flats are pretty rare; it's not like a daily occurance or anything.
The only exception I make is for the front of motorcycles (iffy rear tires OK).
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I used to think like you. I had a pair of nearly worn front tires that were >2/32nds. I couldn't see the top Lincoln's head when I placed the penny in the groove. Probably good for another couple thousand miles I figure. Then one night, it started raining as I drove home and I hydroplaned into the median. I paid the deductible to fix my car and then drove straight to the tire place to replace the not completely bald tires. My insurance went up but since my car was approaching self-insure-worth, I decided to drop down to liability only coverage. Wow, was that an expensive mistake.
You could argue I was just careless that night. I could also argue that if I had meatier tires, I would have cleared the water better and gripped the road better.