I crashed my car

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: RichUK
Lol, cheers for the condescending comments. The car lost traction at 10Mph - 15Mph while parking up in a friend's street. By going too fast, I meant perhaps 5Mph too fast.

The car?s front tyre is only worn on the outer most edge and doesn?t need replacing. How do I know if it?s road legal? Because the car was only recently MOT?d and passed with flying colours. There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

I only recently had the offside front tyre replaced, so I?m waiting for that to wear down before I replace both fronts.

I suppose these comments are just with so little explanation...

What did you say noob?

Wot Wot..

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

Originally posted by: RichUK
Lol, cheers for the condescending comments. The car lost traction at 10Mph - 15Mph while parking up in a friend's street. By going too fast, I meant perhaps 5Mph too fast.

The car?s front tyre is only worn on the outer most edge and doesn?t need replacing. How do I know if it?s road legal? Because the car was only recently MOT?d and passed with flying colours. There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

I only recently had the offside front tyre replaced, so I?m waiting for that to wear down before I replace both fronts.

I suppose these comments are just with so little explanation...

What did you say noob?

Wot Wot..

And that link proves what exactly?

Moose, as always, you're boring.

 

[crosshairs]

That should buff right out..

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: RichUK
Lol, cheers for the condescending comments. The car lost traction at 10Mph - 15Mph while parking up in a friend's street. By going too fast, I meant perhaps 5Mph too fast.

The car?s front tyre is only worn on the outer most edge and doesn?t need replacing. How do I know if it?s road legal? Because the car was only recently MOT?d and passed with flying colours. There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

I only recently had the offside front tyre replaced, so I?m waiting for that to wear down before I replace both fronts.

I suppose these comments are just with so little explanation...

There was nothing condescending about my comment. It just looked to me like your tires need replacing.

BTW-You should always replace tires in pairs. Ideally you should replace them all at once but doing fronts or rears is acceptable.

And a summer tire with 4mm of tread remaining will be absolutely horrible in the snow.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: RichUK

And that link proves what exactly?

[Redfromthe70'sshowvoice] It suggests, had you bothered to read it, that you should have more tread on your tire than the legal minimum. Dumbass [/Redfromthe70'sshowvoice]


Wot Wot...

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: RichUK
Lol, cheers for the condescending comments. The car lost traction at 10Mph - 15Mph while parking up in a friend's street. By going too fast, I meant perhaps 5Mph too fast.

The car?s front tyre is only worn on the outer most edge and doesn?t need replacing. How do I know if it?s road legal? Because the car was only recently MOT?d and passed with flying colours. There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

I only recently had the offside front tyre replaced, so I?m waiting for that to wear down before I replace both fronts.

I suppose these comments are just with so little explanation...

There was nothing condescending about my comment. It just looked to me like your tires need replacing.

BTW-You should always replace tires in pairs. Ideally you should replace them all at once but doing fronts or rears is acceptable.

And a summer tire with 4mm of tread remaining will be absolutely horrible in the snow.

I wasn?t directing that at you, I just wanted to explain the tyre wear because that picture wrongly portrays the legality of the tread depth. 🙂 As you can see, Moose was quick to step in... Anyway, I?m a bit uncertain as to why it?s worn as it has because the car was fully aligned using BMW?s KDM machine not too long ago, so it shouldn?t be a wheel alignment issue

It just makes me laugh that a select few on here seem to think my accident was caused by racing around town doing 100Mph burnouts, etc. :laugh: It's probably my fault, I should have clearly explained by means of annotated diagrams and play-by-play notes. If the damn ABS wouldn?t have kicked in, I?d wager this accident could have been avoided.

Oh, and Moose is just a dick.

 

[daw123]

Sorry about your accident. Nice car btw.

Having a looks at the pics I think you will need a new bumper, possibly new side light (doesn't look as if its smashed, although the mounting brackets may be knackered), and new wing. I wouldn't bother panel beating the wing out and filling it. On that type of car, just have it replaced.

Btw I feel your pain; before Xmas, I drove around a long sweeping bend into the office car park at about 10-15mph, hit a sheet of ice, slid and kerbed/buckled an alloy. I've also done something to the brakes because they now squeek (it could be a cracked calliper or a pad is out of alignment) on that corner. I've had a look at the break fluid level, which seems to be ok. Any way its cost me £300 so far and counting. Plus the MOT is due this month.

Cars are great fun 😉

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: RichUK
There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

That's not enough tread to drive safely in the winter, I grew up in the Dakotas driving in the snow & ice for seemingly 1/2 the year, and 4mm was/is considered bald.

I can reference you to a dozen links, but you appear to not be capable of learning or listening. Alignment has jack shit to do with your collision.

I've stepped in nothing, you've just proven, that outside of the generalities (like buying a nice car), you don't pay attention or bother to learn anything.

Find me a single reference that says that little tread is safe or recommended for winter driving, or that replacing single tires is recommended...

I repeat dumbass WOT WOT...

Am done with you and this thread, Rich. WMD (win, money, dumbass)

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

Originally posted by: RichUK
There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

That's not enough tread to drive safely in the winter, I grew up in the Dakotas driving in the snow & ice for seemingly 1/2 the year, and 4mm was/is considered bald.

I can reference you to a dozen links, but you appear to not be capable of learning or listening. Alignment has jack shit to do with your collision.

I've stepped in nothing, you've just proven, that outside of the generalities (like buying a nice car), you don't pay attention or bother to learn anything.

Find me a single reference that says that little tread is safe or recommended for winter driving, or that replacing single tires is recommended...

I repeat dumbass WOT WOT...

Am done with you and this thread, Rich. WMD (win, money, dumbass)

I think you?ve grossly misunderstood what I've said, which wouldn?t be surprising now, would it? I wasn?t implying the tread wear on the outer edge had anything to do with the accident, nor did I imply the wheel alignment had any role to play with the accident. I also don?t believe that had I had a fresh set of tyres on the front it would have made a blind bit of difference.

I put it down to the ABS over intrusively kicking in and the speed at which I approached the turn. The turn consisted of me driving between two parked cars in a cul-de-sac.

I should also point out that it is very, VERY rare that England has snowfall to the likes of what we?ve seen in the past week or so. Therefore, I don?t provision for such occurrences because of the sheer rarity.

Perhaps I should drive a tractor like you do all year round?

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: RichUK

Perhaps I should drive a tractor like you do all year round?

My Miata is quite a tractor Rich... Different vehicles, different purposes...

[cough]Dumbass[/cough]

Brilliant, WOT WOT

 

[AdamK47]

I went to a high school where some of the students actually rode in on farm tractors. Horrible little town. That has nothing to do with this thread.

 

[amdhunter]

Originally posted by: 996GT2
🙁

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: RichUK
Lol, cheers for the condescending comments. The car lost traction at 10Mph - 15Mph while parking up in a friend's street. By going too fast, I meant perhaps 5Mph too fast.

The car?s front tyre is only worn on the outer most edge and doesn?t need replacing. How do I know if it?s road legal? Because the car was only recently MOT?d and passed with flying colours. There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

I only recently had the offside front tyre replaced, so I?m waiting for that to wear down before I replace both fronts.

I suppose these comments are just with so little explanation...

You've got an expensive BMW performance car but can only afford to replace one tire at a time??...I'm sorry but that is just laughable..

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: RichUK
Lol, cheers for the condescending comments. The car lost traction at 10Mph - 15Mph while parking up in a friend's street. By going too fast, I meant perhaps 5Mph too fast.

The car?s front tyre is only worn on the outer most edge and doesn?t need replacing. How do I know if it?s road legal? Because the car was only recently MOT?d and passed with flying colours. There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

I only recently had the offside front tyre replaced, so I?m waiting for that to wear down before I replace both fronts.

I suppose these comments are just with so little explanation...

You've got an expensive BMW performance car but can only afford to replace one tire at a time??...I'm sorry but that is just laughable..

Is that your attempt at a personal attack, or are you usually this stupid with your baseless assumptions? I think I?m inclined to go with the latter.

It?s a good idea to engage the brain before you start aimlessly typing. Just a bit of advice there, kiddo.

I don?t have any scrap paper or crayons to hand, so I will attempt an explanation with text only.

Here goes?

Back in July last year both fronts were pretty much brand new, but unfortunately I drove over a pothole which meant the offside front tyre had a bulge in the tyre wall. I was advised that it would be best to replace the tyre in case the tyre blew out while driving on the motorway, or whatever. So I did without question. I had the best, most expensive tyres on all four corners of my car, no expense spared. Why did I only replace the one tyre? Because the other tyre, the one that is now slightly worn, as pointed out earlier, was only about 3 weeks old with full tread. This meant that both tyres would wear down evenly and need replacing at the same time.

Makes sense, doesn?t it?

If you?re in any doubt of the validity of my above statement, then please read the below quote from this thread dated 07/24/2008.

I just had the offside front tyre replaced as I drove over a massive pothole earlier which left a massive bulge in the tyre wall ? grounds for immediate replacement, apparently.

£240 balanced and fitted. It?s annoying because the tyre was brand new. I suppose the upside is I didn?t need to replace both fronts as the nearside was new as well (they all are).

It?s annoying not having the company cover the cost, but I guess that?s what credit cards are for.

Sigh?

You silly gump. :laugh:

 

[swtethan]

you got racing stripes now!

can you send me your projectors? 😀

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

that's what you get for buying an smg equipped car.

 

[BUTCH1]

Originally posted by: RichUK

Originally posted by: BUTCH1

Originally posted by: RichUK
Lol, cheers for the condescending comments. The car lost traction at 10Mph - 15Mph while parking up in a friend's street. By going too fast, I meant perhaps 5Mph too fast.

The car?s front tyre is only worn on the outer most edge and doesn?t need replacing. How do I know if it?s road legal? Because the car was only recently MOT?d and passed with flying colours. There?s still 4mm of tread across 75% of the footprint.

I only recently had the offside front tyre replaced, so I?m waiting for that to wear down before I replace both fronts.

I suppose these comments are just with so little explanation...

You've got an expensive BMW performance car but can only afford to replace one tire at a time??...I'm sorry but that is just laughable..

Is that your attempt at a personal attack, or are you usually this stupid with your baseless assumptions? I think I?m inclined to go with the latter.

It?s a good idea to engage the brain before you start aimlessly typing. Just a bit of advice there, kiddo.

I don?t have any scrap paper or crayons to hand, so I will attempt an explanation with text only.

Here goes?

Back in July last year both fronts were pretty much brand new, but unfortunately I drove over a pothole which meant the offside front tyre had a bulge in the tyre wall. I was advised that it would be best to replace the tyre in case the tyre blew out while driving on the motorway, or whatever. So I did without question. I had the best, most expensive tyres on all four corners of my car, no expense spared. Why did I only replace the one tyre? Because the other tyre, the one that is now slightly worn, as pointed out earlier, was only about 3 weeks old with full tread. This meant that both tyres would wear down evenly and need replacing at the same time.

Makes sense, doesn?t it?

If you?re in any doubt of the validity of my above statement, then please read the below quote from this thread dated 07/24/2008.

I just had the offside front tyre replaced as I drove over a massive pothole earlier which left a massive bulge in the tyre wall ? grounds for immediate replacement, apparently.

£240 balanced and fitted. It?s annoying because the tyre was brand new. I suppose the upside is I didn?t need to replace both fronts as the nearside was new as well (they all are).

It?s annoying not having the company cover the cost, but I guess that?s what credit cards are for.

Sigh?

You silly gump. :laugh:

OK, OK, a logical explanation for replacing only one tire, I stand fully corrected. It does seem you have bad luck with this car though, maybe time to sell it??

 

[AMCRambler]

You crashed your M3? Bastard! That's sacrilege right there. Expensive too.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: sjwaste
Glad the damage is minor.

I'm not being an asshole or sarcastic here, but is it common to drive fast cars in winter weather in the UK? I only ask because we rarely see that here. The guys driving Corvettes, M3's, etc are taking the Metro to work on snowy or icy days, that or driving some sort of SUV.

Also another reason to stay off the road - you can't control what other drivers do. 🙁 I am very careful in the snow but that only goes so far.

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
And a summer tire with 4mm of tread remaining will be absolutely horrible in the snow.

Not to mention too stiff to do its job in any cold weather. Sled racing anyone?

 

[DivideBYZero]

I drove mine in the snow. You just have to be careful and drive smoothly. The pedal on a performance car works in the same way as a low powered car, so they can be driven very slowly if need be. However, mash it at your peril.