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      08-11-2008, 05:41 PM   #23
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i didnt run into the divider fool... u know those small 2"x2" small reflector blocks they put between the lanes to separate the lanes? i hit one of those...



I run over those all the time, and my tires never popped....you hit the divider, suck it up and pay to get it fixed...
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I run over those all the time, and my tires never popped....you hit the divider, suck it up and pay to get it fixed...
actually this is the 3rd time i've seen it happen. first time to my car. i try to avoid those especially when they put like 16 of them on ramps and shit
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DISCLAIMER: boring story. im just bored and wanted to share

i merge onto the 5 freeway yesterday, i change lanes, i go over those small square divider things (which i usually try to avoid, but not to the degree that i'd get into an accident just to avoid them). i hear a small popping sound. i tell my passenger WTF was that. like 3 seconds later i get a red TPMS error. without even thinking about it, i pull over the shoulder and see which tire it is that popped.
Immediately i call AAA, and during my phone call with them a cop comes over to see what's up. He engages in a conversation with my passenger about M3's. apparently he's been talking his fiance into getting one (of course i tried to sell it to him more hahah). very nice guy, he tells me to stay in the car with my seat belt on until the two truck arrives.

a few minutes later arrives the TATTOOED tow man. Now this guy goes ok let's get ur spare out and change it, and i go "this car dont got a spare" he looks at me funny and goes "a 2008 bmw doesnt have a spare, stand aside and let me do my job". so im like alright knock urself out, he searches and keeps tearing apart my trunk, 30 minutes later he goes " i been towing high end cars for 12 years, and this is a 2008 BMW, no way it dont got it"

im all alright, let's get this towed. as he's about to do it, i go why u going thru the bottom, use the tow hook (makes sense to me) and this is where he lectures me about his history of towing enzos and lambos and porsches blah blah blah.... lecture didnt end until i dropped the car off lol

as he's leaving he yells Yo next time u need a tow ask for the TATTOOED tow guy. at that point i was LMFAOROTMFF


Hey bro, I had a similar experience 2 weeks ago. I feel your pain
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Hey bro, I had a similar experience 2 weeks ago. I feel your pain
ouch man, that's horrible!!!! mine was like 3 mm x 3 mm hole in the side wall. when i pulled over it still had air in it. i got lucky and didnt damage my rim. i hope no damages were done on urs
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i didnt run into the divider fool... u know those small 2"x2" small reflector blocks they put between the lanes to separate the lanes? i hit one of those...
maybe you need a different type of tire that can handle driving over the square reflector blocks??
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maybe you need a different type of tire that can handle driving over the square reflector blocks??
shut up man u live in los angeles, ur prone to have this like 200x me lol
besides bro i dont think they make tires that can tolerate california freeways
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So what happened to the CHP? Did he end up leaving after he told you to stay in the car buckled?
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Seriously though, how do those reflectors pop tires? I ran over them with my 25 series tires and it did make that low air pressure light come on but then it went away. I thought it had jarred the batteries loose or something.
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So what happened to the CHP? Did he end up leaving after he told you to stay in the car buckled?
yep he left, he said he'll drive by in 30 min to see if im gone or not
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Seriously though, how do those reflectors pop tires? I ran over them with my 25 series tires and it did make that low air pressure light come on but then it went away. I thought it had jarred the batteries loose or something.
just momentum bro. it had it to me twice before in someone else's car. brand new tires too. could have been a pothole or something. u know coz like sometimes when ur switching lanes ur paying attention to cars behind u or next to u more than what ur driving on... idk what it is. it happens
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just momentum bro. it had it to me twice before in someone else's car. brand new tires too. could have been a pothole or something. u know coz like sometimes when ur switching lanes ur paying attention to cars behind u or next to u more than what ur driving on... idk what it is. it happens
There has got to be a reasonable explanation for this. Like it's got a sharp edge or something that punctures a tire. Almost any tire should be able withstand a normal road reflector...
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There has got to be a reasonable explanation for this. Like it's got a sharp edge or something that punctures a tire. Almost any tire should be able withstand a normal road reflector...
yah seems something like snatched a little 3 mm piece. could be a flying something, who knows. could be a lot of things
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WTF? Why didn't you use your M mobility kit and pump that sucker up and keep going?
there was a hole man
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you're very welcome i have to give credit to my work for keeping me bored
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naw dude in socal u definitely get around without learning how to drive. ask all the asians and mexicans man
hahaha man, I honestly think socal roads have too many random blocks, signs, and gimmics that can mess up how one drives, too many accident prone shit!

your car good to go now Nabil?
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oh btw thanks to Eric@SPP he saved my ass, stayed till late at night to do my tire. thanks Eric!!
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I run over those all the time, and my tires never popped....you hit the divider, suck it up and pay to get it fixed...
I always run over those things...Nothing happens to my tires
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it's weird it looks like something snatched the tire or hooked onto it or something. let me upload a pic of it...
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I always run over those things...Nothing happens to my tires



I know, Mantis hit a divider and now blaming the little reflector squares..
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I know, Mantis hit a divider and now blaming the little reflector squares..
ok fuck face how does hitting the divider pop ur tire?
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