In case anyone is curious about what goes down when RFT's explode:
Driving 80mph+ down 495 in MA and come off a bridge to see the mother of all pot holes. It was as if Satan himself had dug a hole from hell. I tried to avoid it and failed miserably due to a large truck on my left.
The tire explodes, I see something fly off to my right and all hell breaks loose in the car, lights are on and tire pressure is done, heavy pull to the right.
Popped the Emergency "SOS" button once I managed to get off the next exit from the emergency lane and a wonderful woman walks me though the process. I take a gamble and drive the 30 miles home on back roads with a full load, wife and two kids. At first it was just a crack, but by the time I hit mile 25 the tire was wide open. Driving for the first 15 miles was a breeze, really solid and I even hit a few bumps without issue.
As time went on you tell the tire was totally getting destroyed. I brought it down to 20mph and made it home the last 4 miles. BMW is now picking up the car (2hr wait for a truck), I'm within the 4 yr period and am stoked on the performance of this tire. AE960AS 3rd Gen Bridgestone.
Only regret is the tire is about a year old and I know I'm in for two of them to balance this out. An expensive day but everyone is safe and thats all that matters.
Driving 80mph+ down 495 in MA and come off a bridge to see the mother of all pot holes. It was as if Satan himself had dug a hole from hell. I tried to avoid it and failed miserably due to a large truck on my left.
The tire explodes, I see something fly off to my right and all hell breaks loose in the car, lights are on and tire pressure is done, heavy pull to the right.
Popped the Emergency "SOS" button once I managed to get off the next exit from the emergency lane and a wonderful woman walks me though the process. I take a gamble and drive the 30 miles home on back roads with a full load, wife and two kids. At first it was just a crack, but by the time I hit mile 25 the tire was wide open. Driving for the first 15 miles was a breeze, really solid and I even hit a few bumps without issue.
As time went on you tell the tire was totally getting destroyed. I brought it down to 20mph and made it home the last 4 miles. BMW is now picking up the car (2hr wait for a truck), I'm within the 4 yr period and am stoked on the performance of this tire. AE960AS 3rd Gen Bridgestone.
Only regret is the tire is about a year old and I know I'm in for two of them to balance this out. An expensive day but everyone is safe and thats all that matters.