After one hour of posting this question, the numbers already stand at : of the 30,000 smarts in USA. 1 in 10,000 odds of getting a nail (or screw) in a tire. 1 in 15,000 odds of it being a full puncture. 1 in 15,000 odds of a smartist suffering a first puncture while in a smart.
Last edited by Pee-wee German; 08-23-2009 at 05:38 PM.
I got mine on edge of sidewall right where the thread started. I couldn't get tire shops to repair it. I had to buy a whole other tire. I was able to get a tire that had about that same miles on it from another forum member.
After one hour of posting this question, the numbers already stand at : of the 30,000 smarts in USA. 1 in 10,000 odds of getting a nail (or screw) in a tire. 1 in 15,000 odds of it being a full puncture. 1 in 15,000 odds of a smartist suffering a first puncture while in a smart.
My last car also had Conti Pro Contacts ironically. You know the large Chrysler 300M. But then?
- Then the only differences would be the narrower tracks and shorter overall tire diameter.
The narrower tracks are not it. sooo :
The culprit must be the tread because it's designed for tall luxury car diameters and not for torture twisting it into 22 inch high tires. ( Golf cart tires are 19 inches high)
-or is it the grooves? the 175's have very wide grooves in them. Our grooves may be too wide for such a narrow tire (155's in front have less grooves)
As long as we're doing totally useless statistical analyses, my neighbor asked me the other day if I was having problems with nails in my tires - we share a private driveway and he's had 6 nails in the last 6 months or so. I've had my smart 17 months now with no nails. Therefore _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (fill in the blank). - sheureka
ive heard the front tire picks up the nail and throws it back for the rear to "catch" it.
where have the nails been? front or rear?
anychance somebody setting you up cause their jealous?
Yep , the nails are in the rears. I can see the fronts throwing them because they have less of those center channel grooves.
No jealous neighbors. These happened on main roads, side roads, and State highway, but no interstate or driveways.
I'm still stuck on "totally useless statistical analyses" I can see that guy from AZ feeling the urge to tell a kid they were adopted because their real mommy didn't love them.
... OK i admit i had no human right to add two and two together. That was unconscionably bombastic of me. And i forgot that even in our smart community ; there are those who find ease and comfort in their mood defaulting to negative and deflated.
what kind of vehicle did the neighbor get the nails in?
Last edited by Pee-wee German; 08-23-2009 at 06:46 PM.
The type of vehicle driven has nothing to do with it.
The hardness of the rubber may. Softer rubber; easier to puncture.
Maybe the tires on the smart are too soft, a.k.a. "sticky", something we all need on our tiny cars.
I used to swear by Michelins, them tires last forever. But I learned why on my motorcycle. The rubber is much harder. I had one of my front tire and it slid in the rain.
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