I agree.
Before I got my smart I had managed to get my rx8(in near showroom condition as it had been garage kept the majority of its life by the previous owner)
First rainy day scared the literal **** out of me in it, why you ask? OLD TIRES.(they was the oem tires that came on it when it rolled off the line)
Needless to say I’ve learned not to push my luck with worn or incorrect tires on a vehicle.
When I got my smart it had a tire of a kind on each wheel so before I drove it I put on new tires.
Tires are nothing to go cheap on and worn tires are a danger to you and others(to the op your lucky you didn’t have that guardrail go through the car doing that)
Tires and brakes are the too main things that can save your hide in a emergency maneuver(trust me I’ve had a few close calls and both are a must)
I’ve(like the others) only ever had the smart get unruly in high cross winds otherwise it’s been like it’s on rails and stays on the road(I live on a gravel road and have had the traction control kick on a few times and it’s always been faster then me and I’m pretty quick on my reaction time.)
Before I got my smart I had managed to get my rx8(in near showroom condition as it had been garage kept the majority of its life by the previous owner)
First rainy day scared the literal **** out of me in it, why you ask? OLD TIRES.(they was the oem tires that came on it when it rolled off the line)
Needless to say I’ve learned not to push my luck with worn or incorrect tires on a vehicle.
When I got my smart it had a tire of a kind on each wheel so before I drove it I put on new tires.
Tires are nothing to go cheap on and worn tires are a danger to you and others(to the op your lucky you didn’t have that guardrail go through the car doing that)
Tires and brakes are the too main things that can save your hide in a emergency maneuver(trust me I’ve had a few close calls and both are a must)
I’ve(like the others) only ever had the smart get unruly in high cross winds otherwise it’s been like it’s on rails and stays on the road(I live on a gravel road and have had the traction control kick on a few times and it’s always been faster then me and I’m pretty quick on my reaction time.)