Blimey, sounds like a severe blowout! Lucky you managed to stay in control / weren't doing 100mph at the time....
Underbody panels cost $450.00
I had a tire that the tread separated from on my first long trip in the Insight since returning. The tire was 6 years old with 140K miles but still looked good but I guess you could say I was asking for it since I use 50PSI in the tires as well. Anyway the tread seperation acted as a whip and took out the wheel well panel, drivers side strake, vertical plastic piece, under-engine panels, and the metal front panel. The cost of the replacement panels and screws was in the 450 neighborhood. Kind of makes you think of buying a spare insight for parts. I'm lucky it didn't destroy the wiring harness behind the wheel well as it looks like it took a beating as well. The edges of the fender have some of the tire residue but I hope to be able to scrub the remains off. I did collect some of the pieces off the road but they had holes punched in them from the tread and the screws were ripped out. Have fun, Rick
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Thanks for the first part of your reply Ed.Ed said:In all seriousness though does anyone know when it's a good idea to get rid of tyres due to their age; my rear B391s have 5 years and 45, 000 miles on but still have a lot of tread.
You can tell when tyres are getting too old when they start to 'dry out' which is demonstrated with lots of small cracks or 'crazing', especially noticeable on the sidewall. HTH.1 - 2 of 19 Posts
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