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What happened to flat tires?
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:12 am
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:12 am
Growing up in the 70s and 80s it seems like my dad had a flat at least 3 or 4 times a year. It was expected and we almost got excited when it happened. 
Now i feel like i can count on 1 hand the number of flats I or anyone in my family has had in the last 20 years.
I guess tires are really much tougher now than they used to be.
Now i feel like i can count on 1 hand the number of flats I or anyone in my family has had in the last 20 years.
I guess tires are really much tougher now than they used to be.
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Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:12 am to CAD703X
it's possible that tires have gotten better in the past 40 years
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:13 am to CAD703X
You're upset that tire technology has advanced to the point where flats aren't common?
Are you the dad from A Christmas Story?
Are you the dad from A Christmas Story?
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:13 am to CAD703X
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What happened to flat tires?
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I guess tires are really much tougher now than they used to be.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:13 am to CAD703X
Roadside assistance, no one changes their own flats anymore.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:13 am to CAD703X
It depends a lot with where you work / live. We had lots of construction in our neighborhood and I was getting flats all the damn time.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:13 am to CAD703X
Nitrogen changed the game.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:13 am to CAD703X
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70s and 80s
Were people still using bias ply tires back then?
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A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire. In this design, the cord plies are arranged at 90 degrees to the direction of travel, or radially (from the center of the tire). Radial tire construction climbed to 100% market share in North America, following Consumer Reports finding the superiority of the radial design in 1968 and were standard by 1976.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 9:15 am
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:14 am to CAD703X
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Growing up in the 70s and 80s it seems like my dad had a flat at least 3 or 4 times a year. It was expected and we almost got excited when it happened.
Now i feel like i can count on 1 hand the number of flats I or anyone in my family has had in the last 20 years.
I guess tires are really much tougher now than they used to be.
Driving in LA means that you accept the fact you will experience one flat tire or a cracked windshield annually
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:16 am to CAD703X
The oil change places changed the game as well. Back then it was quite common for everyone to change their oil. The oil change places will do a 40 point inspection with the oil change and during that time can look for uneven wear on tires or possible damage.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:16 am to CAD703X
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It was expected and we almost got excited when it happened.
Your name wouldn't happen to be Ralphie or Randy, would it?
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 9:24 am
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:17 am to CAD703X
We seem to get at least one on the trailer for every horse show we go to 
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:18 am to CAD703X
This is one of the stranger melts I have ever seen on here
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:18 am to Prosecuted Collins
quote:Ive had “roadside” from nearly every car I’ve purchased included and in the 22 years I’ve been driving I haven’t once called for help.
Roadside assistance, no one changes their own flats anymore.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:18 am to Tigeralum2008
I went about 20 years between flats due to nails, then a couple summers ago I caught 2 within about 6 weeks of each other. Totally a luck-of-the-draw type thing.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:18 am to upgrayedd
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Are you the dad from A Christmas Story?
OHHHHHHHHHHH FUUUUUDDDDDDGGGGGGGGE!
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:18 am to Rabbs and QStick
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It depends a lot with where you work / live. We had lots of construction in our neighborhood and I was getting flats all the damn time.
I changed 4 flats between my wife and I last March-June. My wife even picked up a nail in a tire of my mom's car she was borrowing the day hers was getting a new tire put on
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:20 am to CAD703X
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What happened to flat tires?
Technology in manufacturing processes and automobiles.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:21 am to CAD703X
Every 3 months when I get my oil changed the guys check my tires for me as well. Game changer.
I'll tell you what, there is not a worse feeling than having to change a flat tire on the side of the interstate at night. Scary as hell.
I'll tell you what, there is not a worse feeling than having to change a flat tire on the side of the interstate at night. Scary as hell.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:21 am to yankeeundercover
Had a contractor show up to a job site a few months ago. Got out of the truck, started talking to him and could hear a slight hissing sound coming from his trailer. Looked at one of his tires and it had about 8 deck screws in it. He took it off and brought it to the tire shop. Said the first thing the guy at the desk asked was "Who's wife did you frick?"
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