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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 05:33 AM
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I just had my third tire with a nail in it. Anyone else have lots of flat tires or just my bad luck. My guess is the tire design.
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 07:17 AM
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where I live, the streets don't have nails scattered all over them.. Definately bad luck on your part man.
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 07:21 AM
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bad luck
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay2000' date='Jan 29 2005, 07:33 AM
I just had my third tire with a nail in it. Anyone else have lots of flat tires or just my bad luck. My guess is the tire design.
WTF? Is this a joke?
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:11 AM
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No it is not a joke. In the last 2 years, had 2 and had one on my way to work today.
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:23 AM
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3 nails in 3 years seems normal I suppose.....and you're crazy to think that its the tire design at fault thats like saying honda puts magnet in the tires to attract nails to it or something......
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay2000' date='Jan 29 2005, 01:11 PM
No it is not a joke. In the last 2 years, had 2 and had one on my way to work today.
Got an angry ex? I find them to be the most common source of nails
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Jay2000' date='Jan 29 2005, 11:11 AM
No it is not a joke. In the last 2 years, had 2 and had one on my way to work today.
No, I meant the part about it being because of the tire design.
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:56 AM
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I'm thinking jealous ex girlfriend or you live in a new neighbourhood with a lot of house construction going on.
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Old Jan 29, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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its the large magnets they put in the s02's. def a design flaw
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