somehow that just sounds wayyy too stereotypical. I wasn't expecting any of that but I have seen stuff like that in Cali.

 

someone in this thread asked why such a small hole would cause the entire tire to come apart. the answer is it didn't. What caused the tire to come apart was driving on it without air in it (from the air escaping through the hole). driving with no pressure caused the tire to severely overheat and the sidewall to seperate from the tread.

sports car tires with small sidewalls (which are inherently stiff) can be hard to tell that they have lost air pressure. That is one of the reasons that from 2008 going forward cars in the us are required to have tire pressure monitoring systems.

 

wow that was really informative. It makes me wonder how long i actually drove before i noticed. It only felt like 5 seconds or less when I noticed something different. I was thinking it was the high speed combined with the nail that caused it. Unless the nail punctured it a long time before, it doesnt seem like the 5 seconds or less i felt was enough time for it to really overheat unless it was the speed that contributed to it. At least i want to believe that. Anyone else have any opinions?

Also I've heard of the 08's TPMS system not really working well as it takes some time for the system to realize that the wheels are no longer on the car when they get new wheels. I dont think that type of system would have helped in this case anyways.

 

i swapped different wheels on my 08, and it took 42 miles before the tpms light went on... i have driven for 20+ years with no tire pressure monitors with no issues, so i can deal with the light on.