After a bit of high-speed on the Interstate in Kentucky yesterday, pulled off to find a motel and the right rear tire on my 04 330ci/ZHP went flat. Luckily, found a tire shop close by and got a Kumho to replace it. The sidewall had blown out and I had not hit anything. Off to the dealer tomorrow to complain and Bridgestone is gonna hear about it too! Anybody want to buy a 255/35/18 Kumho w/500 miles on it? Watch your ****stones guys..........
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How many miles were on the tires?
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Quote: | After a bit of high-speed on the Interstate in Kentucky yesterday, pulled off to find a motel and the right rear tire on my 04 330ci/ZHP went flat. Luckily, found a tire shop close by and got a Kumho to replace it. The sidewall had blown out and I had not hit anything. Off to the dealer tomorrow to complain and Bridgestone is gonna hear about it too! Anybody want to buy a 255/35/18 Kumho w/500 miles on it? Watch your ****stones guys.......... | "Blown out" tends to indicate a sudden and total loss of air, but it sounds as if you discovered the flat only after parking. Frequently a punctured tire becomes overheated from low psi and this combined with the rim running against the sidewall gives the appearance that the sidewall failed. I`m not disputing your account, but true blowouts are rare and usually accompanied by a large boom and sudden change in car control. Have dismounted many shredded tires and upon careful inspection found the small puncture which began the chain of events. Just a possibility. 
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Quote: | How many miles were on the tires? | 8,000 miles Alex. And there was NO puncture...I may have exaggerated by calling it a blowout, but there was a definate bulge on the sidewall and that's where it was losing air. I got stopped before it went completely down, so it was not damaged by driving it flat.
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Why not call Roadside, have them get the proper tire installed, and pay for the hotel stay?
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Quote: | Why not call Roadside, have them get the proper tire installed, and pay for the hotel stay? | They'd do that? 
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