I hit a huge pothole this weekend that sounded like a shotgun blast. It ruptured the sidewall on the front passenger side. That sucks, but it was my own fault and understandable. I got a new tire (stock Eagle F1) mounted on Monday - not a huge deal. Then a few miles away from home today, Tuesday, a small block of wood fell from a flatbed in front of me on the freeway. I moved out of the way as quickly as I could but it got under the rear passenger tire with a little bump . . . and then the TPMS alarm goes off. Sure enough its ANOTHER SIDEWALL RUPTURE!
Sure, either one of these events on its own are perfectly capable of producing a rupture and its probably pure coincidence that they happened FOUR DAYS apart. But this will be the second tire I've had to replace with less than 3500 miles on the car and I can't help but think that its not entirely my fault. I've had two flats my entire life before this week. Does anyone else think the Eagle F1's rupture easily? Luckily my warranty should cover most of the cost again, but I was planning on replacing the stock wheels eventually and I may just get a TireRack wheel/tire combo now with some different rubber. Thinking about trying some Super Sports or P Zeros for close to the same price as the Eagle F1's. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Sure, either one of these events on its own are perfectly capable of producing a rupture and its probably pure coincidence that they happened FOUR DAYS apart. But this will be the second tire I've had to replace with less than 3500 miles on the car and I can't help but think that its not entirely my fault. I've had two flats my entire life before this week. Does anyone else think the Eagle F1's rupture easily? Luckily my warranty should cover most of the cost again, but I was planning on replacing the stock wheels eventually and I may just get a TireRack wheel/tire combo now with some different rubber. Thinking about trying some Super Sports or P Zeros for close to the same price as the Eagle F1's. Any suggestions? Thanks!