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      10-14-2020, 11:05 PM   #91
mjr24
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Who knows what caused the accident.....that being said, the bald rear tires is bad news.

About 3-4 years ago I still had my M6 GC (RWD) and I ate through those rear tires pretty quick on that car. I had it in for a service appointment and they mentioned the rear tires were about bald and they needed replacing. Being a cheap ass, I told them I would get them myself and make an appointment in a few weeks (because the dealer always charges way more for tires than you can get them online for).

Well, I was driving home a few nights later on the Interstate (70MPH speed limit) in a pretty heavy rain storm. I was probably going 70 and went up to 80.....suddenly, the back end started hydroplaning and I literally did 3-4 full circles while hydroplaning at 80 MPH. I was VERY lucky in that absolutely no one was around me....I would bet the closest car had to be a solid half-mile behind (and it was maybe 10pm....so a bit abnormal). I basically came to a stop on the right side median and not only didn't hit anyone but somehow didn't crash into the center median and literally the car didn't have a scratch. Who knows what would have happened had another car or a semi or both been around when this happened. Stupid me wasn't wearing a seatbelt, either.

Needless to say, I took side roads to get home and couldn't even go over 40 without feeling the rear end want to break away again. In other words, with bald tires and wet pavement...you don't need to be going fast. These are heavy cars. It's quite surreal to experience hydroplaning in circles and it feels like you aren't going that fast round and round.....
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