"My hubbie does not want to replace them and I need to convince him"

I realise that this is a serious subject with the possibility of some very serious consequences (one of my biggest fears travelling 30k+ miles on motorways every year is blowouts, mine or otherwise!) , but we are not fully aware of the OP's situation regarding "hubbie" and the fact that she has to convince him to spend money on her car. She has asked a question and in the large part "it has been answered" albeit with an air of disdain. I would be keen to know if "hubbie" would drive the car with the tyres in the same state though?

yes i agree, surley he cares about you or does he not and is trying to give a hint. Many people are very angry about this and quite rightly as we just dont want you or anyone else hurt or killed. Flat tyres can cause many deaths each yaer and this all falls into the catagory of neglegence which is the biggest killer of all! with many short term solutions on the market such as holts tyre weld money should be no excuse of not repairing or temp fixing a tyre.

Im sure you are not a bad motorist but sureley having to convince someone to help save a life(technicaly thats what he'd do) is ludicrus.

This all begs the question though if your tyres are this neglected whats the rest of your car like (potential death trap?)

Please get it fixed!!

Edited 26 December, 200916 yr by Mike B

My hubbie does not want to replace them and I need to convince him

Your car, your responsibility.

Your car, your responsibility.

Very true, but I look after both cars in my household. My other half *could* check things, but the understanding is that I do it.

Having said that, I wouldn't allow her to drive a car with a dangerous fault. Her nearly 10 year old car is maintained to the same standards as mine, and if there's anything wrong it gets fixed, or the car stays on the drive until it is.

To the OP: get it fixed. NOW. I won't be as blunt as other people, but if your other half won't do it, do it yourself, and start to question his judgment. The handling will be dangerous and the tyres may self-destruct.

Time for a toy boy, preferably a mechanic who gives a damn.

youve gota say this topic realy has got evryone rield!!!!

Hey Laura! Keep your car and trade your Husband in! Im availible (and I would buy you two new tyres as well )

Hey Laura! Keep your car and trade your Husband in! Im availible (and I would buy you two new tyres as well )

I knew there was a funny side lurking here somewhere

But back on topic, pleeeeeeeeease get it sorted out or don't use the car. It's all well and good knowing that my car is well-maintained and perfectly roadworthy to the very best of my knowledge, but it honestly terrifies me to think of sharing the roads with badly maintained, unsafe and illegal vehicles.

I'm sure the last thing anybody wants is for some poor innocent soul, oblivious to the state of your vehicle/tyres etc, to be a victim as a result of either ignorance or procrastination.

Let us know how you get on

Edited 27 December, 200916 yr by Leodhasach

I think by now laura has got the message, we've probably scared her off for good!

There are a number of issues here, but please get your car sorted first, it could cost just £20 for two puncture repairs. Then both you and your husband should look at your long term strategies for keeping safe on the roads. Be safe!!

yh i hope we havent scared you off, were just woried! and be safe thats the biggest message!

At least she saw the need to ask. Don't have a go at Laura, she has admitted in other posts that she doesn't know about cars and you can't expect all people to be interested enough to do a course. I think Laura knew that what her husband said wasn't right and just wanted the support of people in the know. I don't think she wanted people she doesn't know giving abuse to her and her husband for asking a simple question that only required a simple answer. The answer is, have the tyres looked at by a specialist. If your husband is away, as I regularly am, tell him what they say and I'm sure he will understand.

Now the boring bit as far as you are probably concerned:

An underinflated tyre flexes more as you drive on it. Not only does it increase fuel consumtion and affect the handling characteristics of the car, it increaes the ammount of heat generated by the tyre. Due to the increased flexing of the tyre wall heat generates more quikly than a properly inflated tyre and at high speeds can result in failure. (By high speeds, I don't mean 100 MPH but even 40-50 could be enough). Even at low speeds, the handling could be impared enough to cause undesired effects in certain situations.

Please see through the hostile veneer of the other posts and concentrate on the important points. Get the tyres sorted out.

Hope you don't leave the Briskoda community due to some of the members responses.

I do feel that I may end up at the other end of the scale now and be viewed as patronising.

Edited 28 December, 200916 yr by andy-fisher

I don't think she wanted people she doesn't know giving abuse to her and her husband for asking a simple question

Please see through the hostile veneer of the other posts and concentrate on the important points

I do feel that I may end up at the other end of the scale now and be viewed as patronising.

I would be interested to know what your tone would be like if it was your wife and/or child who was killed in an accident caused by a moron driving her car with dangerously under-inflated tyres.

I suspect that the "hostile veneer" is caused by the majority of posters on this thread being concerned at the possibility of dying prematurely at the hands of an incompetent motorist and her half-wit husband.

Do please advise us what your reaction would be as you heard the dreaded knock on the door by one of the boys in blue.

It does amaze me that there are motorists on the road with such a fundamental lack of basic knowledge regarding the cars in their control.

Such people should not be allowed to operate anything more lethal than a sponge.

Perhaps the driving test should include an intelligence test, with a lower limit being the equivalent of a Mars Bar.

Then Laura and her half-wit husband would be spared having to decide whether or not to risk their (and others) lives in order to save a few quid.

No doubt you will regard my post as "hostile", just try to imagine that you are riding a motorcycle on a narrow B road and a moron with no understanding of what it means to drive at 50mph with 12 lbs pressure in both back tyres approaches you at a closing speed of 100mph (assuming that you are riding at 50 mph also) with mere inches to spare...............and then tell me that Laura doesn't need "people she doesn't know giving her abuse".

And there is no "veneer" in my post. It is hostile right the way through.

Perhaps the driving test should include an intelligence test, with a lower limit being the equivalent of a Mars Bar.

Maybe this is a very good point, however, as opposed to an intelligence test, how about a basic maintenance test. Maybe you could only get your licence if you proved you could competently carry out essential checks....

Maybe this is a very good point, however, as opposed to an intelligence test, how about a basic maintenance test. Maybe you could only get your licence if you proved you could competently carry out essential checks....

The essential checks have been done, which is why we are all aware that the rear tyres are sitting at 12psi. The problem here seems to be the inability to act on these checks.

I think this thread has well and truly answered the OP's question, and the huge spectrum of opinion has been presented, so other than further flogging of a dead horse it will serve no great purpose.

Thread closed.