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Old 07-26-2019, 04:34 PM   #2520
BigV
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Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim View Post
Seeing tires worn past the tread was more common years ago.
Perhaps related was that flats and especially blow-outs were too.
Up to even the forties and fifties, actually fixing (patching) a tire on the side of the road was something you occasionally needed to do. Of course you carried a patch kit and a pump. LOL

Run-flats and no spare at all are taking over.
And cell phones and AAA
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