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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 03:00 PM
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It was wet out and lost the back end in the right hander near my dad's house. I hit the a tree pretty hard with passenger side rear door. Fortunately, I'm OK and nobody else got hurt. It was pretty dark so it was hard to tell how focked the car was.

I know I'll get flamed for asking this, but yesterday I got new tires (Dunlop Rover H/T). Last night, I washed my car. I armor all'ed the sidewalls and thought since the tires were new I would put armor all over them so the whole tire would be jet fockin' black. It looked hella sweet. You guys don't think this might have caused my wreck, do you? I know Armor All is a little slick but I wonder if there was something else wrong with the tires also, or something?
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Operator error. Going too fast for conditions.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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Proably just too fast for wet pavement conditions, but having Armor-All on your tire tread didn't give you any better traction. I doubt you can blame the new tires for the crash.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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sorry man...live and learn
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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I think the armoral could have played a part, I believe the tire stuff says not to use on motorcycle tires for this reason.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Illuminator
I think the armoral could have played a part, I believe the tire stuff says not to use on motorcycle tires for this reason.
It was a factor, but not the only one.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:16 PM
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Car/truck tires don't lean over like a motorcycle tire in turns.

Armor-All would burn off the tire in less than 1/4 mile on a car tire in case any overspray got on the tread.

If he Armor-All'd the tread, it's still his fault.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:17 PM
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**** happens.
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:41 PM
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PBW........."Person Behind Wheel"! Sorry about your luck!!! Be more careful, could have been worse!!
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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Jalopnik just let this out Today on there top 10 internet troll threads.. it was on a Lexus forum a while back same handle and Everything ... LMAO. TROLLS ...
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by James P
Jalopnik just let this out Today on there top 10 internet troll threads.. it was on a Lexus forum a while back same handle and Everything ... LMAO. TROLLS ...
Interesting...
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Old Sep 26, 2011 | 04:54 PM
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Saw it on my FB cause PBB was mentioned in the top 10.. LOL
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