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Low-Profile Tires Are Ruining Modern Cars (jalopnik.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The Volkswagen Up GTI I had in France last summer was a dream. It also had 17-inch wheels and low-profile tires. Off the coast, I ran over what seemed to be an innocuous small rock in the road. I knew something was wrong in about the next 10 seconds.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's bad for a bumpy road.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

So, bad for a road.

[–] JeeBaiChow 3 points 11 months ago

Article is from 2019. But I suppose it still matters.