On Saturday, July 30, 2005, I picked up my brand new X5 4.4i. It has the 19" "132" wheels with the staggered size Michelin Diamaris tires. The rears are 285/45/19.

This morning, August 2, 2005, I come out and find a #@$% Nail through the sidewall of the left rear tire (of course, it's the larger, more expensive tire that's shot). Tomorrow morning I get to pay America's Tire Store $285.00 for a new tire w/ mount and balance.

You know, the thing that gets me isn't so much shelling out the $ for the new tire, but what an incredible waste it is to throw a $250 tire in the garbage with less than 300 miles on it.

Oh well.

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2005 X5 4.4i