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So I checked and apparently my tires were at 26-29 PSI slightly warm (20km driving, low speeds), which is really not so good. I guess that explains the blowout. Since it's all the tires, my assumption is the local dealer never checked tire pressure 4k miles ago during servicing, unless...

From reading tirerack, I'm thinking of going Michelin Pilot PS2. Pricey, but worth it. I'll just get all 4. I should probably go ahead and do the high speed/high temp overinflation. Last time I had service I don't think I explained to them that I normally drove with the throttle floored...

Last night at 3am, I lost the left front tire at 130mph. Totally shredded down the middle; I assume I hit something, but maybe it got deflated due to a slow leak and overheaded. I'd been driving all day in 45C weather. (i'd never actually had a tire blow out, and the vehicles I've had that...

I have a 2005 Lincoln LS V8 with 18000 km, just back from 15k km service, in UAE. I was driving on a highway at 200-210kph (basically right at the fuel cutoff), for about 20 minutes. Outside temperature was 45-50C. The car dropped power, and I could keep it around 120kph, but not accelerate...

Gas in Kuwait or Saudi is about USD 0.60/gal. In UAE, maybe USD 1-1.30. In Iraq, free on military bases (basically donated by the Kuwaiti government, at least in the past), or USD 0.40 or so on the civilian market, up to USD 2/gal black market. Sadly gas over here is usually high sulfur...

Speed limit in UAE is enforced solely by speed cameras, not by cops pulling you over. Max is 120kph. However, I do ~200-220kph in rental cars, and I'm routinely passed. I think 200kph cruise speed is the minimum needed in the GCC states to drive safely on highways (unless you're going to hang...

I work in Iraq/Afghanistan, but am often in Dubai, UAE. I've been renting cars, sometimes for even a month at a time, for me and coworkers. Rentals are ok, but it was about $1200/mo for a BMW 320i, or $600-800 for a Corolla -- and the big problem is we often need to leave the car somewhere...