Jealousy

Sorry to hear about the incident. Although I have heard worse stories, its equally miserable when you have your own problem. Do you know where you would have left it when this occurred? Parking lot, parking garage, etc. Not so good area possibly?

Check your wear marker on the tire. At almost exactly 5900 miles (5980), I needed new tires. If the wear is minimal I think you can get away with changing just one. Im a little anal about things like tires and like them to always match. Not necessarily front to back, but side to side.

 

And that's the thing that will never cross the tiny little mind of the guy with the knife...

 

That's terrible. I had worse on my scuderia when I first took delivery. Came out from a movie (carefully parked in back of lot) and had a 2 foot key job on my passenger door.

I just paid to get fixed and moved on - not worth getting too upset.

 

With the e-diff, stability control and traction control etc. that rely on measurements of speed that directly relate to the diameter of the tires, get two new rear tires so they are the same size.

Tire shops specialize in tires and any of them that deal with nicer cars on a regular basis will have the equipment to change the tires. If you have any doubts ask them about the equipment they use to deal with low profile tires and larger rims.

 

Yes, quite a lot of them do. Fortunately, you also get experiences that lift your spirits. I'm sure one is right around the corner.


Onno

 

For what it is worth, I would get a new set of tires. At 6K miles you have got to have some wear on them and if you get a new set of Michelin SuperSports you will be amazed at the difference, unless that is what you were running. I switched my Bridgestones at 2000 miles to SuperSports and it was night and day difference.

On a side note, I ran over a piece of metal in my 430 and it was bent in a 45 degree angle. I just got a glimpse of it as it emerged in front of me and when I ran over it, it came up and actually punctured my sidewall just like a knife. If I hadn't gotten a glimpse of the piece of metal, I would not have believed that it could do that. Anyway, it did not make any noise and I did not think anything of it, I couldn't feel a thing. Not soon after I started to get a slow leak and when I went in to the tire shop the guy said it looks like someone stuck a knife in the tire, but then I told him about the piece of metal that I ran over the day before and he said, yeah, that happens sometimes, you just have to hit something with a bit of an angle on it and with these low profile tires it doesn't take much to get up on the side wall.

I am not saying that is what happened you your car, but if they took the time and effort to stick a knife in the tire and didn't do anything else to the car, nothing to any of the other tires, then maybe just maybe you ran over something. At least that is a better thought than the alternative

 

Highly annoying --- but that was it's purpose. So, don't let them annoy you.

I agree I'd get an entire set. Any good tire replacement center can do this. You need to ask them first though (don't assume). Even if you took it to the dealer, they would send it out.

 

The Super Sports are really phenomenal and they were priced within a couple of bucks to the Pilot Sports that they replaced.

When you first get in and drive them out of the tire store parking lot, it would be good to get your first impressions. I noticed a big difference to the Bridgestones but others have said there is a difference between Pilot Sports and Super Sports and I would hope so.

Good for you Niptuc, take as an opportunity to upgrade your tires, it is more fun that way

 

I am just angry at seeing this happening to a fellow Fchatter. This is ridiculous. These are static art and should be admired but apparently people's hatred and jealousy are so big that they had to do something silly like this. Anyway, I see this trend around the World with OWS and protests across US and Continental Europe and even spreading to Asia. I agree that we work years for these and many of us are good fiduciaries who exercise duty and obligation and yet we are being smeared by the 0.1% of culprits on WS. Yet, people get jealous and unlike the 80s, these days, good cars like a Ferrari raises eye brows and perhaps a few in a negative manner.

Anyway, the good news, not that it's gonna help, is that the guy could have done much worst with his knife. If he ran it along the body, that would truly be costly.

Anyway, I am as upset seeing this as you are. This is crazy. Perhaps next time we make sure we park in safe spots.

 

Well, I don't want to get all P and R here. It's possible the tire was cut with something on the road so I wouldn't draw too many conclusions.

If it was a moron --- he's just a moron and his action means nothing. He's going to be a moron tomorrow and the OP will have a new set of tires.

If it was an accident -- it's just a little money. Stuff happens.

 

Evan - a similar thing happened to my old F355 some years ago. I had the car parked in the Visitor area of an apartment complex and visited with some friends. Drove home without incident and parked the car. The next morning, I decide to take the car to work and realized it was "different" somehow. I checked the tire pressures (no TPMS!) and found that one tire was down to 10psi!

I took the wheel off and inspected the tire and there was a nail head right in between the treadblocks of the Potenza S-01. The thought of foul play didn't even enter my mind until I got to the tire shop and they took the tire off the rim. The 2" FRAMING NAIL had gone perfectly perpendicular into the tire! The technician at the store gave an opinion that the nail couldn't have been picked up casually on the street, at least not like that. He theorized someone leaned the nail right up against the tread which would puncture it at the angle it did when I backed up the car out of its parking space.

Like you, I got angry for a short while then got over it and bought a pair of new S-01's. Jealousy. What can you do.

 

Agree. I have learnt throughout the years. I have always been a perfectionist and would fret and frown over the slightest stone chip and sister running her stilettos sharp ends on the side skirt but at the end of the day, let's not get unhappy. If money can fix it, fix it and move on. If some moron did that, don't waste time getting upset. Fix it move on. However, if someone were really jealous, could have done much worst.

 

Be careful. Park in good spots. Avoid Wall Street and protesters throwing hot dogs at you for jealousy. Tyres are easily changed, get a new set, move one and don't get upset over morons as Bdelp said, morons, will be morons.

 

Get all new Michelin Pilot Super Sports! Shop for the size you need on tirerack.com or discounttire.com to ensure you don't get taken. I got a price from my dealer yesterday that was 45% higher than the websites. The dealer said they would install them for me if I got them someothere place for $145. Needless to say I'm picking up the tires at discount tire and dropping them at the dealer. (for somer reason I feel better about having the dealer install the tires than just any old tire dealer...likely unfounded concern I'm told, but still...)

 

That could be just something you hit but you never know.

One thing is, actually cutting into a tire with a knife is pretty hard to do and takes time. Go try it some time on an old one and see.

 

It really sucks when someone does something like this. I came out of a restaurant one night and found two kids about to pry the round Cavallino emblem from the center of one of my wheels with a small knife. I walked right up to them quietly and said "what the he'll do you think you're doing?" they were startled, jumped up and ran off. I reported it to the restaurant owner whom I know but I'm sure there is nothing they can do. I caught them in time and there was no damage but it makes me think twice about where I park. At the end of the day you can't worry about this stuff or you'll never enjoy the car and I simply refuse to let that happen, I love the cars so much!

 

Evan, very sorry to hear about your situation. It sounds like a great excuse to get the Michelins! I hope you never have another experience like this one and hope it was from the road instead of a Moron.

 

+1. I tried to cut an old tire that I had. It was really tough. It wasn't a high performance low profile one but rubber is rubber.

If it was a person(moron) try to think of where it happened to make sure you don't have a round two. I would hate to see you post a new thread about how after 100 miles some ass got his jollies off by slicing your tire again.

It could have been a dare from some wise ass teen and his buddies.

Best of luck with your new set.

 

Probably we can catch the guy who did it from the Occupy Wall Street crowd

 

Dear oh dear Evan, no lady luck on your side this week. Sorry to hear that, I hope it gets sorted out quick and without cost to you.


Onno