You're not going to believe this...

[conradtan]

Ok... I bit the bullet. I bought two brand new Michelin ZR 255/40 17"s for the rear, alignment with printout, new splash guards from the dealer, and didn't go to work installing what I could. Turns out the front tires were out of alignment anyways, AND the rear tires had the WRONG size on them. They had 245/40 17"s which were narrower than they were supposed to be! So now she drives beautifully and I am dirty and happy again. PLUS my smoked tail lights just arrived at my door about 20 minutes ago and I'm going to spend all night installing them then washing and waxing my baby.

Grand total for damages - $980.00

Oh well... I pay half/buddy pays half. So all in all, new tires/alignment for 490 bucks. So the story is this...

We got off the off-ramp, stopped at the light, started the left turn onto the street and he smacked the front tire onto the middle divider first (which caused a bubble to form on the low wall of that tire and misalign it), then scraped the whole left undercarriage over the media till we hit the rear splash guard then rear tire, while still making a hard left, causing the rubber to get pinched between median and rim, all the while only going about 20mph. Air went wheezing out real loud as we went flat in seconds. All so traumatic for me and my baby!

It's funny now, I'm not that upset anymore. Didn't get much sleep though. All my buddies keep saying. "don't worry, it's just a car" I'm sorry... but F**K no it's not just a car damn it! Hehe... They don't understand.

Well she's almost ready to be picked up from the tire place. I'll update you guys again soon, maybe some pics! Thanks for the support. I actually really found a lot of comfort talking and reading your guy's responses.