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Modern Musings

April 15, 2014 - 2:37 pm
Irradiated by Stingray 8 Comments

What is it about new tires that’s so deeply, primally satisfying? Is that just me?

Posted omphaloskepsis, torque n' turtlewax |

8 Responses to “Modern Musings”

  1. Peter Says:
    April 15th, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    It satisfies your libertarian instincts with the motorist’s version of the Gadsden flag motto: “New tread on me”.

  2. Kristophr Says:
    April 15th, 2014 at 6:38 pm

    You must have been tired of having no traction.

  3. DaddyBear Says:
    April 16th, 2014 at 7:17 am

    I love the smell of a tire store. And the way the truck behaves on the road with new shoes is wonderful.

  4. pediem Says:
    April 16th, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    Definitely not just you. The way new tires can go around a bend… Nothing quite like it.

  5. Old NFO Says:
    April 16th, 2014 at 5:46 pm

    +1 on DB… :-)

  6. staghounds Says:
    April 17th, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    If I were really rich of course I would ever drive. If I were ordinary rich, 10,000 miles and new tires every time.

  7. Tam Says:
    April 18th, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    It’s the smell. It smells like…victory.

  8. Jennifer Says:
    April 18th, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    Not just you. Although, my dad worked at a tire plant for my entire childhood so the smell does trigger some nostalgia.