kumho asx's are NOT good in the sand

totally unacceptable, ill never buy kumhos. thanks for the heads up.....

Ok, why were you driving in the sand?

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Ok, why were you driving in the sand?
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early 80's ford bronco and a late 90's festiva were on the sand as well

on the left side

no signs or anything saying keep left, so i had no idea i would sink like the titanic

Did they also sink?

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Did they also sink?

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nope, sitting right on top no problems

i thnk any 2 wheel drive will get buried in a sand

M+S rated != Mud & Sand I suppose! :chuckles:

Glad you got out ok!

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M+S rated != Mud & Sand I suppose! :chuckles:

Glad you got out ok!
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i should sue kumho for not telling me i can't take them on the sand and make them pay for a new splash shield!

Now that's just silly. How dare a tire company not anticipate you driving in the sand with heavy 18 inch RX8 rims. lol.

Yep, I have to agree ^ You shouldnt be driving a sedan on the sand anyway, hehe.

I have the Kumho Estca (sp?) ASX and they have been great tires for the 2 years ive had them, but I dont drive on sand.

Couldn't you have dug out the sand behind the wheel then backed up?

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Yep, I have to agree ^ You shouldnt be driving a sedan on the sand anyway, hehe.


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well, see, that's just it

it's a hatchback

everyone KNOWS you don't drive a sedan on the sand!

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Couldn't you have dug out the sand behind the wheel then backed up?
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made that attempt, didn't work as it was sitting on the frame by that time

could have dug out, sure, but would have taken hours, with only hands, to get all the sand out from under the body in order to get the tires on something solid so i could back up

How is this the tire manufacture's fault that you got stuck in the sand? Perhaps next time you ought to take a Jeep or something more appropriate for off roading.

LoL

Been there in my protege5, no fun.

no, no, no... ur doing it all wrong... first u need to get a 10" lift kit and HUGE tires and then go play in the sand :sarc:

but seriously, the guys from top gear went to a beach that was totally flat and soaking wet, so the sand was harder. it looked like the most fun with out a condom i've seen in a long time...

You can just use your floor mats to get you out next time. Same thing happened to my friend who drove into a farmer's private field in the middle of the night. Just jam the floor mats under the tires and floor it and just keep going.

I learned this from my friend from Hawaii since this happens all the time on their beaches.

[quote author=gtaru link=topic=71715.msg1264525#msg1264525 date=1173782704]
You can just use your floor mats to get you out next time. Same thing happened to my friend who drove into a farmer's private field in the middle of the night. Just jam the floor mats under the tires and floor it and just keep going.

I learned this from my friend from Hawaii since this happens all the time on their beaches.
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tried that, didn't work

the frame of the car was sitting on the sand, there was no way to get things moving after that without a few hours of digging out from under the car - with only my hands

oh I know what you did now. you got stuck so you floored it thinking it might get some traction sooner or later, by the time you notice it won't get traction the frame was already in the sand.

also when the guy towed you out why didn't you use the tow hook its in your trunk and the manual says how to install it. that would have probably save your splash guard