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    Tires for hot/sometimes sand; post-blowout

    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...
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    Overheating under extreme conditions?

    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...
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    Bought new 2005 LS for USD 21792 in Dubai, UAE

    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...
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