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They were introduced for the 2020 MY onwards. I'm the first owner. @Gaurav - thanks for the logical step by step way to isolate and troubleshoot this. I'll get cracking with that for now. And see if the issue replicates itself on the rim (or with my driving ) @Rizwanm2 - I'm running the exact same size as my HTs ~ 275/65/r17. I will think about trying a 285/65 if the steps that Gaurav has listed doesn't work out. At which point, it's either changing to a wider tyre or a narrower rim (thanks @Srikumar)

@Gaurav - I’m on the stock rims. I’m having the bead groove of each rim checked too so I can raise this issue with Nissan if the issue can be isolated there. You’re right about driver error. And I admit it’s easy to blame the tire even though pop outs are primarily the result of me not driving with more care. And I’m going to work on improving my driving style. The challenge is that I don’t have a good enough way of isolating how to improve my driving style. So far, all 5 pop outs I’ve had over 35 drives have happened on the front right wheel. This tells me that when I’m coming off of slopes, or using a left handed exit out of a bowl to climb up, I need to find a much smoother angle. And also reduce my momentum exiting so that I don’t also swerve violently to avoid bumps or steps. Beyond that, I can’t think of other ways to address this. I never go below 11.5 - 12 psi on my stock rims, so low pressure isn’t really a concern right now. But I’m also now thinking that when it comes to replacing this set with tires that have stronger sidewalls, should I instead just get Cooper AT3s, or the Kumho MTs. Or as I build my rig into an overland, I take the dreaded step of getting the KO2.

Just resurrecting this thread, because knowing how much the Geolandars GO15s are loved around here, I've had a pretty bad run with them so far. I've now had two tyres fail on me due to structural issues in their construction. And when you put that out of 5 tires - that's a 40% rate of failure already. My Yoko Geolandar GO15s had barely 10k kms on them, when I developed the first issue. After suffering three pop-outs on the same tyre, I took it in for inspection to discover cuts in the bead lining. If the pressure was too low or the impact too hard, this would unseat itself. And then, this weekend, my spare GO15, also suffered a pop-out. Of course, the majority of these pop-outs are my faults. Too hard of an impact or too violent with my cornering are all going to lead to unseating the bead, so I chalked it up to driver error (mine). On the way home, the tire that was refixed began to wobble which usually happens after popouts for me due to additional sand making it into the tire when inflating. I made it home, and then decided I would visit a tire shop on Sunday morning. Unfortunately, I couldn't get to it before this evening, when driving it on the highway, the tire suddenly gave away. I somehow brought the car under control, and moved to the shoulder from where I headed to a tire shop - which was fortunately, just 200m out at a gas station. Here, we discovered the following issue in the internal wall of the tyre. This is the second GO15 I have had an issue with in less than 4 months, with less than 15k kms of driving. At this point, I feel like I got extremely unlucky, and just got a bad batch. But, with two issues now, I'm also beginning to think if I need to get another brand of tires.

Congratulations @Reggie Landicho - enjoy the new level

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Congratulations on the promotion, @Anthony Tan!

Hello all of my fellow Liwa Crescent Explorers. To commemorate the successful completion of our drive, I am getting stickers printed. You can use the stickers on the rear windshield. Here is the sticker: Key Details about the Sticker Measures 7 cm / 2.75 in in diameter The sticker calls out the days and date of the crossing We had a beautiful moonrise night on the 19th which has been captured in the design A red line marks the final route that was covered from Gaia I have the following drivers from the three drive posts: Fewbie / 12 drivers: @Frederic + @JeromeFJ + @Karthik Raptor @AlexM @KKIRAN @Ahmad Shaker @Simon Dawood @Richard Franks @Trekado @salah2u @Salim Akhtar @Senthil Kumar Fewbie Plus / 9 drivers: @Gaurav + @Alphin Aloor @Looper @Zixuan Huang - Charlie @Waqas Parvez @Ashok chaturvedi @imranaasghar81 @Fabien Monleau Intermediate / 8 drivers: @Srikumar + @Mario Cornejo @Amir Amiri @Ranjan Das @Jorge Stepniak Felippe @Xavier Treasurer @varunmehndiratta @Ahab Shamaa Collecting the sticker There is NO COST to you for a sticker, but I will have to limit one sticker per driver. Also, I won't be able to ship a sticker out to you if you don't live in Dubai or have it delivered to you. If any of you would like the sticker, you can either collect them from me on an upcoming drive we are in together, or I will release some locations I will be available at in the following week of the 21st.

Congratulations @Sanjay Malik! Enjoy the new level

Congratulations @Juzer Gandhi! Well done and enjoy the step change this level brings

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In my experience, FB is the most fun level, congratulations and enjoy @Serhat Yalcinkaya!

Congratulations @Jessica Lambert! FB is where things really begin to get a lot more exciting and fun. Enjoy it

Enjoy the new level, @Eduardo sos! Congratulations!

Congratulations @Mahmoud Taha! Enjoy FB - this is where things get interesting… 😎

Great going, @Simon Dawood! Enjoy the new level and the fun change in pace that comes with it 🚀

@Shafaat Ahmed, the 98 - 05 GS 300 is a cool car and definitely a solid runner. They have a service life of about 800k km IF it's been regularly maintained, driven conservatively, and has not been through major accidents. You'll need to do thorough checks and ask for a service and ownership history. When you're doing checks, spend an extra amount of time looking at the condition of panels inside the car. For example, if it's been sitting in the sun for 15 years, the dashboard and leather will begin to fray. Yes, these parts can be replaced but those are service costs that you need to account for. And the desert heat along with the greenhouse effect does no benefit to car interiors here. The next area to look at will be the suspension. Most times, we're so focused on evaluating the engine and transmission, that we don't pay good enough attention to the suspension which should have also been replaced or serviced. The mileage of any car is highly subjective. I drive a 3.0l V6 Supercharged F-Type, and have had it new to the 160k kms it has on now. If I drive in comfort, conservatively, and only do long-distance runs to AD, I can eke out 8 l/100 km (29 MPG). If I drive it the way it is meant to be driven - aggressively - this number halves to 14 l/100km (16 MPG). So your driving style will need to stay consistent and conservative. If you spend a lot of time in traffic, doing aggressive start/stops and idling, you'll never see high mileage returns.

Congratulations @Gerrit Bus! FB is where things get really interesting. Enjoy!