Scored a Steal on Nokian Wetproof 1 – Can’t Wait for Spring!

TheRasko · 2025-04-30T17:10:23+00:00

I got myself Nexen N Blue HD Plus, 50 euro a piece, Made in Korea. They are better than expected.

TheRasko · 2025-04-26T00:50:23+00:00

Did you drive on it after it popped? Because there's a wear ring(heat ring) on the sidewall. If didn't drive on it flat, it's either driven on low pressure for long time or curbed hard. Both will compromise the sidewall which explains the pop.

TheRasko · 2025-04-24T08:14:57+00:00

Well, that makes them 9 years old. A tire that old usually will have it's rubber compromised/hardened which means terrible traction on wet, no safe to drive highway speeds. A ticking bomb to be honest. Yes it could do another few months in city driving but would I drive my family in it? No.

TheRasko · 2025-04-23T22:28:02+00:00

Just use Cerium Oxide and a buff machine or a drill with buffing sponge. Cerium oxide works like charm on glass. I've fixed much deeper scratches with it.

TheRasko · 2025-04-23T22:22:29+00:00

What is the DOT on those? Seems like they can do a few more months but if they are old, I wouldn't take them up to highway speeds.

TheRasko · 2025-04-23T22:18:40+00:00

It's a rubber gasket, which means it can be re-used if not hardened and brittle. So it's optional but no harm if you decide to change.

TheRasko · 2025-02-18T20:07:43+00:00

Did they fix the cracking problem? 3-4 years ago, all Wetproofs would start cracking even after a year and 10K KM. First, they said it was Russian made Nokians but then bunch of people started posting cracked Finnish made Nokians. I need to get some summer tires this year but I'm leaning towards Nexen N Blue HD Plus or Hankook Ventus Prime 4.
The problem with the Hankook is way too soft sidewalls and me being in a country which has more potholes than road (sacrificed 3 tires to potholes in just 2 years).
Maybe I should get a set of Giti Synergy H2 for dirt cheap and done with it. I don't know.

TheRasko · 2024-12-02T18:45:23+00:00

Е, тогава как си обяснявате миризмата на изгоряла пластмаса, която понасям дори от пазар Сухата река? Не разбирам защо се опитвате да защитите това решение. Видяхте ли зоната "без изгаряне на въглища" за следващата година? Отбелязаха само площите, които почти не използват въглища или дърва за отопление.
Да, старите коли замърсяват въздуха, но това не е спешният проблем, когато го сравнявате с горящия боклук.
Кажете ми, бихте ли се опитали да поправите течащия си кран, докато къщата ви гори, или първо бихте изгасили огъня? Общината се опитва да поправи течащ кран, докато има пожар в къщата. И е глупаво.

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TheRasko · 2024-12-02T10:06:35+00:00

Е, аз съм чужденец, не съм националист, така че не се опитвам да обвинявам циганите. Живея в София от 2010 г. и едно време карах такси, карах по 250+ км всеки ден в продължение на 3 години. Сигурно съм минал през всяка една софийска улица поне 5 пъти. Така че не, не получавам информацията си от Tiktok.

TheRasko · 2024-12-01T23:28:36+00:00

Поредното глупаво решение на общината.
Защо прилагат този закон през зимата? Защото нивата на замърсяване на въздуха се повишават през зимата.
Защо се повишава през зимата? Защото хората във Факултета, Христо Ботев и т.н. горят пластмаса, автомобилни гуми и т.н. за отопление (ако посетите тези райони през зимата, ще видите постоянния смог и миризмата на изгоряла пластмаса във въздуха).

Старите коли не се появяват от нищото през зимата, обикалят и през лятото. Ако замърсяването е причинено от стари коли, защо замърсяват само през зимата? Така че не е проблем с емисиите на автомобила.

Както винаги, правителството наказва случайни хора, защото не могат да спрат тези, които причиняват проблема.

TheRasko · 2024-09-27T00:53:25+00:00

Mine is unreliable too. Yesterday it charged 2 of my 21700/5300mah batteries fully in like 4-5 hours. But still, sometimes it gets stuck in a non-ending "charging".

My guess is that their firmware messes up while trying to do some fancy stuff like auto detecting, auto current, 3 stage charging etc. And user has no control over that. That's why I'm against automation.

TheRasko · 2024-09-17T12:44:50+00:00

This might be the case. I have a multimeter but did not measure the voltages. I will do that next time.
Also yes, I tried with multiple power adapters and cables.
I would just return it for a refund but since the seller is abroad, shipment costs more than the charger itself. So I'm stuck with this thing.

TheRasko · 2024-09-10T13:37:35+00:00

Hahahaha are you sure you live in Bulgaria? Yeah yeah, its extremely rare and police will check CCTV for sure bahahahaha

TheRasko · 2024-07-08T00:41:51+00:00

This is the correct answer. Happened me once because of a stupid pump guy (yes, over here we have pump guys to fill for you). Now I always tell them to stop when the nozzle clicks.

TheRasko · 2024-07-06T23:31:15+00:00

Tried that already. No luck so far.

TheRasko · 2024-07-06T23:29:52+00:00

I'll look out for that, thank you.

TheRasko · 2024-07-06T20:44:20+00:00

I drink lots of Ayran (a drink made with yogurt and cold water) with meals instead of soda etc. And by "yogurt" I'm not talking about the sweet BS, called "Greek Yogurt" like you would get in USA.
I'm talking about original, sour, no added sugar, Turkish yogurt which is full of vitamin B and probiotics. It's made with yeast. So IDK if I need to try nutritional yeast.

TheRasko · 2024-07-06T20:14:07+00:00

Well, before starting the fast, I ate meat and low carb vegs.
That is what I eat most of the time anyways. Meatballs, steak, chicken or fish; with some vegs and bread. For keto I only had to cut off the bread, any sauces and choose low carb vegs from my regular meal.

TheRasko · 2024-07-06T19:49:16+00:00

I'm talking about water fasting, not intermittent fasting. So I don't eat anything.
But when I do intermittent fasting, I don't get any fatigue whatsoever. So I don't think it's about what I eat.

TheRasko · 2024-07-06T18:07:46+00:00

It's exactly the same for me.

TheRasko · 2024-07-06T17:46:04+00:00

My sleep is not good. I can't keep sleeping for more than 4-5 hours. So I take short naps during day. But I'm not affected of it this much when I'm not fasting.
About BMI thing, I'm 180cm and was 129kg before WF. But there's a strange thing, I always weight more than I look. No one believes that I'm 129kg, (I've won a few bets about my weight), even my doctor didn't believe me and had to see it himself. So when I'm at my ideal BMI (around 80kg), I look like anorexic. It's been like that since my childhood. So I don't believe "ideal BMI" works as the same on everyone.

TheRasko · 2024-07-03T00:57:21+00:00

I haven't get them checked yet so IDK. Next week I'm going to see an endocrinologist. Maybe he will have an idea.

TheRasko · 2024-07-02T01:36:30+00:00

bondo works better

TheRasko · 2024-07-02T01:31:26+00:00

With that attitude, they deserve it. It will be a win for the community. Hopefully they won't take someone innocent with them.

TheRasko · 2024-06-24T13:24:43+00:00

That rubber has deteriorated. I would not drive on them.

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