How did you deal with the sidewall puncture in the snow without a spare?
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I haven't had a flat since I bought my 2 current vehicles. However, my previous car (1999 Civic Si with some mods) had 215/40R/17 tires, and I had 5 flats in 2 1/2 years (45,000 miles). I went through 3 full sets of tires and replaced 2 extra tires.
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I think my last flat was on the motorcycle. Couldn't find that jack and spare nowhere. LOL The tire just broke loose from the rim, but I still ended up having to walk about a half mile to a gas station to borrow their air tank, walk back to the bike, then walk the tank back to them, then back to the bike again, because I had no way of carrying it on the bike after I got the tire aired up. So I got about 2 miles of exercise in about 100* weather. I was not a happy camper.
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Some interesting results so far.
I was expecting a pretty much straight correlation between time and number of flats but not so. They start off and rise and then dip and rise again. Pete. |
I had a puncture last year, but not a flat. My 60 psi tire was down to 45 psi and still completely drivable.
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I had a puncture on my way to class last week. It was some kind of stainless steel self-drilling machine screw with this weird bonded rubber/stainless washer. Luckily I noticed it almost immediately and stopped within about a mile.
I could have pulled out the jack and spare, but I had a faster alternative... I carry a plug kit and pump around with me. I found the screw in the tire, rolled the car forward about a foot so it was in a convenient position to work on, pulled out the plug kit, a pair of pliers (to remove the screw) and the pump. After a little prep, I removed the screw, reamed out the hole and worked the plug in before the tire had drained. I hooked up the pump, cut off the excess plug, cleaned off the tools, packed up and was back on the road. Total time lost: about 15 mins. |
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I wonder how many tires it had to stick in on its journey from SF Bay to Delaware. :D
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