never skimp on tires.
they are the only thing between the car and the road.
At age 65, I broke down and got an AAA membership.
Only one reason: I drive a pickup, and there is no way in Hell I am going to try to crawl under the truck and drop the spare - I know there is a spare, have no idea if it is usable.
I’ll let somebody else worry about how to deal with a flat.
Also: yes, carry a can of Fix-O-Flat (whatever) and one of the attache-sized compressors.
I used to carry a tank of compressed air, a spare battery, and jumpers when on long drives or through hostile terrain (Mojave).
Off to check the rubber in my wallet - no recommendation of the PSI (penis square-inch?) it should be inflated to.
My father got a flat on his quad-cab, full-size-bed Tacoma when we are in Bar Harbor – in that touristy area where the street is lines with cars and there’s only room for one each way. He used my AAA and yeah, let the guy deal with crawling up under the truck. He has also now broken down (no pun intended) and gotten his own membership.
[QUOTE=Senegoid;18077901If you have a donut spare tire that’s been sitting there for umpteen years, the rubber has probably gotten brittle. Good fucking luck finding a replacement for it anymore. (Cite: Been there, tried that.)[/QUOTE]
Got a used tire store near you? The 2 times I’ve needed a donut spare for a used car I purchased, I went by the local used tire store and they let me pick one out of the pile in back, no charge. There’s not much of a market or them and the store has to pay to have them hauled off, so it’s a win/win.
NOTE: You just have to know the lug pattern of your vehicle. Not all wheels are interchangeable, even if they have the same number of lug holes!
And, as I learned at the beginning of this winter when I bought used snow tires on rims, the centre bore diameter is also important.
So you’ve been driving on bald tires, with ONE having been filled umpteen times with whatever crap you filled it with, and then your ‘donut’ (whatever that is) failed as well?
Yeah, fuck you mate. There’s ‘accidents’ and then there’s ‘accidents waiting to happen’. Your situation falls into the latter, just in case you missed it.
WTF?? :mad:
The 50 mile thing is per use, not an absolute lifespan for the tire. I guess they think people will be more likely to get their damn tire fixed and not just drive around on the donut if there’s a set limit.
Oh, those dumb rubber oxides! Yes, it felt solid but went flat right away and actually got twisted under the rim.:smack:
Don’t say this to anyone on here again, let it be a warning to you.
Only on hub-centric wheels (wiki).
Although in fairness most of the vehicles sold new nowadays use hub centric wheels from the factory.
Sorry for my rude outburst. Warning taken on board.
Stale doughnut.
My car doesn’t even come with a spare, just a leak repair kit to (hopfully) get you to the next NTB. As soon as I get to the indicators I order a new set and junk the old ones. Not worth pushing it.
I have the same car (2008 Honda CR-V) and had to use the donut about 18 months ago. I drove on it about 50 miles and then put it back in the trunk. It worked fine, but then I do keep on top of the pressure in that tire, it needs to be 60 psi. Maybe I need to take another look at it this weekend.
But props to the OP for living with the original Bridgestones for so long. Those tires were crap. Enjoy the Coopers.