Poll: how many flat tires
#16
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0 flats, 550,000 miles.
Geez, never thought about total miles over a long period of time. That's like 20 times around the earth and 95% of those miles have been driving around CT, NY and NJ.
Geez, never thought about total miles over a long period of time. That's like 20 times around the earth and 95% of those miles have been driving around CT, NY and NJ.
#17
Since 2000 I'd say that I've driven approximately 250,000 miles and have had two flats that needed change-out on the road. One occured in 2002 (boat trailer) and the other in 2007 (Caddy Escalade EXT). We're taking our 430 for a long road trip this summer and in anticipation have installed the factory spare tire kit knowing that I'll never need it given the advance preparation!
#18
Since 2000 I'd say that I've driven approximately 250,000 miles and have had two flats that needed change-out on the road. One occured in 2002 (boat trailer) and the other in 2007 (Caddy Escalade EXT). We're taking our 430 for a long road trip this summer and in anticipation have installed the factory spare tire kit knowing that I'll never need it given the advance preparation!
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#25
~115K miles, 2003 SC430 (had it since 06)
Mmmm...around 8 flats.
Just pulled a screw out of a rear tire this weekend and put a plug in it. I'm pretty sure the rims on my car are magnetized. I'm constantly picking up screws and nails in this car.
I once came home from a month away to a dead battery (no surprise there) and TWO flat tires (same side of the car) due to screws/nails in the tires.
Mmmm...around 8 flats.
Just pulled a screw out of a rear tire this weekend and put a plug in it. I'm pretty sure the rims on my car are magnetized. I'm constantly picking up screws and nails in this car.
I once came home from a month away to a dead battery (no surprise there) and TWO flat tires (same side of the car) due to screws/nails in the tires.
#26
Hmmm.... not sure how many miles my household has driven since 2000 - a LOT! 30 mile round trip to my kids school for much of that time, and 2-3 1000 mile round trips to Florida per year... One flat tire which needed changing... on our 04 Denali XL, on the way home from vacation in FL (we live in TN) - tire was flat less than 6 miles to home!
#29
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Since 2000, approximately 200K miles on 5 different vehicles - 1 flat that needed roadside repair on a 2006 Highlander. Very sharp 2 inch piece of steel (looked like a piece of road construction debris) punctured the tire and sidewall. I jacked up the SUV, dismounted the tire and mounted the spare tire in 100+ degree afternoon sun. Muscling those relatively large heavy SUV wheels/tires on and off the car was a much harder job than I thought it would be.