28-02-2012, 09:16 PM
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Another flat tyre
Arrgghh, another flat tyre today, so that's 4 within a year, am not amused
This time the culprit was a small sharp stone embedded in the tyre. So more expense as hole was too big to be repaired, so had to get a new one. I felt a lot better though after chatting to a lady who was buying two tyres at £180 each compared to £43 for my one
That's it rant over
Thanks goodness for the breakdown people
29-02-2012, 05:36 PM
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Re: Another flat tyre
I'm ashamed to say I've only changed a tyre once in my life, and that took ages. I could never put my trust in that filmsy jack most car manufacturers give you. As for the nuts, thats something else! My last flat was a few months ago, and the RAC guy had it off and changed before more than five minutes.Plus the fact its a messy job too, leave it to the experts.29-02-2012, 06:04 PM
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Re: Another flat tyre
We had to replace three last year, the damage was to bad to repair, and at £60 each its no joke, my OH always changes ours, over the years he has become quite the expert
We always have a tin of Holts tyre weld and a foot pump just in case, as we have been on the motorway twice when we had flats in the past and miles away from a garage.
We decided to replace the two of them, cost us £100, and was done in a jiffy.
29-02-2012, 07:31 PM
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Re: Another flat tyre
I am getting paranoid about it now and keep watching the road for anything sharp I've got a tailgate guard in the back to keep dogs in and have to keep undoing it for access to the nut thingy for the spare wheel and I also have a bootliner which also gets messed up when they access the tool to undo the nut!!So here's to at least 6 months with no more flat tyres
29-02-2012, 07:38 PM
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Re: Another flat tyre
Wow Marian that's a run of bad luck! I can't remember the last time that I got one, must be ten years ago at least!Just a thought though, should you invest in a tin of jollop from Halfords or somewhere, that mends the leak and re-inflates the tyre all in one? I think they dish out those kits with some new cars these days instead of a spare wheel...
29-02-2012, 07:51 PM
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Re: Another flat tyre
Originally Posted by Kitty
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We had to replace three last year, the damage was to bad to repair, and at £60 each its no joke, my OH always changes ours, over the years he has become quite the expert We always have a tin of Holts tyre weld and a foot pump just in case, as we have been on the motorway twice when we had flats in the past and miles away from a garage.
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