krishen 2 Posted January 9, 2011 Had to go into the office yesterday. As i parked up noticed that the rear nearside tyre looked a bit flat. Come out hours later and the tyre looks very flat. So drive to petrol station (less than a mile up the road). Try to put air in but the tyre refuses to inflate. Air compressor was working as other people came and used it no problems. So decided id have to get the space saver out. Its about midnight at this point. First obstacle was taking the damn wheel bolt covers off. After i managed to do that had to rearrange my boot (have a sub) to get the spacesaver out with the jack. Tried to undo the bolts but no matter how hard they refused to budge. Sprayed wd40 still nothing. So had to cave in, put my pride to one side and call the RAC. Lady asks what the problem is and i have to tell her i can't take the wheel bolts off :help: Anyway 2 hours later the RAC man pitches up. Blatently giving my the look as though im an imbecile. HE takes out his breaker bar to undo the bolts but they wont budge. Had to use the breaker bar plus another pipe like contraption with me sitting with my foot on the brakes just to undo them. And low and behold the reason why the tyre would not inflate :epicfail: http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0475.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0476.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0477.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0478.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0479.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0480.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0481.jpg This is how im rolling now :cuckoo: http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0486.jpg http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/k ... G_0487.jpg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
V-Dubstar 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Lol!! That'll be ur problem then!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krishen 2 Posted January 9, 2011 The problem is have no idea how a tyre could have got so bad. RAC guy reckoned i must have gone over some bit of metal and its shredded the tyre :confused4: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robrado974 1 Posted January 9, 2011 who have you been up along side ? ben herr :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon green 5 Posted January 9, 2011 That`s a proper puncture ! got to love the look of the spacesaver :pukeleft: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Your C looks so good on that spacesaver, the yellow strip really sets it off - thought of getting those all round ? !!!! :lol: :lol: Seems to me you were very lucky with the damage you had to that tyre, quite unbelievable the damage there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukest 0 Posted January 9, 2011 impressive! I did that to a tyre at about 75 in the outside lane of the M40 once by getting too close to the edge of the surface and dropping off into the gravel by the central reservation :shock: lucky you werent trying to get around on yours for long! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yandards 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Looks like most of the damage is the result of running it up to the petrol station to pump it up, although the initial failure point is pretty serious. Just lucky it took a while to manifest and as Dukest said it wasn't on the motorway! Was there much wear left in the tyre? It looks towards the end of its life judging by the photos and what I can see of the tred blocks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krishen 2 Posted January 9, 2011 It wasn't a new Tyre but still had a little thread left (about 3mm). Just glad it wasn't on a motorway or at speed. Where do people buy tyres from? Anyone know of any special offers going? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dukest 0 Posted January 9, 2011 mytyres look cheapest for that dunlop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 9, 2011 'It looked a bit flat'...... LOL :lol: What age was the rubber? There are markings on it that say the year/month of manufacture and just cause it has a bit of tread left it doesn't mean to say the rubber isn't seriously perished. Anyway, with a space saver you should notice wonderful fuel economy. I had one on my VR for a few weeks over Christmas / New Year a LONG LONG time ago and on the M5 trip to work at 50mph I was getting 50mpg+. Wonderful but so so tedious doing 50 max on an Mway. Glad to hear it didn't let you down in a more serious situation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted January 9, 2011 Yep - as above driving on it won't have done any favours - I wouldn't trust any tyre that had been driven below 20PSI, just not worth it especially with good tyres for these cars available at £50 a corner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy 0 Posted January 9, 2011 Yep - as above driving on it won't have done any favours - I wouldn't trust any tyre that had been driven below 20PSI, just not worth it especially with good tyres for these cars available at £50 a corner Oh, £50 a corner, are you serious. Michelin Exalto's, £100 a corner. Ok, I know you can get cheaper tyres, but I am not sure i would want them on my car. If you have the funds, in my book, you should shell out as much as possible - it is the only thing between you and the road. Which is why I cannot get my head around that so many don't check their tyre pressures reguarly, or tread depths. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
