2 punctures in 2 days - what are the odds
11-24-2008, 01:18 AM
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My Ride: 520i SE, 04, 18" 245s, Sapphire Black, Cream leather.
So I have a spare RFT in the boot just in case I get a flat and need to get it changed while away.
Friday I got the warning and it turns out the left front was in a bad way.
Changed the tire and within 20 miles I got the warning again.
Thought it was the same tyre but no. The right front is now punctured.
Lucky for me I had RFTs or I would have had no option btu to ditch the car.
Friday I got the warning and it turns out the left front was in a bad way.
Changed the tire and within 20 miles I got the warning again.
Thought it was the same tyre but no. The right front is now punctured.
Lucky for me I had RFTs or I would have had no option btu to ditch the car.
11-24-2008, 02:16 AM
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Bad luck with your punctures. :thumbsdown:
That is the one good thing about RFT's, you can keep on going with your journey. But unfortunately that is about the only good thing going for them. IMHO.
That is the one good thing about RFT's, you can keep on going with your journey. But unfortunately that is about the only good thing going for them. IMHO.
11-24-2008, 03:36 AM
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Originally Posted by BigRevKev' post='729763' date='Nov 24 2008, 11:18 AM
Thought it was the same tyre but no. The right front is now punctured.
Lucky for me I had RFTs or I would have had no option btu to ditch the car.
Lucky for me I had RFTs or I would have had no option btu to ditch the car.
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1/1000 x 1/1000
The odds are o...only 1 in a million
The odds are o...only 1 in a million
11-24-2008, 04:34 AM
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My Ride: 520i SE, 04, 18" 245s, Sapphire Black, Cream leather.
Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='729800' date='Nov 24 2008, 08:36 AM
There is another option, and it's one that saved my ass too. It was in the mid 90s and I had an E34 M5. Got one puncture, replaced the wheel with the spare. Then on the way home (within an hour) I got my second puncture. Luckily I always keep in my boot/trunk one of those cans of foam that sprays into your tyre (instead of air). It got me to the nearest tyre place. Haven't had a puncture since then (and that was about 12 years ago). Crap, why did I say that. I have to drive 500 miles to Amsterdam on Thursday. I bet I just cursed myself.
I reckon you have too.
I had the spare tyre under the bed since I bought it a month ago (for emergencies).
Then I decided on Friday seeing as I had to drive up to Derry in northern Ireland I better have a spare.
Then I get 2 punctures.
I think I got 1 pucture when I had my Porsche and that was within a month of buying it. After that it was just my own choice when to change tyre rather than relying on fortune.
Still, no harm in having a couple of brand new front wheels coming into the Winter.
The rears are nearly new so they will be fine.
I'll do the lotto this week. Maybe my bad luck will swap to good.
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Originally Posted by BigRevKev' post='729763' date='Nov 24 2008, 06:18 AM
So I have a spare RFT in the boot just in case I get a flat and need to get it changed while away.
Friday I got the warning and it turns out the left front was in a bad way.
Changed the tire and within 20 miles I got the warning again.
Thought it was the same tyre but no. The right front is now punctured.
Lucky for me I had RFTs or I would have had no option btu to ditch the car.
Friday I got the warning and it turns out the left front was in a bad way.
Changed the tire and within 20 miles I got the warning again.
Thought it was the same tyre but no. The right front is now punctured.
Lucky for me I had RFTs or I would have had no option btu to ditch the car.
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