I think I bent a wheel. How sketchy would it be driving on 3 winter wheels/tires and 1 summer wheel/tire for a day or two while it is fixed?
Xi
Winters are 225/50/17 and summer are 245/40/18.
25.9" and 25.7" diameter. 0.7% dif.

Thanks!

 

Not a great idea, especially on an xi car. How far will you have to travel in those two days?

 

Probably 20-30 miles. Wheel guy says he can probably take care of it while I wait a few hours but you never know.
Would doing a pair help?

 

That probably would help but the transaxle likes things to be even all around. If it were my situation, I'd opt for an Uber until I got the wheel fixed.

 

If this is the case, why do they bother including a spare tire in the trunk? I'm pretty sure it's never going to match the circumference perfectly with the other wheels. If it were me I would have no problem driving it that way for the time being.

 

I wouldn't worry about it. Not any different than using the spare tire. Just drive it as if you were using the spare tire.

 

Turns our I bent both rims on the passenger side! Bit of an early Christmas present. Luckily the wheel guy was able to straighten them in a few hours.
I already hated run flats (ditched them on my summer wheels) but this finalizes it!

Watch out for those potholes this winter!