<VV> Doughnut Spare Tire

[Jim Becker]

For years, I had this odd pattern of flat tires coming in streaks.  I'd have 
several over a moderate period of time, then hit a period with none.  I 
finally realized the flat tires were in sync with the local construction 
booms while the no-flat periods sync'ed with the construction busts.  The 
flats were evidently caused by construction debris that fell off the trucks. 
Since moving away from the Dallas area, I've only had 1 flat tire in over 5 
years.  Most of the time, I have discovered a soft tire while at home and 
been able to plug it at home without taking the tire off the car.

There is one thing I have never understood about any of the variations of 
"space saver" tires.  The saved space doesn't do you any good unless you use 
it for something.  What happens when the day comes that you need to use the 
spare?  What do you do with the flat conventional tire you take off?  Do you 
toss it in the road ditch and abandon it?  Do you call AAA to haul it home 
for you?  Maybe a passenger will volunteer to hold it in their lap.

Jim Becker

-----Original Message----- 
From: Marc Sheridan via VirtualVairs
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2019 2:50 PM
To: mark at noakes.com
Cc: VirtualVairs AA
Subject: Re:  Doughnut Spare Tire

Wow! I been driving over 50 years and I don't think I've ever had a flat on
the road.

On Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 12:26 PM mark--- via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> This must be one of those "your mileage may vary" things. We mostly run
> top of line name brand tires on our non-Corvair vehicles. We average one
> puncture a year, often at darn inconvenient times, and in the US though
> we have AAA, they can take hours to respond (my wife had an event on her
> Jeep that took 4 hours for them to pick it up...and no she wasn't out in
> the sticks) so I don't use them for tires. I am not a fan of tire
> sealers but use them if/when I have to.
>
> Mark N
>
> On 8/31/19 4:11 AM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs wrote:
> > Punctures are evry rare with modern tires. I just carry one of those
> > aerosol tire sealers instead of a spare.
> >
>
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