Staggered wheels, no spare and...

[Guy]

About to drive to London for a dinner tonight, think I'll clean the last week of crap off my car, and find a nail in a rear -
255/35/18 SO3.
No spare, (staggered wheels) not even a space saver - just a can of gunk; nearest replacement tyre is in Liverpool, can't risk driving there in case it goes on the way.
So I have to go on Branson's West Coast rattler.
Dread to think what the total cost of ticket (last minute) and tyre will be.
At least it didn't explode on the M40. Be thankful for small mercies.
Have better luck than me this w/end <img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

 

[Sp!ke]

I know I shouldnt encourage this but for an 'emergency' fix like this there is something you can do to get you out of the Sh*t.

What you need to is remove the nail and replace it with a self tapping screw of a suitable size to the hole. I have done this numerous times both on cars and motorcycles without a problem. Basically the screw seals the whole but has far less chance of working loose than a nail due to its thread. Still best to keep an eye on it every 100 miles or so.

[/I]waiting to be shot down in flames for suggesting such an idea

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Sp!ke
W124 230CE

 

[Steve_Perry]

Bummer Guy <img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>
The real irony is that ur probably safer driving in ur own car than taking the train these days.

Sometimes there are advantages to driving a stock car, I have a spare full size wheel.

I've never thought of that before Spike. On my old Peugeot, I got inner tubes fitted, even though they were tubeless tyres. It seemed crazy to chuck a perfectly good tyre for the sake of one nail. So instead of spending 50-60 quid on a new tyre, I was up and running again on a tenner. It's a myth that you can't fit tubes to tubeless tyres. I'm not sure of the safety aspect for higher performance cars. My Pug never suffered for it tho'.

S.

 

[Guy]

Had the nail pulled today - it hadn't penetrated the tyre. It was lying along the circumference having gone into the front of a tread block and backwards rather than upwards.
Could have used the car anyway, but at least I saved on a new tyre - and had the rare privilege yesterday afternoon of sharing a train with hundreds of Manc Oasis fans heading for Finsbury Park.
Drink? Liam would've been proud... <img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

 

[fuzzer]

I hate public transport , its so public <img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

 

[Guy]

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&quot;To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity.&quot;
Oscar Wilde

 

[Matt Crooke]

Ran my '79 Chevette for 6 months with a can of Tyre Weld in situe....even sold the bugger with it in the tyre!

 

[Guy]

On a '79 Chevette would that not be a selling point? &nbsp;<img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

 

[Matt Crooke]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Guy @ July 09 2002,12:55)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">On a '79 Chevette would that not be a selling point?  <img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
D'you know what, you are right....mind you, i was only a niave 17 year old at the time. Thats my excuse!!!! <img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

 

[Guy]

My missus used to work for Avis, who had Chevettes on their fleet back then. They only had a small prestige fleet, Range Rovers, Jags etc, all based in London, and they used to PAY people to drive them back to London when they were dropped in Manchester.
So every Friday night we'd jump into something way out of our league, and large it down to London to see friends.
But on Sunday we came back in - a Chevette. For some reason, usually an 'orrible green one...