The day before New years eve took a nice leisurely cruise from Longford to Bonnie Doon to listen to the serenity. I have to drive about 300 metres on gravel to get to the father in laws place. All good until the next morning when I realised the rear offside tyre was as flat as the proverbial and on it went, Easy I thought, remove wheel and have it repaired in Mansfield. Remove wheel, blow up with air, discover hole is in the side wall from a rock. Bugger, no one is going to repair that. Plan B, surely someone will have 295-30-18 lying around, or at worst 2 of them. 4 calls made, 4 hysterical tyre guys. "You want what size?????" Then a belly laugh!! Plan C, put space saver spare on and just cruise the 300 k's home nice and slow. 18" rear does not fit in the front, not even close. Plan D, tyre wrapped in plastic, roof down, passenger seat forward, tyre squeezed in. Yep, slow trip home. Any way happy new year to all. I hate flat tyres!! Cheers Steve
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Urgh. That sucks. Though if I had a 996 that would be food-for-thought when planning a long trip...
Wow... never thought the wheel would not fit in the luggage compartment. Glad to see the space saver at least got you home. If you had 4 and some spare time then you could have done this
I would have cut the side wall from another tyre and layed it up against the damage on the inside of the damaged one. Then squeeze any tube you could find in there. No kidding, I've done stranger things. It sounds rough, but I would put money on it getting you home. No tyre store would be a part of it for good reason,
Tough day, Steve. And my sister at Merton (near Bonnie Doon) wonders why I won't visit her place at the end of a 3km dirt/rock road. Family first, but I'm not ruining my car for her to have a ride in a Porsche.
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Easy, meet somewhere other than at her place
Luck you had a space saver. After experancing similer damage bought one for my 997 and it rides strapped into the rear seat whenever I head into the wilderness. It is just possible to squeeze a 305/30 19 into the rear seat of a 997 coupe.
you know, i have never thought about what i would do if i get a flat tyre. I don't think i have any sort of a spare, i admit to having NEVER opened either of the lids. I wouldn't know what the engine looks like or what it is under the frunk lid.
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