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From: Hot Springs Village Arkansas
Your lack of handling difficulty makes me all the more concerned about mine. Maybe I should have a tire pro look at mine.
I agree with your concern about 10-year-old tires. If mine need to be replaced I've been wondering about replacing them with non-run-flats. You have to have some plan for dealing with flats. Some have written about buying a "tire repair kit and air pump." I already have a pump, but am curious about the "repair kit" -- how can you repair a flat tire while it's on the car with no jack? Roll it around till you find a nail and stick a rubber plug in its hole?
I agree with your concern about 10-year-old tires. If mine need to be replaced I've been wondering about replacing them with non-run-flats. You have to have some plan for dealing with flats. Some have written about buying a "tire repair kit and air pump." I already have a pump, but am curious about the "repair kit" -- how can you repair a flat tire while it's on the car with no jack? Roll it around till you find a nail and stick a rubber plug in its hole?
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From: Carson City Nevada
Your lack of handling difficulty makes me all the more concerned about mine. Maybe I should have a tire pro look at mine.
I agree with your concern about 10-year-old tires. If mine need to be replaced I've been wondering about replacing them with non-run-flats. You have to have some plan for dealing with flats. Some have written about buying a "tire repair kit and air pump." I already have a pump, but am curious about the "repair kit" -- how can you repair a flat tire while it's on the car with no jack? Roll it around till you find a nail and stick a rubber plug in its hole?
I agree with your concern about 10-year-old tires. If mine need to be replaced I've been wondering about replacing them with non-run-flats. You have to have some plan for dealing with flats. Some have written about buying a "tire repair kit and air pump." I already have a pump, but am curious about the "repair kit" -- how can you repair a flat tire while it's on the car with no jack? Roll it around till you find a nail and stick a rubber plug in its hole?
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From: Norwalk CT and Boynton Beach FL
Your lack of handling difficulty makes me all the more concerned about mine. Maybe I should have a tire pro look at mine.
I agree with your concern about 10-year-old tires. If mine need to be replaced I've been wondering about replacing them with non-run-flats. You have to have some plan for dealing with flats. Some have written about buying a "tire repair kit and air pump." I already have a pump, but am curious about the "repair kit" -- how can you repair a flat tire while it's on the car with no jack? Roll it around till you find a nail and stick a rubber plug in its hole?
I agree with your concern about 10-year-old tires. If mine need to be replaced I've been wondering about replacing them with non-run-flats. You have to have some plan for dealing with flats. Some have written about buying a "tire repair kit and air pump." I already have a pump, but am curious about the "repair kit" -- how can you repair a flat tire while it's on the car with no jack? Roll it around till you find a nail and stick a rubber plug in its hole?
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From: Olive Branch Mississippi
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Geez. I was an air traffic controller for 30 years and I thought I had seen all the acronyms that I could possibly ever keep in my feeble memory. But since getting the Vette, I'm having trouble with ones used in this forum. Thanx for posting. I'll print for reference until I memorize a few of them.
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From: Norwalk CT and Boynton Beach FL
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