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I get in my 2016 Z51 Vert after work this afternoon and my DIC tells me I have 8lbs in my left front tire.....Now I live and work in the Tampa Bay Area of Florida....5 PM 90 HOT n HUMID Degrees with Thunderstorms 15 mins away....Dressed in Dress Pants, shirt and tie.....I live 10 minutes from where I work.....Oh and I am 72 years young.
The reason for this post is this......I have been on the sidelines on the debate of Run Flats vs Non Run Flats since my C5 ...C6...and now my C7. Watched the debate ad nauseum :beatdeadh orse: as my brothers and sisters debating the issue.....FOR ME....The case is CLOSED RUN FLATS are the way to go as far as I am concerned. This is my FIRST FLAT TIRE with ANY of my Vettes. And I go back to 1965, 1971, 2002, 2008 and now my 2016....all purchased new. My only problem now is to find a shop that can do a patch/plug and NOT damage my BLACK wheel.
I can easily feel the pain. Three weeks after I got my car with 600 something miles picked up a nail in the sidewall. Nobody will fix them because a damaged sidewall is kind of dangerous. Ahh, not happy at all. TPS showed 10 of the LR when I fired it up. Called the dealer, replaced the tire and earned 2% back on my Costco car for the $512 tire. To their credit, Rick Hendrick Chevrolet in Norfolk not only had the tire in stock but installed it in about an hour. As I thanked them they looked at me rather curiously so I said, well it could have cost me a thousand if there were 5000 miles.
I woild have that plugged then in short order smoke both rears off and enjoy your bad luck. Then replace knowing you have that out of your system. Not often you get the chance to melt $1000 worth of sneaker and not feel guilty. I missed the opportunity because i had a road trip the next day. Luck of the Irish.
I can easily feel the pain. Three weeks after I got my car with 600 something miles picked up a nail in the sidewall. Nobody will fix them because a damaged sidewall is kind of dangerous. Ahh, not happy at all. TPS showed 10 of the LR when I fired it up. Called the dealer, replaced the tire and earned 2% back on my Costco car for the $512 tire. To their credit, Rick Hendrick Chevrolet in Norfolk not only had the tire in stock but installed it in about an hour. As I thanked them they looked at me rather curiously so I said, well it could have cost me a thousand if there were 5000 miles.
I woild have that plugged then in short order smoke both rears off and enjoy your bad luck. Then replace knowing you have that out of your system. Not often you get the chance to melt $1000 worth of sneaker and not feel guilty. I missed the opportunity because i had a road trip the next day. Luck of the Irish.
I bought the Deluxe 5 year road hazard tire and wheel coverage when I purchased my Vert last year....after reading all the FINE print I am COVERED for a patch/plug and a balancing....at NO charge.....Hopefully the dealer won't damage the wheel....
I had a similar looking bolt in a front tire last month. I too have the tire and rim warranty. Took it to the dealer and they told warranty company it couldn't be plugged. New tire for me, no hassle. They did no damage to my rim while replacing. I have the black rims also.
You hear lots of bad things about crappy dealers repairs, but so far mine has been good to me.
Once you experience the true benefits of a run-flat, you never go back.
My previous car didn't have run-flats, it had a compressor and a can of fix-a-flat in stead of a spare.
I had a left rear tire go flat one Saturday morning coming home from St Pete at about 1:00 am on the Howard Franklin Bridge, before the hump. Speed limit 70, average speed is 80-85 most of the time, but this is one of the places speed demons like to blow there cars out. Especially on the weekend. One of the few places in the Tampa Bay Area you can get way into the triple digits.
Luckily there is an emergency lane, but obviously no shoulder to scoot over on. In other words, your butts hanging out in traffic. Gets even more interesting when a semitrailer comes by.
We were coming back from dinner and a show, it was the Christmas Holidays, a strong cold front was blowing through, winds were about 25-30 kts, temperatures in the high thirties. The wind chill on that bridge was instantly numbing, and I was dressed for dinner and a show, light sport jacket.
So when I see the debate about getting rid of these god awful run-flats, I just remember those few minutes of frozen hell on that bridge, and think how good it is to have choices.
I keep a compressor in my car and plugs. What you have is an easy plug job.
I do the same thing.I used to ride motorcycles,plugged a bunch of tires and aired them up with a mini air compressor.90% of flats can be plugged,at least get you home or to tire shop.I have two different size tires on my Vette.And a recovery truck can do some major damaged if not properly trained...
To do the CORRECT job you need to PATCH/PLUG it. I have on occasion had my Vert up to 150+ MPH and cannot trust a simple plug at that speed.
True, but it will allow you to get to a repair place w/o driving on it w/zero psi, which may make them say "OH, NO! (runincirclesscreamandshout), we can't repair it because of the possible sidewall degradation due to driving it even one mile at 0 psi".
A proper plug/patch is the long-term answer. Not sure I would race on it even if properly repaired, anyway.
Brought the tire to my local dealer.....They are replacing the tire because the screw was to close the end and since I purchased the tire & wheel road hazard at time of purchase it isn't going to cost me anything.....
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