Ian Carr

driving along, start to hear a humming and *whap whap whap* and as i go around a corner the rear end kicks out no problem. Pull into the gas station, right rear is completely flat. Go to put air in it and it instantly comes out of the valve stem (where the stem meets the wheel). First flat i have ever gotten

Man I am so happy I am buying a new car tomorrow !

-Ian.

TRP951

so the stem is the leak not the tire?

xsboost90

ive seen that- get the shortest valve stem you can- longer ones tend to succum to the centrifuge effect.

pa944red

New cars get flats too. Infact, knock on wood, every flat I have ever gotten I have been in my "new" cars and not the 944's.

So did you have the spare in the trunk and the jack and the compressor, or did you call AAA?

What new car are you getting?

Tom

Ian Carr

I was just saying it was my first time getting a flat and of corse it happened in the porsche

nope my car didnt have the spare tire and kit (i love the PO of this car). I left my car at the gas station. took the tire off and its getting fixed right now

Stay tuned for updated pix (new car) tomorrow afternoon!

pa944red

So what's the new car?

Ian Carr

ill give a hint, its a volvo

Ian Carr

hahah, when they were fixing it they blew up the tire with air and let it sit. After a while a loud BOOM came out and my wheels was rolling around the floor. This is what it looked like, im happy i wasnt driving then this happened.

TRP951

Wow that would not have been nice to blow out when you were driving

Ian Carr

thats what I was thinking! That would be disaster in the waiting.