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It still boggles my mind that the 911 was created to be a everyday sports car, and still Porsche has not found a way to fix the flat tire issue. Maybe the older generations with softer tires (bigger sidewalls), those tires did better on daily road. Today we have insane low profile tires, and the roads are not designed for these tires period
It still boggles my mind that the 911 was created to be a everyday sports car, and still Porsche has not found a way to fix the flat tire issue. Maybe the older generations with softer tires (bigger sidewalls), those tires did better on daily road. Today we have insane low profile tires, and the roads are not designed for these tires period
Porsche should find a solution.
#1 solution is the slime in the frunk to fill the puncture so you can get to a service station to plug the tire or buy new tire
#2 solution is roadside assistance
#1 solution is the slime in the frunk to fill the puncture so you can get to a service station to plug the tire or buy new tire
#2 solution is roadside assistance
#3 Don't use the 911 for long road trips in remote areas.
#1 solution is the slime in the frunk to fill the puncture so you can get to a service station to plug the tire or buy new tire
#2 solution is roadside assistance
Good luck with roadside assistance if you're in Idaho. And in most parts of the country. tires for our cars are not stocked and can take a day or two to arrive. I have a tire plugging trip and purchased an aluminum 911 jack on eBay.
Yes, you can stay out of remote areas, except that that's were the best roads are.
Scissor jack (not the widowmaker kind, but the kind that lifts up in a diamond shape), stopngo tire plug kit, and a quality 12v air compressor from Viair. Won't help you in a blowout, but any non-sidewall puncture can be repaired on the side of the road in a matter of minutes. I keep all of this (along with a few common tools) in a bag in the frunk. Been doing it since I had a newer Bimmer w/out a spare after I replaced the runflats with "real" tires.
After I retire next year, I plan frequent trips to rural New England where cell phone coverage is often lacking. If I take my 991.2, a compact spare will be sitting in the back seat. In fact, I plan to remove as much as easily possible of the back seat to make room for the spare and anything else I might like to carry there. "Attractive" is not one of my travel criteria.
I have done one 7000+ mile trip in a 997 and will do it again this year in a 991 that includes remote areas in WY/NE. Scissor jack and plugging kit along with goop in a gym bag in the frunk. I also take along a breaker bar and socket just in case it was necessary to remove a wheel for the repair.I look at it as part of the experience!
After I retire next year, I plan frequent trips to rural New England where cell phone coverage is often lacking. If I take my 991.2, a compact spare will be sitting in the back seat. In fact, I plan to remove as much as easily possible of the back seat to make room for the spare and anything else I might like to carry there. "Attractive" is not one of my travel criteria.
A compact spare might fit in the car but were do you plan to put the wheel with the punctured tire?
05-18-2018, 11:06 AM
