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I have been reduced to fearing a long trip in my 991. If I incur a flat in a rural area, I am toast. Unless you have a civil response, please do not be rude. Let's terminate this thread. It has not been constructive and I promise to never ask another question.
That's sad you feel that way. I hope you will change your mind. This forum should be a positive place to be. I dont actually see that anyone on this thread has been remotely offensive to you personally.
A huge part of the problem is the different sized tire on the front vs the rear . Really can not expect to carry two spares in such a small car.
On the 993 for example. You use the spare only on the front wheel. If you have a flat rear tire, you move the front tire to the rear, and the put the spare on. Drive 50 mph for hundreds of miles.
Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. The solution, according to Porsche, is to use the slime. Plugging the tire on the side of the road is another solution, but you need a jack (buy your own) and finding the hole at night, or even in daylight, could prove difficult. It is hard enough for a guy to do it, and for a woman, even tougher. The last alternative is to call roadside assistance, and wait, wait, wait. I had to wait 3 hours, when my alternator failed, in New York. In the boondocks, who knows how long it would take to get someone there.
Would fix-a-flat be better/worse/same as the factory slime? I've used it before on other cars and it's served its purpose very well but I've never tried it in a large low profile tire like the 991 has.
As for the pressure monitor, how much is it to clean the slime out and replace it?
Porsche needs a lesson in humanity. I will have a large legal problem if my wife is caught on a rural road with a flat tire and the Porsche-manufactured conundrum leaves her in an unacceptable condition. Do any have an answer for flat tire defects with Porsche?
Who talks like this? You sound like a weirdo. Are you a weirdo?
For my 2005 Boxster I looked around and found a spare tire.
For longer trips I put the spare in the front trunk, with a small jack and breaker bar, plug kit.
Also makes a nice weight to prevent the theft of my mountain bike.
AAA Premier RV costs only $ 105 per year. If the tire is severely damaged, call AAA road service and request a flat bed. They will flatbed your car 200 miles per year 1X and 100 miles per year several times. If the tire can be fixed, request they bring a tank of air, hand the driver your vulcanized tire repair kit, then flip him $ 20. I've never had to wait more than one hour for AAA. T
