Afraid to drive long distances
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I'm more concerned and afraid of short distances. Car doesn’t get up to temperature; oil, coolant, gear lube. Distracted city drivers texting and such. Traffic lights, stop signs, law enforcement and traffic jams. I like to strap in & buckle-up and go for 200-300 miles of country roads. If the trip is less than 50 miles round trip, I'd rather take the daily driving SUV.
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I'm more concerned and afraid of short distances. Car doesn’t get up to temperature; oil, coolant, gear lube. Distracted city drivers texting and such. Traffic lights, stop signs, law enforcement and traffic jams. I like to strap in & buckle-up and go for 200-300 miles of country roads. If the trip is less than 50 miles round trip, I'd rather take the daily driving SUV.
#49
If I were obsessed about getting a flat tire on a long trip, I'm certain that there are many rental cars to chose from that have spares.
#50
- Tire plug kit: I have one too. But found that if the breach is towards inside of the rear tires, then accessing it becomes an issue
- I've thought about purchasing floor jack. Any recommendations? (found this thread: http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...have-seen.html). Also, whats the right spot on 911 to place the head of the floor jack?
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Great info. 2 questions:
- Tire plug kit: I have one too. But found that if the breach is towards inside of the rear tires, then accessing it becomes an issue
- I've thought about purchasing floor jack. Any recommendations? (found this thread: http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/9...have-seen.html). Also, whats the right spot on 911 to place the head of the floor jack?
And the little blue floor jack from Harbor Freight is fantastic and pretty light weight.
If I ever get a puncture I'd probably remove the wheel to fix or at least jack it up so the tire could be observed to find and repair the puncture.
#53
Only issue with tire plugs is that there are almost impossible to shove through these tires, I bored it out properly and could barely get enough plug in. Had to use all my might and I am not a small guy lol. The steel belting makes it a bitch.
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I used to think that I worked-out 5 days a week to preserve the integrity of my young dating daughters.....now I convince myself that I do it in case I need to plug a tire, on the shoulder of a road, with a low slung 911, with a hot muffler above my head.
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Yes, they are very hard to do. No doubt. About the only way I've been able to do it on the 911 is to dis-mount the wheel. I figured if this happened on a road trip, I may have to limp somewhere, find a service station with a lift, and bribe someone.
I used to think that I worked-out 5 days a week to preserve the integrity of my young dating daughters.....now I convince myself that I do it in case I need to plug a tire, on the shoulder of a road, with a low slung 911, with a hot muffler above my head.
I used to think that I worked-out 5 days a week to preserve the integrity of my young dating daughters.....now I convince myself that I do it in case I need to plug a tire, on the shoulder of a road, with a low slung 911, with a hot muffler above my head.
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See post 8 by fasttr. No reaming and they work.
#57
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Do they make anything like this for the 991? This is a BMW jack for an e39. It only weighs a few pounds and is very compact. About $100. With this and a plug kit, seems like at least some "insurance ".