Many, many punctures..!!!!
27 April 2005, 08:15 PM
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Many, many punctures..!!!!
Anyone suffering an abnormal number of punctures recently..?
I've had two in the last 3 months, one in each front, and both times they've been too close to sidewall and unrepairable..!!! £130 a pop..!!!
My brother has had three in the same period although only one resulted in a puncture and that was repairable (just). I also know of several other people who have recently had a spate of punctures.
Is it just our area (nail/screw city..!) or has anyone else been so unfortunate..?
It's got to the point now where I'm afraid to check..!
Cheers,
Jason
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I've had two in the last 3 months, one in each front, and both times they've been too close to sidewall and unrepairable..!!! £130 a pop..!!!
My brother has had three in the same period although only one resulted in a puncture and that was repairable (just). I also know of several other people who have recently had a spate of punctures.
Is it just our area (nail/screw city..!) or has anyone else been so unfortunate..?
It's got to the point now where I'm afraid to check..!
Cheers,
Jason
(Pissed off)
27 April 2005, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonius
Anyone suffering an abnormal number of punctures recently..?
I've had two in the last 3 months, one in each front, and both times they've been too close to sidewall and unrepairable..!!! £130 a pop..!!!
My brother has had three in the same period although only one resulted in a puncture and that was repairable (just). I also know of several other people who have recently had a spate of punctures.
Is it just our area (nail/screw city..!) or has anyone else been so unfortunate..?
It's got to the point now where I'm afraid to check..!
Cheers,
Jason
(Pissed off)
I've had two in the last 3 months, one in each front, and both times they've been too close to sidewall and unrepairable..!!! £130 a pop..!!!
My brother has had three in the same period although only one resulted in a puncture and that was repairable (just). I also know of several other people who have recently had a spate of punctures.
Is it just our area (nail/screw city..!) or has anyone else been so unfortunate..?
It's got to the point now where I'm afraid to check..!
Cheers,
Jason
(Pissed off)
), but suffered alot beforei think i picked up mine where i work, drive down a shared driveway which goes thru the neighbouring coachworks. they have a lovely habit of leaving rivet pins laying on the ground along with a various assortment of self tapers
seem to have solved the problem by buying one of those long magnets on wheels, run that up and down the yard before i go home and you wouldn't believe all the crap i've picked up.
might be worth getting one if you're unlucky enough like me to drive thru a **** heap minefield of tyre poppers every day
27 April 2005, 08:43 PM
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On my previous car it happened a few times, then I found out that the ****** that lives near my mum had once burnt a stack of fence panels on the unmade road that they share. ****. If I could have proved that they emanated from there I'd have claimed off him.
"Don't park too close into kerbs" is a good piece of advice.
"Don't park too close into kerbs" is a good piece of advice.
27 April 2005, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonius
Can these be fitted to the front of the car..?
Jason
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PS I wouldn't mind half as much if they weren't always unrepairable..!!! J
27 April 2005, 08:51 PM
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I think you can get tyre insurance from certain places. Might be worth looking into if you seem to attract punctures.
28 April 2005, 12:42 PM
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[QUOTE=jasonius]
Is it just our area (nail/screw city..!) or has anyone else been so unfortunate..?
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Went to Birmingham shopping with Mrs on Sunday - notice nail in tyre yesterday !!
Maybe all approaches to the city have been "prepared" for Scooby's !!
Is it just our area (nail/screw city..!) or has anyone else been so unfortunate..?
QUOTE]
Went to Birmingham shopping with Mrs on Sunday - notice nail in tyre yesterday !!
Maybe all approaches to the city have been "prepared" for Scooby's !!
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It always happens when you get a new tyre, never the old bald ones!! The last 2 sets of tyres i have bought, within a week (the chalk lines were still on the tyres!!) i have ripped the sidewall out of a tyre!!! 
The last 2 sets of tyres i have bought, within a week (the chalk lines were still on the tyres!!) i have ripped the sidewall out of a tyre!!!
