05-25-2019, 07:58 PM
yeah until about 15 months ago, I think I drove for 15 years without a flat tire. But then Mazda picked up a nail or something and apprently we drove too much on low pressure and damaged the side wall, so we got 4 new ties (OEM tires were not very good). Now the Volt had OEM tires too and those were also not very good quality, and I was planning on replacement this Summer. Luckily, both flats on Volt (one about 5-6 weeks ago, one today) happened in a Weekend, and today Costco had the tires in stock and a sale, and they had time to install it right away, so it worked out fine for me. But I have the idead of a long road trip without proper spare tire. We plan to go to Canada this Summer and it's a 400 mile trip each way. There are good stretches of 100+ miles in upper NY State without a reliable service station. I know there is a stretch of 70 miles without gas station. So what the hell do you do if you get a flat tire late in the evening in that area? the spare doughnut is only good for 50 miles, and puts strain on the differential.