Reply With Quotebahaha they are not runflats! that will teach me.Originally Posted by Luke
Dubber
Never seen a flat run flat but I thought the sidewall was supposed to stay rigid? What do you reckon? A new tyre needed now? This was from driving 100mts. 100km? Yeah right.
To top it off, rang VW assist - Cant help you its Sunday. Call back tomorrow and we will tow it.
When these tyres need replacing I am getting a spare and normal tyres
Last edited by Luke; 05-08-2012 at 01:09 PM.
Dubber
bahaha they are not runflats! that will teach me.
Volkswagen Enthusiast
Your lucky you dont have to buy a new wheel after driving that far on a flat tyre!!
What made you think it was a run flat?
Rob
Dubber
The salesman told me.....? I think it was him when he was explaining the mobility kit. Or maybe I just misunderstood.
Anyway - id say it will be off the road for a few days because I cant see any tyre places having this particular tyre in stock. Definitely going to look into a spare though.
Ultimate Dubber
VWwA Super Moderator
Runflats are really not worth the compromise in ride quality for the sake of not having a spare.
Dubber
Used the mobility kit this arvo and its got some go in it. Better than the last compressor I got from supercrap auto... It got the tyre to about 36 psi in under 5 mins which i thought was good.
Downside is I found the nail and its flat again....
Dubber
$600 a tyre!!! mama mia!
Ultimate Dubber
Shop around... What are they csc3's
Volkswagenist
We had one of our normal tyres blow out some years ago blistering hot day I could sense a strange vibration but nothing happened for about ten minutes until it just blew travelled about 2oo metres until stopped as we had a trailer on the back so I just let the van roll stop by itself , I learnt from a defensive driving course not to brake with a blow out . The tyre was absolutly destroyed the whole inside was in shreds [turned out they were faulty from new] got two new ones for free , lucky part was the alloy wheel was undamaged worst part stinking hot day unhitch trailer and get spare out from underneath fully loaded van what a bastard job that was.
Ultimate Dubber
VWwA Super Moderator
Just buy a quill repair kit and plug it?
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