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Posted: 11/13/2020 11:56:41 PM EDT
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I call roadside assistance.
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:02:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don’t forget a piece of carpet for that hot ass asphalt. Cold ass asphalt around here. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:06:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cellphone battery dead and no charger? Should of called roadside assistance and had them change it for you. It's like a dollar a month. I'm am not paying for and waiting for another man to come change my tire for me. If you have some sort of disability or you're on your way to a wedding in a rented or discover that your spare is trashed, fine, but you are worthless if you are a capable man and refuse to change your own tire. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:15:50 AM EDT
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Quoted:. Don't rely on what just came with your car. lol My car neither came with the tools to remove a wheel, nor did it come with a spare. In fact, I do not even own the tools to remove the wheels. 
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:19:21 AM EDT
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I always carry a 4 post car lift and a full set of pneumatic tools too. duh. along with my 17" cock and my supermodel wife. hate getting a flat in the veyron.
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:20:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My car neither came with the tools to remove a wheel, nor did it come with a spare. In fact, I do not even own the tools to remove the wheels. I have heard about such stupidity on the part of car makers. Why would anyone buy a vehicle that way? |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:37:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: lol My car neither came with the tools to remove a wheel, nor did it come with a spare. In fact, I do not even own the tools to remove the wheels. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted:. Don't rely on what just came with your car. lol My car neither came with the tools to remove a wheel, nor did it come with a spare. In fact, I do not even own the tools to remove the wheels. What? You don’t have the big ass wrench for the center lock wheels? Never pass up an opportunity to buy an expensive tool you may never use. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:53:51 AM EDT
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Anytime I buy a new vehicle, the donut becomes a frisbee. I had one on ONE car, and it blew within a mile of changing it. Since then, I toss it, and get a full-size spare.
For the tools, I have a hydraulic bottle jack, a safety stand, and a 24" breaker bar with the right socket. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:55:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Anytime I buy a new vehicle, the donut becomes a frisbee. I had one on ONE car, and it blew within a mile of changing it. Since then, I toss it, and get a full-size spare. For the tools, I have a hydraulic bottle jack, a safety stand, and a 24" breaker bar with the right socket. i made a pair of tire sandals out of a donut spare. no steel belts to cut.
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Posted: 11/14/2020 1:58:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What? You don’t have the big ass wrench for the center lock wheels? Never pass up an opportunity to buy an expensive tool you may never use. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted:. Don't rely on what just came with your car. lol My car neither came with the tools to remove a wheel, nor did it come with a spare. In fact, I do not even own the tools to remove the wheels. What? You don’t have the big ass wrench for the center lock wheels? Never pass up an opportunity to buy an expensive tool you may never use. I keep thinking about buying the adaptor thingy, but unless I buy a set of winter wheels/tires, I really don’t see any way I would ever use it.
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Posted: 11/14/2020 1:59:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lots of places with no cell phone service, let alone roadside assistance available. Yep, Not all of us are city boys with pretty nails. It also tends to make the wife all hot and bothered when I'm able to save the day by doing man shit. We have AAA, but in the time it would take them to get there and change the tire I'll be long gone. In the last 30 years of driving I've had 3 flat tires, and 2 of them were in the last 2 months in the same damn tire. I picked up a broken lighter, and then the next week I got a screw in the same tire. Both times took me less than 10 minutes to change the tire myself, then took it home and plugged it and put it back on. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 2:02:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have heard about such stupidity on the part of car makers. Why would anyone buy a vehicle that way? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My car neither came with the tools to remove a wheel, nor did it come with a spare. In fact, I do not even own the tools to remove the wheels. I have heard about such stupidity on the part of car makers. Why would anyone buy a vehicle that way? lol |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 2:49:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I can find the nail, I will just plug the tire. I always carry a compressor and plug kit. Major damage, time to bust out the spare. I too wanted to add that in addition to a floor jack, 4 way tire iron, gloves and something to kneel on, I also have a plug kit and a compressor. I've been meaning to get a breaker bar and proper socket to fit my lugs but keep forgetting. That said, I've changed a few tires instead of breaking out my AAA card because I didn't want to wait and wait and wait. Note: in Florida we have "Road Rangers" that patrol the highway. One time there had just been an accident moments before I got there and debris was all over the road and I hit a chunk, causing me to get a flat. By the time I had pulled over and got out of my car to change the tire, a Road Ranger had already pulled up behind me and was out of his truck so I let him take care of it. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 12:20:23 PM EDT
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Last time I got a “flat” - picked up a screw, so it was a slow leak, and I was able to drive the car to get a new tire - neither the Porsche dealership nor a tire place were willing to plug/repair the tire. Because it’s a tire rated to 200 mph, nobody wanted the liability. That was pretty frustrating, since the tire only had 900 miles on it.
 I’ve toyed with the idea of getting a plug kit and trying to do it myself, but that’s probably a really bad idea.
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Posted: 11/14/2020 2:35:01 PM EDT
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The last time I changed a tire on the freeway was several years ago. People were driving by and honking and laughing. The masses are asses.
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Posted: 11/14/2020 2:36:47 PM EDT
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yeah those save on gas mileage jacks that come with cars will get you killled
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Posted: 11/14/2020 2:43:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/14/2020 2:45:40 PM EDT
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This kind of goes along with a breaker bar, but if you ever have your wheels off at a tire / repair shop, make sure they don’t over-tighten them, or if they do, that you can loosen them on your own.
Twice I have had to bring a breaker bar to my girlfriends car when she had a flat because she couldn’t get the lug nuts off (and it was because they were on too tight). Another time, even with a breaker bar I almost could not get the lug off because it was one of those kind that deforms easily, along with being on too tight. She has roadside assistance through insurance, but every time she has called they say it will be over an hour, it ends up being quicker for me to go help. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 2:48:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Milwaukee M18 High Torque Master Race checking in Santa's bringing me the m12 1/2 stubby for just this got the air compressor, 4 way, tire patch kit, 2 ton floor jack... maybe I'll get two spare tires...a cigarette lighter blender and a heated knee pad i think... .... ... ... |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 2:52:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: LOL you guys are ridiculous with your trunk full of shit. floor jacks and spare head lights. Been driving since 86 and have had 1 fucking flat. Been driving since '74 and usually get a flat or two a year on something. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 3:22:15 PM EDT
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I carry a good four way and some small pieces of plywood in case you are on some soft ground.
You can also stack the plywood by the wheel and roll the spare on it so you don't need to lift it so much. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 5:08:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I keep thinking about buying the adaptor thingy, but unless I buy a set of winter wheels/tires, I really don’t see any way I would ever use it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted:. Don't rely on what just came with your car. lol My car neither came with the tools to remove a wheel, nor did it come with a spare. In fact, I do not even own the tools to remove the wheels. What? You don’t have the big ass wrench for the center lock wheels? Never pass up an opportunity to buy an expensive tool you may never use. I keep thinking about buying the adaptor thingy, but unless I buy a set of winter wheels/tires, I really don’t see any way I would ever use it. One justifies the other. I don’t know what your local conditions are like or what your comfort level subjecting your car to the conditions is but I love driving my 911 in the snow(admittedly older and much less valuable than yours). I found a set of 15” wheels off a 944, tires for the old cars are cheap and I got a set of Nokians off eBay had them mounted and studded locally and was all in for less than $800. It’s going to be a lot more for a 991 GTS but once you sink the money in the wheels you end up splitting the miles over two sets of tires so the running cost isn’t affected much and you end up driving the car more which is always a win. We had a huge amount of snow the winter I bought it. My only regret is not getting snow fired sooner. 
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Posted: 11/14/2020 5:31:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One justifies the other. I don’t know what your local conditions are like or what your comfort level subjecting your car to the conditions is but I love driving my 911 in the snow(admittedly older and much less valuable than yours). I found a set of 15” wheels off a 944, tires for the old cars are cheap and I got a set of Nokians off eBay had them mounted and studded locally and was all in for less than $800. It’s going to be a lot more for a 991 GTS but once you sink the money in the wheels you end up splitting the miles over two sets of tires so the running cost isn’t affected much and you end up driving the car more which is always a win. We had a huge amount of snow the winter I bought it. My only regret is not getting snow fired sooner. https://i.imgur.com/JxMrKFA.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted:. Don't rely on what just came with your car. lol My car neither came with the tools to remove a wheel, nor did it come with a spare. In fact, I do not even own the tools to remove the wheels. What? You don’t have the big ass wrench for the center lock wheels? Never pass up an opportunity to buy an expensive tool you may never use. I keep thinking about buying the adaptor thingy, but unless I buy a set of winter wheels/tires, I really don’t see any way I would ever use it. One justifies the other. I don’t know what your local conditions are like or what your comfort level subjecting your car to the conditions is but I love driving my 911 in the snow(admittedly older and much less valuable than yours). I found a set of 15” wheels off a 944, tires for the old cars are cheap and I got a set of Nokians off eBay had them mounted and studded locally and was all in for less than $800. It’s going to be a lot more for a 991 GTS but once you sink the money in the wheels you end up splitting the miles over two sets of tires so the running cost isn’t affected much and you end up driving the car more which is always a win. We had a huge amount of snow the winter I bought it. My only regret is not getting snow fired sooner. https://i.imgur.com/JxMrKFA.jpg I’m definitely familiar with the logic, because we have dedicated winter and summer wheels/tires for my wife’s Panamera 4, and I am the one who changes them out twice every year. it definitely makes sense, and I am glad we did it. That car is amazing on snow with winter tires.But, when I bought the 911, we decide to keep our 4wd SUV, for stuff like Home Depot and plant nursery runs, and stuff like that ... so I figured I would just drive that on snowy/icy days, and save the (high) cost of dedicated winter wheels/tires. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 5:36:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a cell phone and a AAA card. This . . . I've had them change a tire in my driveway, just take the other Jeep while they do their thing. I guess I'm worthless. 
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Posted: 11/14/2020 5:37:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I drive steel wheels and always will. Driving my pos right off the highway and changing it elsewhere. Fuck changing tires on the highway. Correct answer. Many, many people are killed changing tires on side of highway. |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 5:38:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: wut I'm am not paying for and waiting for another man to come change my tire for me. If you have some sort of disability or you're on your way to a wedding in a rented or discover that your spare is trashed, fine, but you are worthless if you are a capable man and refuse to change your own tire. You pay so that if some dumb ass runs into your car, it kills them instead of you. |
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