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Do most punctures result in a slow leak?
by mrfusion 5y ago
Do most punctures result in a slow leak?
- bluGill 5y agoin my experience. I'm not a tire expert, but it seems to me that the blowouts of the past were a quality issue and not caused by punctures.
- rconti 5y agoYeah; and on-board tire pressure monitoring was mandated in the US as of 2007, so typically you'll catch it before it's an issue. I guess they figure few enough people know what they're doing, feel safe doing it at the side of the road without an emergency vehicle with lights watching out for them, using a janky scissor or bottle jack, and the problems are rare enough that why bother? And then most peoples' spare tires were never checked so they're underinflated/rotted and unsafe anyway. In most cases, if I got a flat in a car with a spare, I wouldn't replace it at the roadside with my spare anyway. I'd do.. something else. Get a free tow from AAA to the tire shop (because I'll need to get my tire fixed ANYWAY), get a ride home and get a real jack,... but not use an unsafe trunk kit jack on the side of a freeway.