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Old 14th October 2019, 01:03 PM
ulfilias ulfilias is offline
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Default How to make your car look silly....

So....I noticed a flat last night. Tried the compressor this morning and it's a side wall cut. I noticed a hiss getting out on Friday and since i've been playing with the air suspension thought it was that. Nope tire!

Alas given the car had an LPG conversion with a wheel well tank and i think it had probably been via an auction and so forth it came without the spare

Have a "spare" wheel from one of my old scrapped S8's which i'd kept in the garage, so whilst an 18" and not 19" and silver not black it'll do as a temporary measure.

Irritatingly the jacking point is missing on that corner and I was at home whilst my trolly jack is at work. I tried a bit with the boot jack, but NAH, it would have been tricky and dangerous, so inflated the tire as best and limped it less than a mile to tire place, who will take a day or so to get a matching tire. Damn.

Treating it like a spare and back roads and a top of 50mph for the next couple of days. It's probably better than that, but....

255/40 19" vs 245/45 18"

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1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0l (Post Apocalyptic makeover)
2003 Brabus Smart FourTwo (should sell)
2003 Mazda Rx8 2.3 (might sell)
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