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Old 14-02-2008, 07:21 PM
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hey hey, hope ur well... i have a quick question which you will probably start complaining that im stupid for asking but anyway..

i got new tyres on my car a few weeks ago, and noticed my offside front was a little plump... anyway, this morning it looked pretty flat, i couldnt see a puncture so i rolled it back a bit to see if i could see anything and its just pretty damned flat now... now my car is parked about 50m drive from an air pump, which is 0.8 of a mile from a kwik fit... i have tyre weld in my car but not a 5th wheel... soo.... would it be safe to drive to the air, pump it up and then drive to the garage and get it fixed? or do i need to call someone out? or wait for my dad to drive up and we can just take the wheel off and take it up there??

Cheers, sorry if youre all rolling your eyes right now...

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Old 14-02-2008, 07:33 PM
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i wouldnt drive on a total flat, itll rip the insides of your tyre up
Old 14-02-2008, 07:46 PM
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Buy or borrow a footpump/plug in pump, and get air in it to get to garage.
Or take it off and nip it up of course
Old 15-02-2008, 06:30 AM
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As said, or just get ULTRASEAL, tyres cannot get punctures, and they last longer into the bargain, even the plod spike strip don't work on them!!
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Old 15-02-2008, 07:19 AM
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driving it there will ruin the tyre if it's flat

either remove the wheel or get someone to put air in it for you

it may be the valve or it may be the way it was mounted on the rim, or it may even be the rim that's letting the air out
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