Tire Puncture! What should I do?

[KevinTJH]

I was revving the car a lot today and I noticed a lot of heavy noises everytime i went over a bump, and eventually as I went over the last ramp into my garage, that was when the tire gave way and the car was just tilting to one side.

Could I have caused any damage to the car or rims?




I'm going to replace that punctured tire sometime next week, but the closest tire shop from me is about 20km away from me.
I haven't had a look at the tire repair kit in the car yet, but would using it be able to make my car safe enough to drive that distance?

I'm one of those car dummies who's never had anything like this happen before. So what should I do now?

[Gunman]

Put the spare on, and take an easy drive to the tire shop to have it repaired/replaced.

[Juvenile]

Seeing as you mentioned the repair kit, i'm guessing yours came without a spare as well..

Keep the repair kit for when your stranded in the middle of nowhere and really need it. Take it off and take it to get repaired, could be something as simple as a nail(repairable) tire shop will help you out

[Pistol]

^yep

ps : is your rim bent ?, its hard to see in the photo, but it looks bent

[KevinTJH]

Originally Posted by Pistol

^yep

ps : is your rim bent ?, its hard to see in the photo, but it looks bent

I had a good look at it, it doesn't really look bent. It's pretty close to the ground though.

Originally Posted by Juvenile

Keep the repair kit for when your stranded in the middle of nowhere and really need it. Take it off and take it to get repaired, could be something as simple as a nail(repairable) tire shop will help you out

But the main issue here is, how do I even get my car to the workshop if I can't drive it in its condition?

[Juvenile]

No other car in the household? a helpful friend to take you?

[KevinTJH]

Originally Posted by Juvenile

No other car in the household? a helpful friend to take you?

That can be arranged, but I was referring more to my car. The local workshop includes the fitting of the new tire with the purchase price, but that can only happen at the workshop.
How do I drive my car to the workshop with a flat tire?

Unless I waste my repair kit for this?

[Muskokan]

Originally Posted by KevinTJH

That can be arranged, but I was referring more to my car. The local workshop includes the fitting of the new tire with the purchase price, but that can only happen at the workshop.
How do I drive my car to the workshop with a flat tire?

Unless I waste my repair kit for this?

arrange the ride, get a new tire on rim, go home and screw in the 4 bolts, preferebly with a tourqe wrench but not required. done.

[KevinTJH]

But what if I want my tire replaced but I want to keep my original Rim?

[Flow]

Depending on the size of the puncture, you might be able to pump up the tire and have it last to the tire shop. I have an small electric pump for this, but if you have a bicycle pump, it will take a while, but it should work as well. Sometimes I'll pump it up, wait a couple of hours to make sure its not going to go flat real quick, then take it in.

[Pistol]

dude

plan a:
take wheel off
drive it to a servo
pump it up.

then u could drive it to your repair shop

plan b:
just take wheel off and take it to your tyre guy
take fixed wheel home
put on car

ps just out of interest: how much does it cost to replace the supplied car tyre repair kit?

[raptor87]

do the cars in AU not come with a spare?

[Juvenile]

Originally Posted by raptor87

do the cars in AU not come with a spare?

Not any more, replaced it with puncture repair kit I think towards end of 13

[Pistol]

Originally Posted by raptor87

do the cars in AU not come with a spare?

i think 2013 edition onwards doesnt have a spare
just an air compressor and repair kit