How about flat tires in TV?

[MplsPete]

Seems like we average about two a year, presumably from nails left behind by roofers. It sounds like people change roofs more often in TV, which would suggest more errant nails. Offsetting that is fewer miles driving by TV residents, and ease of finding those nails in the street, with the newer pristine roads of TV.
What's your experience?

[retiredguy123]

Also, it is a good idea to not drive through areas where they are building new houses.

[ThirdOfFive]

Seems like we average about two a year, presumably from nails left behind by roofers. It sounds like people change roofs more often in TV, which would suggest more errant nails. Offsetting that is fewer miles driving by TV residents, and ease of finding those nails in the street, with the newer pristine roads of TV.
What's your experience?
Zero in four.

[Toymeister]

One flat. Repaired myself with tire plug

[courtyard]

Twice a year when the weather changes our tires loose enough air for the dashboard light to go on. We bot an electronic tire inflator machine for about $25 that easily fills the tires.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

We have an air compressor which, oddly enough, has more than just one function.

The changes in air pressure from one "season" to the next also changes the pressure in our tires and a couple times a year they need to be topped off.

I've had two actual flat tires total with the four vehicles we own, in the past five years of living here. Neither were from nails. One was caused by a sharp stone that got imbedded in the rubber, the other was due to someone placing the stem too close to the edge of the wheel, which cut into the stem.

[Stu from NYC]

We have been lucky.

Only time we have ever have the low pressure light go on when weather gets colder

[tophcfa]

Twice a year when the weather changes our tires loose enough air for the dashboard light to go on. We bot an electronic tire inflator machine for about $25 that easily fills the tires.

Can you explain that to Roger Godell

[villagetinker]

Going on 11 years, no flat tires, 5 or 6 screws or nails in tires, all were repaired at Wildwood tire, 2 in the last 4 weeks!

[retiredguy123]

I have had a few flat tires, but they were only flat on the bottom.

[retiredguy123]

Going on 11 years, no flat tires, 5 or 6 screws or nails in tires, all were repaired at Wildwood tire, 2 in the last 4 weeks!
I lost some respect for Wildwood Tire recently when they charged me $200 to tell me that my AC was working fine, when it obviously wasn't. They just didn't want to fix it. Shame on them.

[Topspinmo]

Had on last week, took 15 mins to put plug in.

[Topspinmo]

I don’t wait for dash light to come to check my tire pressure. I routinely check it once month and usually need couple pounds of air. I see lot of low tires on golf carts when out and about. I can assume 6 out ten cars are low on something? :shocked::duck:

[Michael G.]

All you dog walkers pay attention on the road surfaces for objects that can pierce tires.
My son say's everyday he picks up a nail or two off the road/street around the neighborhood.

[Topspinmo]

All you dog walkers pay attention on the road surfaces for objects that can pierce tires.
My son say's everyday he picks up a nail or two off the road/street around the neighborhood.

Well, that all good for young eyes:ho: some are lucky to see the road… :faint:

[La lamy]

I've had a nail in one tire which lead to a slow leak. Went to Tire Choice Auto Service on Lagrange Blvd and they tried to upsell me BIG TIME. I went outside to watch what they were doing and when I saw my hood up I asked the tech what he was doing. He said my power steering was malfunctioning!!!!! I know it wasn't, my low tire was making the steering a little stiffer. Then they tell me I'm going to have to replace my tires because the nail is too close to the sidewall. IT WASN'T!!!! Noticed that there was only senior ladies' cars being worked on there. Once I told them I didn't want any of what they were telling me I needed, they got VERY RUDE. They even tried to not put my Acura tire key back. Thank goodness I was watching and got the key back. Got the tire repaired at a Honda dealership and all is well. Ladies beware of that place. So hard to trust.

[MikeN]

The first six months here I had three flats. Quickly found FixAFlat New neighborhood and less contractors now and knock on wood no more flats

[Rzepecki]

All you dog walkers pay attention on the road surfaces for objects that can pierce tires.
My son say's everyday he picks up a nail or two off the road/street around the neighborhood.

I pick them up when I walk my dog … I figure I’ll be the one with a flat tire if I don’t.

[smacca56]

2 tires on vehicle and one on golf cart. All within past 6 months. Hardly drive our vehicle and live in the northern area where there is very little new builds.

[Berwin]

All you dog walkers pay attention on the road surfaces for objects that can pierce tires.
My son say's everyday he picks up a nail or two off the road/street around the neighborhood.

I walk our hound twice a day, every day. At least every other day, I pick up roofing nails and screws that could cause flats as well as nuts, wires, and other assorted pieces of metal that could cause serious injury if a lawnmower picked it up and shot it out.

[opinionist]

My last flat tire was in 1976.
My low-pressure light turns on when cold weather hits or when the sensors in multiple tires go bad.

[biker1]

Over the ambient temperature range you are likely to experience here, 95F to 30F, you could see a 5 PSI change in your tire pressure, assuming no air has leaked between experiencing those extremes.


We have been lucky.

Only time we have ever have the low pressure light go on when weather gets colder

[CybrSage]

All you dog walkers pay attention on the road surfaces for objects that can pierce tires.
My son say's everyday he picks up a nail or two off the road/street around the neighborhood.

That is a great idea, the dog walker picks up the nail in their own neighborhood which benefits them and their neighbors. :-)

[Stu from NYC]

Thanks to those picking up nails and other flat makers

[cwmmfink]

Zero in four.
10 years here. I lost count.

[jojo]

2 roofing nails this year - one in car and one in golf cart.

[Fastskiguy]

1 in the last 14 months. Sidewall of the EV tire so....it was expensive.

Joe

[Marylee139]

QUOTE=MplsPete;2363963]Seems like we average about two a year, presumably from nails left behind by roofers. It sounds like people change roofs more often in TV, which would suggest more errant nails. Offsetting that is fewer miles driving by TV residents, and ease of finding those nails in the street, with the newer pristine roads of TV.
What's your experience?[/QUOTE]
Looks like a sheet metal screw. Inside sidewall of course, not repairable!

[Joe Mack]

Zero in 2.5

[New Englander]

Keep in mind as summer comes to an end, you need to replace the summer air in your tires with fall/winter air. Most garage's do this for you for free.

[Stryker]

Five roofing nails in four years. It’s a plague

[MrFlorida]

One flat, plugged myself.

[Two Bills]

Keep in mind as summer comes to an end, you need to replace the summer air in your tires with fall/winter air. Most garage's do this for you for free.

I use Spring and Fall Air all year round. Not such a temperature difference.

[gorillarick]

2 flats in three years. One a roofing nail, one a screw.

Recently looked at a new car. Inspected trunk. No spare.
Salesman said; we can add that.

Where's the jack? uhhh, no.

Yeah, I know most of you call aaa or such. 30 minutes to 3 hours.
And plugging on the side of the road - if possible. Naaaa.

I am still capable of changing a spare in about 7 minutes. Old school ?
and then get it patched right - not plugged.

[PurePeach]

Seems like we average about two a year, presumably from nails left behind by roofers. It sounds like people change roofs more often in TV, which would suggest more errant nails. Offsetting that is fewer miles driving by TV residents, and ease of finding those nails in the street, with the newer pristine roads of TV.
What's your experience?

One flat in four years — screw in sidewall.

[Peazoup]

hahaha

[La lamy]

2 flats in three years. One a roofing nail, one a screw.

Recently looked at a new car. Inspected trunk. No spare.
Salesman said; we can add that.

Where's the jack? uhhh, no.

Yeah, I know most of you call aaa or such. 30 minutes to 3 hours.
And plugging on the side of the road - if possible. Naaaa.

I am still capable of changing a spare in about 7 minutes. Old school ?
and then get it patched right - not plugged.

Whoa. Even if you call AAA they'll still put your spare on until you repair/replace the tire. Thanks for this heads up, I wouldn't have thought it may not be included.

[dcammel]

I guess I have been lucky. I have been driving since I was 14 years old, and now 77 years of age. I averaged over 70K miles a year for about 40 years working in outside sales, and now put on about 25K a year. In over 60 years of driving, I have never had a flat tire other than rocky dirt roads back home in Kansas before I left home. I do have to seasonally adjust for temperature changes, but after switching to Nitrogen, that is a minumum effort.

[Jimmay]

Seems like we average about two a year, presumably from nails left behind by roofers. It sounds like people change roofs more often in TV, which would suggest more errant nails. Offsetting that is fewer miles driving by TV residents, and ease of finding those nails in the street, with the newer pristine roads of TV.
What's your experience?

Are you driving through all the construction sites? Been here ten years and no tire problems

[biker1]

Sorry, the ideal gas law still applies and you will still see approximately 1PSI change in pressure for every 10F change in temperature regardless of whether you have 100% nitrogen or air (which, BTW, is 78% nitrogen).

I guess I have been lucky. I have been driving since I was 14 years old, and now 77 years of age. I averaged over 70K miles a year for about 40 years working in outside sales, and now put on about 25K a year. In over 60 years of driving, I have never had a flat tire other than rocky dirt roads back home in Kansas before I left home. I do have to seasonally adjust for temperature changes, but after switching to Nitrogen, that is a minumum effort.

[Stu from NYC]

I guess I have been lucky. I have been driving since I was 14 years old, and now 77 years of age. I averaged over 70K miles a year for about 40 years working in outside sales, and now put on about 25K a year. In over 60 years of driving, I have never had a flat tire other than rocky dirt roads back home in Kansas before I left home. I do have to seasonally adjust for temperature changes, but after switching to Nitrogen, that is a minumum effort.

Very lucky

[Atamasco]

Seems like we average about two a year, presumably from nails left behind by roofers. It sounds like people change roofs more often in TV, which would suggest more errant nails. Offsetting that is fewer miles driving by TV residents, and ease of finding those nails in the street, with the newer pristine roads of TV.
What's your experience?

We’ve found that if the tire is >5 yrs old they will not fix it. Told that tires >5 yrs old must be replaced by FL

[gorillarick]

That should be 10 years, usually company policy that they'll refuse to fit it beyond 10 - covering their heinies. Tires do rot.
Sure they'll try to sell you new tires at 5 or 7.

Tires do lose pressure. Everything loses pressure over time, even Pepsi bottles (especially when heated).

I check'up every few months, and especially before a trip of any distance maybe >100 miles.