[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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

We have been lucky.

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

[CybrSage]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

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.