Unrepairable flat - Oh BOY!

This is fate's way of telling you to replace that tire. If you don't, the next step will be a meteorite strike that will vaporize your entire car.

Tom

 

You were just kidding on this one, right? Nitrogen does nothing but draining money from the customer's pocket.

 

This is an unrepairable flat...

 

Lol

 

Had one that looked like that on our Subaru Forester a few years ago.

Is it just my imagination, or do more flats these days seem to be resulting in rim damage, requiring the purchase of a new wheel? Maybe because they are occurring at higher speeds?

On the plus side, it also seems to me that fewer blowouts are resulting in loss of control and fatal accidents than 40 years ago. Is that true? Was there some advance in technology that allows tires to fail in a way that doesn't lurch the car from side to side???? Or something else?

 

I have studied this in great depth, and based on years of research, I have concluded that optimal tire performance, longevity and economy ensure when you inflate them with a "cocktail" which combines 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.038% carbon dioxide, a dash of water vapor to keep the rubber from drying out, and a secret combination of other "trace" gases which I've devised.

However, when using these gases, great care must be taken at all times to avoid inhaling them.

 

$240. Ack I just bought two for that price, freaking performance tires are ripoffs

 

Hahahaha!!

 

Bob, side question - have you ever made a graph or collected data of your Prius Gen 3's acceleration from 0-70 in seconds? Just wondering - I think I saw a graph you did for your Gen 2.

 

From 65-83mph, the car did it in 6.4 sec.....

 

Hey, that's what I use...very hard to find.

 

Does a full size spare fit?

 

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For someone as in-tune with their vehicles as you are, Bob, I would say that it's probably not an illusion. I got some Firestone Affinity tires on mine a couple months ago, and noticed right away a quieter ride, but what appeared to be more rolling drag. I sort of confirmed this, based upon the lower MPG's I'm getting. However, that's a small sacrifice to me, given the much better ride that I had compared to the AVIDs. I was actually averaging higher MPGs during the winter with the Blizzaks on the car than I am with the Affinity tires. Of course, I had different wheels for the Blizzaks as well, so that could make a difference. I've also added the mud guards and removed the wheel covers (although, those are probably miniscule changes). Since the Affinity have 70k mile tread warranty, I figure I will deal with the 43 MPG on normal commute and 46-50 on highway commutes.