I swear I'm a magnet for nails and screws when I drive. I haven't even hit 5k miles on my new Kumho KL51 tires and I've already got a freakin' puncture in the tread from what looks like a wood screw.
I guess I've been driving on it for a week. Last weekend I took a left turn/u turn in a fairly populated place and heard a distinct *pop* sound, but figured it was the tire going over a seam in the road.
The place I bought my tires from will patch it for free, but SHEESH I am sick of having to spend my time getting punctures fixed.
So, in the past 10 years, over 3 sets of tires, I've encountered:
1. Goodyear Eagle GT IIs - 4 punctures, with the last puncture being smack in the middle of the tread when the tire was worn down to the wear bars. I could have gotten another year or two out of those, but no shop would patch 'em (and rightfully so). I think 2 of those punctures were on the same tire, but in different spots.
2. Kumho Road Venture HTs - 2 punctures in 40k miles. I actually had to throw away one of the brand new tires that had less than 5K on them because I drove over a railroad crossing and a 1/2" x 3" hex bolt punctured my passenger rear tire. The tech at Wal Mart (nearest place I could go) said he couldn't fix it and put some sealant on it so I could go back home -- I was about 3 miles away when I heard the bolt fly out at 45MPH and my tire deflate almost instantaneously.
3. Kumho Road Venture KL51 - 1 puncture with
Maybe I should just ask the mods to tack this thread so I can keep a running count! BAH!
I guess I've been driving on it for a week. Last weekend I took a left turn/u turn in a fairly populated place and heard a distinct *pop* sound, but figured it was the tire going over a seam in the road.
The place I bought my tires from will patch it for free, but SHEESH I am sick of having to spend my time getting punctures fixed.
So, in the past 10 years, over 3 sets of tires, I've encountered:
1. Goodyear Eagle GT IIs - 4 punctures, with the last puncture being smack in the middle of the tread when the tire was worn down to the wear bars. I could have gotten another year or two out of those, but no shop would patch 'em (and rightfully so). I think 2 of those punctures were on the same tire, but in different spots.
2. Kumho Road Venture HTs - 2 punctures in 40k miles. I actually had to throw away one of the brand new tires that had less than 5K on them because I drove over a railroad crossing and a 1/2" x 3" hex bolt punctured my passenger rear tire. The tech at Wal Mart (nearest place I could go) said he couldn't fix it and put some sealant on it so I could go back home -- I was about 3 miles away when I heard the bolt fly out at 45MPH and my tire deflate almost instantaneously.
3. Kumho Road Venture KL51 - 1 puncture with
Maybe I should just ask the mods to tack this thread so I can keep a running count! BAH!
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