Walk out to my MCS this morning and my neighbor comments - "Hey you've got a flat on your passenger side front tire!" A quick glance and the offending screw was sticking out of my Pirelli P-Zero Nero. Fortunately there is a 24-hour tire shop on Florida Ave. that's open even on Christmas.

A little concerned about leaving the car on the scissor jack without anything to "catch" the MCS incase it fell - I was hoping that the tire shop didn't have too long a wait. My buddy gave me a lift to the shop - we waited for one hoopdee to get whatever done and then they quickly plugged the tire and charged me $17.38.

We'll see if the plug holds! :-)

 

I've never been caught out w/ a flat....my MINI's flat tire monitor has done it's job three times so far. It gave me early warning and given me time to get to a shop.

I just can't figure out who the sickos are out there strewing nails on public roadways. I've dealt with three punctures just this summer (two on the MINI...one on another car).

 

The plug won't hold, get it patched properly right away.

Later

 

i ran around on a plugged tire for months on my 2004 Cooper - no problems with it.