Boy, you've been lucky to have only 2 flats in 20 years! I've had quite a few--last one about 2 years ago. Was lucky in that it occured just as I was entering a toll road with free assistance. I was coming from a freeway with a mandatory $75 tow charge. I heard it going pffft, pffft, pffft just as I passed a concrete barricade, before I had a chance to feel the flat.

 

Yes, 17mm. Get a nice long one so there is plenty of clearance without having to go to an extension.

 

You can also get a space saver spare to throw in the boot for long trips.

 

i rotate my tires every 3000 miles, but since i rotated them my tire preasure sensor has been coming on everytime i turn on my car but then it goes away after i start driving i have checked my tire preasure and they are perfect. has this ever happened to you?

 

I saw a package deal for 2 jack stands and a hydraulic jack (3 tons)in J W Whitney at a reasonable price and I think you can get a 15% discount coupon.

 

Do they fit over the R56 brakes? They are larger than the standard R53 brakes, and I thought I read somewhere that they don't fit.

 

You have to reset the TPM everytime you rotate tires, or add air.

 

I was told they would fit when I ordered it. I will check this weekend. Glad you mentioned it before I found out it didn't fit when I really needed it to fit.