[DML] Re: Spare Tire..

["LJScarlet2" <ljscarlet2@xxxxxxxxx>]

As the owner of the incapacitated D, I am very grateful to Marc for 
not leaving me stranded somewhere along the Garden State Parkway :)

I hit a few nasty potholes on my way to the Long Beach Island 
Christmas parade.  My tires were probably not in the best of 
condition, but this was more than they could handle.  Driving along, 
late as usual, all I could think about was missing the event when I 
heard a popping sound and saw billowing clouds of smoke coming off 
the front passenger side.  I freaked out, hit the hazard lights, and 
dropped from 70 to 20.  Thank God no one was right behind me.  I 
pulled over to the shoulder.  Frantic, I called Marc and screamed 
something about the car being on fire into the phone.  I got out and 
saw that the whole tire had burst.  Afraid of being hit in the car, 
I sat outside in the freezing cold until a nice state trooper pulled 
over and called for a tow truck.  The only fun part was having a 
state trooper use his loudspeaker to say "Miss Delauren, please get 
out of your car." 

Marc was nice enough to backtrack to come get me, possibly missing 
the parade himself.  He jacked up my car and let me borrow his 
spare.  He used his powers of charm and persuasion to get me to the 
head of the line at Sears to get two new tires.  All this, and we 
still made it to the event.  

This has taught me a few things, which I will share with you:
1.  Leave ample time to find anything in New Jersey.  Chances of 
getting lost are high.  
2.  Potholes are not your friends.  Avoid them.
3.  It is not enough to have a spare tire in your trunk.  It also 
must be inflated and air tight.  
4.  The jack that came with the car works just fine.  But, only if 
you have all of it.  I had just a handle and Marc had the rest.  
5.  Join AAA.
6.  Know what kind of tires your Delorean has.  And that they may be 
hard to find. 
7.  Parades can be short one Delorean and still be fun.  
8.  Even if you are driving 20 miles per hour with your hazards on 
and wildly signalling out the window, no one will make an effort to 
pass you.  They will honk and curse instead.  
9.  It is just a car.   
10.  Get to know people in your local Delorean club.  You never know 
when you might need them or be able to help someone yourself.  

Miss Delauren
#1635
   
--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> This past weekend, DeLorean Midatlantic had our winter
> holiday event.
> 
> Thanks to Gary Gore for putting together a fun event..
> and a BIG THANKS to Tom Grippenburg.
> 
> While on my way down to the event, I got a call on my
> cell phone from another DeLorean owner who was stuck
> due to a flat tire.  I took a 50 mile detour to lend a
> hand.
> 
> The spare was typically flat, so I mounted mine which
> had gotten a bead-seal about 2 years ago and has held
> 60Lbs with no problem since.
> 
> When I let the car down on the spare, all looked fine.
>  We drove 10 miles to the local tire store and by the
> time we got there, the spare was pretty much flat.
> 
> Which got me thinking..  We all know these spares
> don't hold air, so most of us (as I did) took action
> to "fix" it.  I thought the bead seal would do it, but
> apparently not.
> 
> Has anyone had luck fixing a spare, and then having to
> use it with success?   Getting it to hold air sitting
> in the trunk is one thing, but getting it to hold air
> after putting the weight of the car and stress of
> motion on it seems to be a bigger challenge.
> 
> 
> 
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