Ryan. Did you take into account whether or not you installed the spare on the left or right side of the road? Quite frankly, I have driven over twenty miles on a sixteen year old spare that is still holding a whole lot of nitrogen at last look. It's the one from my minivan, looks like I'm driving on a tire made by and made for munchkins. Over twenty miles. --- The Boiling Frog <boiling_frog@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Last year, Tiffany and I got a flat on her left rear > tire. We put the > spare on by the side of the road, drove on it for > all of 10 feet > before the tire fell off the rim. The spare was > properly pressurized, > but couldn't hold up in actual use. > > -Ryan Brandys > > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/