I hope that was my third.........

.....thing to go wrong with the car. So I had to pop out, not for long,

BunnyHare...

Oh dear, I do hope that is the last problem you have
Glad you got it sorted

maybe an hour or so but on the way I passed the supermarket and since I
needed petrol anyway thought I'd like some quiche for my tea tonight. Bought
the quiche, some strawberries and cream came back out, looked at the front
tyre and decided it was just a tad flatter than it should be, well only at
the bottom :-) Called the AA again, I've never used them for years and

Jackie...

Wow! glad you called the AA and he found it was a nail - I bet that stopped
him mumbling!!

that's twice in a month or so. AA man arrives, but only after I've had the
opinion of several male passer-by's that my tyre was flat but no offer to

Tyke...

That is awful - I always stop and ask if help is required - call me old
fashioned or what.I've had a few curious looks before now as though that is
not normal!!!

change it for me {1} he doesn't think it was a puncture but he'd take the
wheel off anyway ( I could almost hear him mumbling under his breath about
tyre pressure and women drivers :-)). However he changed his mind when he
saw the big nail in the tyre :-) So hopefully that's my third thing and just
maybe I should give up supermarket car parks.

pmj...

{1} Before the MCPs say a word, I do know how to change a tyre, I can change
a tyre, I've got an extending wheel brace to help but I prefer not to when
I've got a white T shirt on and was heading out not back home where I could

pmj...

Oi!
You! - Shut up about Flat Tyres!!!...
(even if they are only a bit Flat on the Bottom side)!
:-)

I've managed to go 2 or 3 Years without a Flat Tyre - no Punctures
& no broken sidewalls, from driving around over rough Car Parks etc...

& then tonight (just when you mention Flat Tyres) I ended up with
a Flat Tyre!!!
:-(

& yes, just like yours, it was only Flat on the Bottom Side!
:-)
- But that still meant it couldn't be driven on.

I was just about to set off on a trip to a small Village, about
20 miles away, out in the middle of nowhere & as I pulled away from
some Traffic Lights, round a Corner, something didn't sound right,
at the front & it didn't feel right as it turned the corner...
(these days, with decent suspension on a Car, you can't actually tell
that a tyre is flat, until you go round a corner & it doesn't grip or
sound right).

I realised it was prolly a flat Tyre & yep, when I got out to check it
*was* Flat.

As it happens, I know what caused it - earlier in the evening I had
driven over a (Glass) Bottle in a Car Park - usually that's OK, but
this time, it had obviously left some Glass in the Tyre.

& luckily I spotted the prob, before I ended up miles away.

I had to change the tyre there & then (no time to wait for anything
like the AA or a BreakDown firm & it was gone Midnight, anyway). [*1]

Sheesh!!!
What a faff!!!

The Spare tyre was in one of those "Cradle" things, slung under the
Rear Floor & you have to unwind the thingy that holds it in place,
from *inside* the Tailgate/Hatchback (it's a 4 Month old Vauxhall
Zafira MPV I was driving at the time)

& it was the *Offside* (Driver's Side) Front Tyre - which meant
that I had to try to pull over to the side of the road a bit, so
that traffic could get past, while was changing it (this was in
a side street near the Town Centre)

The Scissors Jack was one of those things that you have to wind
& wind, to get the thing raised high enough to change the Tyre.

& the Wheel Trims were full of Brake Dust - It was very dark & it was
a right old pain - I was huffing & heaving (Tyres & Wheels are actually
quite heavy! - Even though you only need to Roll it from the back of
the car to the Front & then Tilt it up, to fit it on the Hub thing.
& it took about 20 Minutes altogether.

My hands were *filthy* after that - & no matter how many Polythene
Bags you keep the bag of Wipes in, in the Car, they always end up
dried out, before you get to use them all.

I then had to drive *miles* on the way back from the place I was going
out in the middle of nowhere, to find a Petrol Station that was Open
24 Hours to wash my hands properly.

In "the good old days" - about 10 Years ago - there were plenty of
24 Hour Petrol Stations round here, but recently most of them have
closed down now, or been taken over by Tescos & they shut overnight.

[*1]
BTW - How long did you have to wait for the AA to come out?

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...

Looks like Sandra has some how managed to transfer her run of bad luck to
you.

Rabbit...

Sandra would like to transfer some snips to you, you've lost yours again

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...

Not lost - just put to one side when I feel the need for a bit of
continuity. :)

http://www.thistledoo.co.uk/snips.jpg :-)

Hope that isn't the start of another three.

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...

So you don't keep a spare pair of overalls and rubber gloves in your boot
then. How remiss!!! :)

Rabbit...

Oh yeah? Years ago I had( still have) jump leads in my boot and faced the
similar * you've got a flat battery* remarks yet none of them would give me
a jump start and that only involved a slight dirtying of the hands for which
I could have supplied wet wipes( also kept in the boot of my car). Gallantry

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...

Perhaps you weren't showing enough leg ! :)

had gone :-(

Tyke...

I don't blame you at all Sandra - it's what you pay for and no matter how

John in Cornwall...

You did the right thing in calling the AA .
Tis to dangerous to be changing a wheel at the side of the road thesedays..
even if it was in the supermarket.
Anyway - thats what the AA are for.
John

hard you try you end up mucky.

change :-)

John the R-T...

So do I but I still called out VW rescue to change the wheel. After
all, it's what you pay for.

Rabbit...

Oh thank you John but I'm sure you would have offered me your assistance (
not just opinion) if you had been in the car park. You would, wouldn't you
???:-)

John the R-T...

Goes without saying. :-)

JoeH...

...not to mention the fact that you have an AA subscription......

Rabbit...

I reckon I've got my money back this year, but it kinda makes up for the
years I never used them.

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...

So you'll be driving into a brick wall so that you can get your money's
worth out of your insurance company in accident damage and car hire fees
next? :)

Rabbit...

Gerraway, I love my little car too much to do that 'sides for all the
insurance would pay me it wouldn't get me one the same.

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°6 +...

But doesn't it hurt, just thinking that you aren't getting your money's
worth out of them? :)

Rabbit...

Only when the renewal is due :-)