C4Tom
Well-known member
Okay, I got lucky, but just in case some haven't taken the time to check a few things...
I've had my Vette for about 1.5 years now and I've checked, repaired, and upgraded a few parts in that time. Well, I was driving to a computer job around 8 pm, doing 75 mph on the interstate and started feeling a vibration in the car, it wasn't bad, just annoying. It was about 25 degrees out, I wearing dress clothes, and I was on the interstate in heavy traffic nowhere near an off ramp so I kept going at a reduced speed. I looked in the rearview and saw smoke coming from the car! So I pulled over to make an inspection. A flat right rear tire. :cry
I started feeling around the tire for a nail, nothing. I reached in to feel the inner sidewall and it was shredded. I got the lug wrench out and dropped the spare... it was there and in like new condition.
That made me think... I've never checked it!!!
So, For Your Information: Check your spare tire!!! You really don't want to rely on luck.
I've had my Vette for about 1.5 years now and I've checked, repaired, and upgraded a few parts in that time. Well, I was driving to a computer job around 8 pm, doing 75 mph on the interstate and started feeling a vibration in the car, it wasn't bad, just annoying. It was about 25 degrees out, I wearing dress clothes, and I was on the interstate in heavy traffic nowhere near an off ramp so I kept going at a reduced speed. I looked in the rearview and saw smoke coming from the car! So I pulled over to make an inspection. A flat right rear tire. :cry
I started feeling around the tire for a nail, nothing. I reached in to feel the inner sidewall and it was shredded. I got the lug wrench out and dropped the spare... it was there and in like new condition.
That made me think... I've never checked it!!!
So, For Your Information: Check your spare tire!!! You really don't want to rely on luck.
4LT GS Roadster
