Handling the Unexpected

[John Ratsey]

A further consideration is that the deflation warning system will warn of a tyre going soft before it gets damaged. However, it won't help in the situation of, for example, running over a peice of jagged metal which causes an instant flat.

[Saycol]

I am strongly in the carry a spare side of the argument, regardless of the frequency of punctures there is to me the same potential risk as the current hard shoulder 'debate' on motorways.

Having had experienced a split tyre on the wonderful A9 at least a wheel change reduced the exposure to danger rather than the now necessary wait in a totally exposed location for help!!

But one other note - I was trying out lifting my new Crosstar using 'standard' scissor jacks, one had a nearly flat top (Honda)and the other (Draper) had a location groove for the re-inforced lifting points. The rear lifting points are thicker than the front so the grooved jack would not accomodate the lifting point.

I understand the Draper scissor Jack but what exactly is the Honda Jack? I had thought about acquiring a scissor Jack myself so the information about the different dimensions of the lifting points is interesting.

[Steve_M]

This is what a Honda jack lifting surface is like, there is no cut slot, only an indent.