Handling the Unexpected

[guest4871]

I note that this thread has yet to get back to when cars had starting handles to handle the unexpected! I've not used one in years, battery technology being so much better these days. 

Like I haven't changed a wheel in over 10 years. No punctures... Maybe tires also so much better these days?

They say you get  a puncture on average every 10 years or 100,000 miles. Beware. 

[nowster]

They say you get  a puncture on average every 10 years or 100,000 miles. Beware. 

The blow-out I had was in summer 2005, and that's about 180,000 miles of driving ago.

I have had slow punctures since then and screws that have embedded themselves in the tread next to the rim which have necessitated replacement of the tyre.

[Jazzik]

I note that this thread has yet to get back to when cars had starting handles to handle the unexpected! I've not used one in years, battery technology being so much better these days. 

Like I haven't changed a wheel in over 10 years. No punctures... Maybe tires also so much better these days?

They say you get  a puncture on average every 10 years or 100,000 miles. Beware. 

"They" also say I'm a handsome guy. Should I believe them? I have a mirror, and....

[Jocko]

The last time I had to change a tyre was about 30 years ago. I have had slow punctures that necessitated pumping up the tyre to get me home/to a tyre specialist.

[Jeff15]

The last puncture I had was a front-wheel blow out at 55mph on the M6 in my 44 ton artic, about 20 years ago.

[sparky Paul]

They say you get  a puncture on average every 10 years or 100,000 miles. Beware. 

I think I've had two wheel change punctures in 30-odd years, so I must be due... 

[Kremmen]

I can understand Honda strategy of not supplying a spare for economy figures but not providing anywhere to store a spare is a backwards step IMO

In the UK we do have AA Hondacare to call on but I wonder who you would call abroad.

[Jeff15]

I never take my car abroad I would always hire one if I need to when there, at least then you would be sitting on the correct side of the vehicle while driving it....

[Deejay]

I can understand Honda strategy of not supplying a spare for economy figures but not providing anywhere to store a spare is a backwards step IMO

In the UK we do have AA Hondacare to call on but I wonder who you would call abroad.

If you scroll down this page there’s a section about Honda European Assistance.

https://www.honda.co.uk/cars/owners/breakdown-assistance.html

[culzean]

I never take my car abroad I would always hire one if I need to when there, at least then you would be sitting on the correct side of the vehicle while driving it....

You are right, it helps a lot with keeping on correct side of road to have the steering wheel on the correct side of vehicle.  I found highways etc easy to keep on proper side, it is smaller roads and junctions you can 'wander' a bit. 

[Jeff15]

Apart from roundabouts and turning left everything is fine..

[Jazzik]

You are right, it helps a lot with keeping on correct side of road to have the steering wheel on the correct side of vehicle.  I found highways etc easy to keep on proper side, it is smaller roads and junctions you can 'wander' a bit.


Most "interesting" are situations like this:

[madasafish]

I drive on a lot of country roads and have punctures every 6 to 7 years. One was a piece of scrap metal which gashed the sidewall and made the tyre unrepairable by any repair goo and needed a new tyre (in 2017).
I have a space saver on my Jazz and that did 70miles home at 50mph  (tyre limit) along the M6. Strangely enough it was not much slower than the journey there as the M6 had one of it's "30 miles of roadworks and 50mph limits" years.

Based on that experience - and others - no spare wheel is going to be a nogo.

[aphybrid]

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.

[Kremmen]

I always like to carry a spare but we can't now, no room unless you drive around like a van 24x7

On the other side, I've not had a disabling puncture since 2001.

If I did get a tyre stripping puncture on a smart motorway I'd be out and running straight up the bank and say goodbye to the car.