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#10 of 13 True... by iluvmysephia1

Oct 01, 2008 (8:34 pm)

I had a nail in to my sidewall on my '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS' 18" Dunlop left rear tire. A guy doing mechanical work at a Standard Chevron on the west end of town pulled out the nail and used a plug to fill the hole. It worked for a good many months.
 
I took it to a repair shop(not just for tires, general mechanical shop)and the owner said that his repair would not be warranteed, because it was to repair damage to the sidewall of what was now my left front-located tire(after rotating the tires). But it was that same tire repaired months earlier at the Standard Chevron. They fixed it with the plug method all over again, it was slowly leaking from the earlier repair. It has now held up for what must be 8 or 9 months now. No Tire Pressure Monitoring System warning lights(my Lancer GTS has this...that's what initially tipped me off that I had a problem needing attention) and no slow leaks or tire failures of any kind. I didn't know if I would like this TPMS deal but it works nicely...flashes a warning that a tire is low on air. It has worked properly every time it's sounded a problem, so no complaints from me on that system new to me on this car.
 
Long story short, yep, you're right, your tire repair kit would work fine for most tire failures. Ya learn something pretty much every day on Edmunds...if you really want to!

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#11 of 13 Re: No spare... [dan148] by spoom

Dec 18, 2008 (10:13 pm)

Replying to: dan148 (Sep 29, 2008 7:42 am)

I'm imagining she wouldn't be too thrilled changing a conventional spare under those conditions either. Always got the cellphone option if not comfortable with the kit OR a tire change. In a pouring rain I'm not to thrilled with the idea of the full-sized spare hiding under my PU truck OR the Solstice's option

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#12 of 13 No Spare . . by Carbarrister

Jan 12, 2009 (2:12 pm)

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#13 of 13 Re: No Spare . . [Carbarrister] by pao

Jan 13, 2009 (6:55 am)

Replying to: Carbarrister (Jan 12, 2009 2:12 pm)