I had a puncture the other day and drove on the spare to the first shop I saw to have it repaired. The guys ended up trying 3 times to fix it but it was still leaking. The repair consisted of a patch with a rubber plug attached to it sealed from the inside. The rubber plug is pulled through the hole and the patch seals on the inside of the tyre.

The guys ground down the rubber on the inside to make a good surface for the patch but I saw he went down to the steel belts so think that may be why it still leaked. Also their glue seemed old. Seems like they just stuffed it up. I wanted to keep driving on the spare limited to 80klms and get to a big shop but the gf was freaking out so stopped at Somchais.......

So as I was on a long trip I said put a tube in it but now do I buy a new tyre, get a better repair done or just leave the tube in it? It's a new car with only 10000 klms on it. I'm thinking a new tyre is the best option?

yes, get a new tyre and worry about something else.

If they ground down the inside to the steel, the tire is trash.

You could use it as your spare, with tube - but if it was me I would not.

Dump it.

can you imagine driving around knowing that some local expert came up with a customized result for fixing your tyre...

Yes kind of confirmed what I felt that the tyre is no good as tubeless but I can't see a problem driving around with a tube in the tyre? I've got 450 klms to drive tomorrow before I can replace it, not a common tyre. I just did about 500 klms on it already as on a road trip but have a new one lined up in CM waiting for me.

I called the service manager and he said another owner had the same thing and it couldn't be fixed either (subaru XV with continental tyres - imported) but my Vigo had a similar puncture repaired no problem.

5700 baht for peace of mind is ok by me, I nearly lost it on a corner when it went down at 110 km/h......

Rims for tubed or tubeless tyres are different, yes you can put a tube in a tubeless rim to do the get home job.

BUT, if the tyre has been f................ed with, well, up to you. They do a lot of work.......................

5700 baht for peace of mind is ok by me, I nearly lost it on a corner when it went down at 110 km/h......

As TA said tires work hard.

All that holds you on the road and allows you to stop are tires, so good idea to keep in top shape.

Mine get changed at around 60%. Bikes too.

Peace of mind if nothing else, and I enjoy bargaining with the tire shop to see how much they will give me for the used ones. Funny at times. Most say nothing, until I go to leave and start throwing them in the back. Can get a decent free meal out of them once the dickering gets over.

he he bargaining for the used tires ... good one

surely some dud will buy them with 60% used for like 20% of the price

anyway was curious to know how many were using/familiar with run flat tires? apparently bmw more or less add them as standard & it seems like a no brainer really...who would want to deal with a flat when one could drive on till a suitable time and place of replacing it ?

or are they so much at a premium that no thai would ever choose them?

cheers

Did I miss it somewhere? OP is it front or rear and which are the drive wheels, if FWD and front tire have it rotated to the rear for now, if rear wheel drive leave, leave it there for now and deal with it later, you should be fine.

Flats in Thailand are uncommon in my experience, except if you drive too far to the edge of roads or on the shoulders, where all the debris collects due to tire air waves pushing like bow waves the nails, glass and other sundry crap to both edges. I had on several occasions to walk my bicycle/motorcycle after flats, and was astounded at the quantity of glass chunks, nails, screws, and steel caltrop-like shards and slivers lying surreptitiously in wait for unsuspecting motorists.

Be it auto, motorcycle or bicycle, in the event of a flat, which now are infrequent, I always buy both a new inner and new tyre. IMO, the weathering and heat effects on rubber reinforce changing over repairing tyres.

Anecdotally I've inquired of my son, friends and others who've experienced flats, and they said they had driven well to the left due to flashing lights of those overly eager to pass, or after stoplights turned green, driven especially close to the stoplight islands at intersections where thick layers of debris collect.

My only other observation is, considering that Thai construction is predominantly concrete with few nails being used, why the inordinate amount of glass, nails and screws cluttering highway edges?

Those I'd spoken to, now avoid the shoulders and median edges like the plague, and are generally convinced they'd be tempting fate to do otherwise.

Anecdotal evidence to be sure; but then either do the occasional check yourself, or ride the wild side. FWIW ....cheers.

Flats in Thailand are uncommon in my experience, except if you drive too far to the edge of roads or on the shoulders, where all the debris collects due to tire air waves pushing like bow waves the nails, glass and other sundry crap to both edges. I had on several occasions to walk my bicycle/motorcycle after flats, and was astounded at the quantity of glass chunks, nails, screws, and steel caltrop-like shards and slivers lying surreptitiously in wait for unsuspecting motorists.

Be it auto, motorcycle or bicycle, in the event of a flat, which now are infrequent, I always buy both a new inner and new tyre. IMO, the weathering and heat effects on rubber reinforce changing over repairing tyres.

Anecdotally I've inquired of my son, friends and others who've experienced flats, and they said they had driven well to the left due to flashing lights of those overly eager to pass, or after stoplights turned green, driven especially close to the stoplight islands at intersections where thick layers of debris collect.

My only other observation is, considering that Thai construction is predominantly concrete with few nails being used, why the inordinate amount of glass, nails and screws cluttering highway edges?

Those I'd spoken to, now avoid the shoulders and median edges like the plague, and are generally convinced they'd be tempting fate to do otherwise.

Anecdotal evidence to be sure; but then either do the occasional check yourself, or ride the wild side. FWIW ....cheers.

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