Well it has happened.
My wife has just called from the side of the MA Pike (yuk!) to report a flat tire on her 2002 S60 awd.
The car has the 16" inch rims with Pirellis. (I think this is right, it is NOT an R).
I have 3 questions
1. How far can the car be driven without damage to the bevel gear or similar on the doughnut (she is 50 miles away...)?
2. Is it plausible to replace 2 tires on the same axle first (rear) and then the front (allowing our credit card to cool down for say a month in between)?
3. Tire recommnendations?
This unscheduled replacement should solve some of the vibration issues the car is plagued with, but will certainly push back the replacement of the warped front rotors. We live/drive in rural MA and VT on dirt/snow/potholes a lot. I have found the Pirellis disappointing.
Thanks,
Rod
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