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> Blew My First Tyre Today..., Poo...
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post Jul 13 2008, 08:26 PM
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Yep it happened.

I've got an 08 Lancer VRX (GTS to you guys) and ours come with Yokohama tyres. Blew the one of the rear left. Thankfully i was close to home and i managed to turn around and get home (drove about 2km on a flat tyre, the guys behind me must have hated me!) and then i jumped into my dad's car as he's overseas.

Now my question is:
Since our cars only come with a space saver and that i've never had to deal with a busted tyre...what do i do? Do i go and change the tyre, bring it to a tyre store and say "kgo match it" or something?

Your help is greatly appreciated!

PS: Oh and how much would it cost roughly?
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post Jul 13 2008, 09:29 PM
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Never drive on a flat tire if you know it's flat. Our cars come with emergency donuts and a jack for a reason.

My donuts are honey glazed. Mmmmmmmm!

As for replacing the tire, just bring them the rim and tell them you need a new tire to match the other 3. If you are running stock rims and tires, you'll need 215/45/R18.

It will run you about $80-$140 depending on the brand you get and where you purchase it from.
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post Jul 31 2008, 12:52 PM
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The tire might have still been good/repairable, but I doubt it after driving home on it flat. Hopefully you didn't mess up your wheel.
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Wow $80-$140 a tire. Wish I got the Yokos instead of the Dunlops.
Got a roofing nail in the sidewall. (Driving thru an industrial area... bad idea)
Cost me $180 for 1 Dunlop.
Had to get it driven from a Goodyear warehouse to the tire store.
Apparently, few places stock the stock Dunlops we get.

Its all I got for now, so I gotta deal, but they're not great at all.
As bad as it rains down here, I need something with a little less of the Hydroplaning feel to it.
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post Aug 1 2008, 11:09 PM
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Dunlops love to go right over that water. I hit that water that you can't see at night and freaked the ba-gibbies out of me, grabbed that steering wheel and was like, did i hit something, it slowed me from like 50 to 30 or so.
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QUOTE(freakingwilly @ Jul 14 2008, 12:29 PM)
It will run you about $80-$140 depending on the brand you get and where you purchase it from.
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According to the retailer, the Yokos retail for about 300-400 dollars EACH Australian!!!!

They told me because they were low profiles, they're ALOT more expensive and the same Yokos that are regular tyres are only 120 each!!!
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post Aug 2 2008, 02:01 PM
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The ES 16" gets Yokohamas. My coworker has an ES and I noticed just how lucky she was.
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QUOTE(lancerpower4b11 @ Aug 1 2008, 11:09 PM)
Dunlops love to go right over that water. I hit that water that you can't see at night and freaked the ba-gibbies out of me, grabbed that steering wheel and was like, did i hit something, it slowed me from like 50 to 30 or so.
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Yeah....did that to me P-L-E-N-T-Y of times. Glad the dealer swapped them out for the Pirelli's.
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