I thought I would share this story just to kill time while waiting for my flight back to Vancouver. :smile2:
I got up early this morning to head out to the airport for an early morning flight. Like always, before I hop in my trusty steed (S5), I go around the car to check the tires for an obvious flat. Looking at them, they looked fine but I know looks can be deceiving especially an under inflated low-profile tire. As I drive away, I had a bad feeling that at lest one tire is soft. True enough, after driving for a little more than a kilometer, TPMS light came up. Great! just when I am on my way to the airport to catch a flight. Good thing is I always leave for my meetings and flights 15 to 30 minutes ahead of time just to anticipate traffic or emergencies like this. I drive around a kilometer to reach a gas station. I look for the tire that is low on air and the culprit is the front passenger (right) tire. And, lo and behold, a large nail is in plain sight right in front of me! Lucky, the nail is on the tread and not the side wall. Tire pressure is down to 30PSI from 41 PSI. Unlucky for me, the air pump is not working at this gas station. I had to drive 3 to 4 kilometers to reach another gas station with a working air pump. I am guessing I picked up the nail when I used the S5 last Saturday or Sunday. My best guess is that it is a slow leak. I hope. I will know when I fly back to Vancouver and check my car in the parkade tonight. Crossing my fingers so I can top-off the air in my bad tire again for the commute home. I will have to take my baby to the tire shop tomorrow AM to get this fixed.
This is the second nail puncture issue I experienced since installing the brand new tires 5,300 kms ago!
I got up early this morning to head out to the airport for an early morning flight. Like always, before I hop in my trusty steed (S5), I go around the car to check the tires for an obvious flat. Looking at them, they looked fine but I know looks can be deceiving especially an under inflated low-profile tire. As I drive away, I had a bad feeling that at lest one tire is soft. True enough, after driving for a little more than a kilometer, TPMS light came up. Great! just when I am on my way to the airport to catch a flight. Good thing is I always leave for my meetings and flights 15 to 30 minutes ahead of time just to anticipate traffic or emergencies like this. I drive around a kilometer to reach a gas station. I look for the tire that is low on air and the culprit is the front passenger (right) tire. And, lo and behold, a large nail is in plain sight right in front of me! Lucky, the nail is on the tread and not the side wall. Tire pressure is down to 30PSI from 41 PSI. Unlucky for me, the air pump is not working at this gas station. I had to drive 3 to 4 kilometers to reach another gas station with a working air pump. I am guessing I picked up the nail when I used the S5 last Saturday or Sunday. My best guess is that it is a slow leak. I hope. I will know when I fly back to Vancouver and check my car in the parkade tonight. Crossing my fingers so I can top-off the air in my bad tire again for the commute home. I will have to take my baby to the tire shop tomorrow AM to get this fixed.
This is the second nail puncture issue I experienced since installing the brand new tires 5,300 kms ago!