Fix-a-Flat cans or portable air compressor?
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If there's a hole in the tire, a portable air compressor wouldn't do much good without fix-a-flat, now would it?
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Jenny's Gone On Vacation Thanks for sharing! To answer your question, that all depends on "how big the hole is." You didn't see that coming, huh? LOL! Other than that, I'm not asking questions to contradict anyone's answers, unless those answering want me to. :)
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#1 - ALWAYS keep a sound (non-leaking) spare tire in the car. Personally I prefer a full-sized spare, but if you're almost always city driving one of those little "donut" spares should do the job fine. - #2 - Of course, also ALWAYS keep a jack and lug wrench in your car. - #3 - REGULARLY check your spare to make sure it has enough air pressure. Basically: check the spare air pressure at least once a week. If it's one of those "inflate fully after install" spares, make sure that you ALWAYS carry an inflator of some sort. Personally I prefer either the foot-pedal inflators (if you want to do the work yourself) or the connect-to-your-cigarette-lighter type powered inflator, which also serves as a flashing warning light for traffic if you're stuck changing your tire at night on the side of the road. *** Fix-a-flat? No. A spare tire of some sort is the only option that is going to be reliable.
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Jenny's Gone On Vacation
Thanks for sharing! Many ladies don't like to get their hands dirty changing a tire. If the tire blows out, then it must be changed for those who don't have roadside assistance, family members or friends nearby to assist. That's why I'm asking what to use best in the sense of making it to the nearest tire shop to get it fixed or replaced. -
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I would recommend - for the safety of the lady who drives alone and does not have some sort of emergency roadside assistance insurance or nearby friends and family that can help - that she learn to change a tire. It is NOT complicated. Why do I recommend this? Too frequently a tire goes "flat" in a way that mere cans or inflators cannot repair. My sister - who was pretty..."dainty" about getting dirty and such - learned how to change a tire (much to my surprise the first time she needed to change one) and on more than one occasion that simple and extremely useful skill came in very handy. -
Jenny's Gone On Vacation
Keep in mind also that not all ladies are strong enough to change a tire. I'm strong enough, but the question is not all about me, but for every woman who could be looking for advice. Not only that, many husbands don't want their wives changing a flat tire on the side of the road at night, in the rain or in the snow. Quote: "Too frequently a tire goes "flat" in a way that mere cans or inflators cannot repair." To discuss the method of both ways of getting out of an emergency, the famous yellow Fix-a-Flat can contains both a liquid tire sealant and a small amount of air. With 2 cans, as I've read some reviews on the product, the idea of the cans is to get plenty of air in the tire to drive a vehicle to the nearest gas station and use the air compressor machine to completely fill a tire with air. The other method is having a portable air compressor handy in a vehicle. Whichever way a person finds it effective to get back on the road is based on preference. For you to say in your answer to change a tire - not every woman will agree with you. -
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It's rare for a woman to not be strong enough to handle a "donut" spare. Yes, there are some women who are not strong enough...and of course it should be a priority for those women to have emergency roadside assistance such as AAA. AGAIN: "Too frequently a tire goes "flat" in a way that mere cans or inflators cannot repair." In such a (common) case, no spare means stuck on the side of the road, cans or no cans, inflator or no inflator. -
Jenny's Gone On Vacation
Your remarks are narrow-minded. You have no idea what you're advising in response to women having a flat tire. If the woman is driving a compact car, she might have her job "a bit easier" in changing the tire. She will struggle unlike men that have practice and the physicality to change a tire. If a woman is driving an SUV or a truck, it will not be easy for her to jack-up a larger vehicle, remove the flat tire or even install a heavier donut. What you don't understand, Fix-a-Flat cans and portable air compressors are known to get people out of an emergency. Look up the reviews on the inexpensive products and then come back so you can understand why they are essential items to carry in a vehicle.
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change the wheel. if you've let the tyre down to go in the sand and broken the bead a decent compressor might do it but if you have good tyres and it goes flat change the wheel. I have been guilty of pulling into a tyre joint at 5 o'clock on a Friday with a flat and no spare. The boys fixed and got me going.
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