Saga of Prius Prime Flat

I've seen $300 to add the spare(IIRC, Fiat 500). It is all about advertising, either lowest possible MSRP or highest MPG rating. The testing rules could have meant a worse MPG for the auto Fit, or Honda marketing felt the lower MSRP was better. GM went the opposite with the Sonic, only the lowest trim manual sedan lacked the spare. So the lightest and cheapest one was even lighter and cheaper.

 

Now, as of July 2024, up to 9 flats on my 2017 Advanced!! Damn contractors!!

 

@HPrimeAdvanced good to see you again and dang that's a lot of flats. Talking about TPMS mine has had the dash light on for about 60k miles now. I've got a set of sensors for my snows but no way to update their ID's. I think the last 2 originals sensors I still have under my all seasons have run out of battery. So in a few days when I mount my other two new tires I'll have 8 unprogammed sensors. LIfe is good even with the dash light on.

ps; do you still use some of your favorite driving tips and tricks or have you thought up any new ones?

 

I noticed a flat tire when backing out of the garage. Called a friend, who brought his jack, but there wasn't room between the (now lower) car and the gravel to slip the jack under the car. So the friend suggest I just inflate the tire with the Toyota-supplied pump, and drive to the tire shop (about a mile away). Tire remained inflated for the trip. I did not have to use the can of sealant, and it cost me $15 for repair.
No other trouble.

 

Yep, just replaced my OEM's, 2 hole in one and a single nail in the other. Bought a steelie on Ebay for <$60 and mounted my best old tire w/o a hole on it. Good rim & tire, didn't require any balancing weights. I still had a few 32nds before hitting the warning markers, but the tires was on sale - so I pulled the trigger early. Jumped up to an XL tire with twice the thread life of the OEM. It should also wear slower, since it's designed for a slightly heavier vehicle.