It happened. Flat tire. No spare.

Happened with our BMW i3-REx on a summer afternoon in town. I had to wait 3 hours for the BMW ordered tow truck to arrive and the BMW service center stayed open 30 minutes to mount a new tire (old one, sidewall gouged.) Now I carry the Prius Prime spare behind the driver seat all the time.

Bob Wilson

 

I got TWO flats within 2 months of each other!! STRONGLY recommend flatbed tow to America's Tire (or called Discount Tire in some parts of the country). I have the Advanced which has the Emergency Button you push, and the operator comes on and arranges everything, even police, if needed. You don't want to go to Toyota dealer since, like my dealer, they don't stock the tire!!!
I did buy the "donut spare" (new) that was used for previous Prii (the correct wheel and tire sizes have been posted somewhere on this forum by some very nice people); I got them at America's Tire (took couple of days, around $300+, new). I keep at home, unless going on a long trip
Good luck!!

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How are you all getting flat tires so much? I’ve owned 3 Prius’s, none of which ever got a flat.

 

No spare = no sale. Then maybe they'll wake up.

 

Will a full

Will a full size spare fit behind the drivers seat? Or you talking about a donut spare? And where's the best place to buy a spare?

 

Flats have not been eliminated, someone will get them. You are one of the lucky ones, while the sampling in this thread (a very small fraction of active Prime owners here) are the unlucky ones.

In the past five years, I've had two flats in my regular Prius (small nail, giant bolt, both tires not repairable) and two in my Forester (screw, sharp flake of chipseal rock, both repaired). That is a higher rate than my long term average, but not statistically unreasonable.

 

I've had two occasions where my tire had an embedded nail/screw that was found during rotation at a regular service interval. In both cases the location was too close to the edge, which required replacement - the shop would not fix it. No flat occurred, but unbeknownst to me I was rolling around on a ticking bomb. Otherwise, I've never had a flat either.

 

I've had several flats over the decades including two on motorcycles, but not many. Only one blowout. That's the only one that wasn't pluggable. I plug and inflate on the spot now. Easier than changing the tire. If it's on the sidewall, but the tire isn't shredded, I'd still plug it and drive it to a tire store right away.

But on a long trip, I carry a spare. No fun wondering when a tow truck will arrive, and really no fun paying for it.

 

So far so good. No flat on my Prime. I do have full size spare, but I usually do not keep it in the car. Most of my driving is within 20 miles of home, so if flat happens, call to home to have it delivered to the site works. I also have AAA.

 

What’s the next best thing if someone doesn’t have AAA?

 

AA?

 

I was thinking along the lines of Toyota roadside assistance

 

That would be C- The closest Toyota dealer is 60 miles away from my home.

 

Ouch

 

donut on the rear deck. glazed.

 

You don't need to keep it on the deck. There are Dunkin Donuts every two blocks.