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      08-29-2007, 02:35 PM   #46
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Easy. First carry a good quality 12V air compressor like a MaxxPress 1000 (or MaxxPress 2000).

Because often, if you've picked up a nail, you can simply refill the tire and drive to a tire store before it goes flat.

Also, carry a tire plug kit. Its really not hard to do yourself. If that marginally literate, infrequently sober high school drop out who works at the gas station can plug a tire, guess what, you can too.


Related to the plug kit, you will ALWAYS need to also carry a sharp nosed plier to pull a nail out of a tire.

You should probably also carry a can of fix-a-flat, or green slime...but only use it as a last ditch measure (or in a tight spot, see kamakazitps post above) because it just makes a mess inside the tire and if its not cleaned up properly by a lazy mechanic, your tire will run out of balance. You're still still in a pickle if you have a blowout, then you will need a Cellular phone...but runflats are subject to blowouts too so obviously, BMW should have bothered to include a spare tire with your higher than average priced car.
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