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Driving with a puncture

kan300

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Drove to work this morning in the 997 - approx 25 miles mostly 50-70 speed limits. Suspension felt a little choppy but as car had recently been in to fix PASM been stuck in sport mode I put it down to it playing up again. It got worse as I got nearer to work especially rear passenger wheel So I decided to drive it straight to OPC to get them to check it out. After I parked up I had a quick look around the car. Definitely not the PASM as you can see from picture.
 

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Surprised you didn't see the cloud of smoke in your rear view mirror and the stench of burning rubber.
 
You re lucky the rim wasn't destroyed
 
I would just like to say .. these are impressive tyres fitted .. one or 2 miles at least at high speed with no air .. pretty good going in anyones book.

My wifes kia might have made it 20 yards after a tyre let go .
 
I drove 5 miles between 40-70mph on my falkens with a big square hole in the side :eek:

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There was no smoke or rubber burning smell - no real drama and about 12 miles was done at 70mph - just a very slight increase in vibration at 70mph - so I was surprised to see damage. Pleased damage is just the tyre.
 
Very lucky the rim is ok.

Hope you didn't have to pay OPC tyre prices though!
 

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