You may not have noticed that the tire was going flat. The first inclination you have is that there is a thumping noise, corresponding with a jerking of the steering wheel, as you drive. You don’t want to keep driving on that flat tire. If there’s any chance of saving the tire, continuing to drive on the flat tire, while not a safe idea in terms of maintaining control of the vehicle, will

With the unexpectedly early arrival of really cold weather, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on your tires. Many cars have aluminum alloy wheels these days. Cold weather can cause leaks when tires are matched with aluminum wheels. On the one hand, cold weather hardens the rubber in tires. Additionally, the pressure inside the tire is reduced by the cold. The result is a potential leak. You may have

You’re driving down the road listening to the radio and thinking about what you need to buy at the store when, suddenly, you hear a thump, thump, thump sound and the steering wheel starts jerking in your hands. For a split second, you think to yourself, “What the heck is that?” Then it dawns on you, “For crying out loud, I have a flat tire.”Of course, this scenario assumes you haven’t