Flat tires can be extremely frustrating; one little hole can immobilize your vehicle and cost money you weren’t planning on spending. Even if you bought a protection plan when you purchased your tires ...

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Automakers would dearly love to shed the weight, cost and bulk of full-sized or mini spare tires, and it's starting to look like they've found a preferred alternative: tire repair kits. According to ...

In this episode, I discuss the Tesla car wash, tire repair kit, and Rimpro-Tec wheel bands to protect your rims. I address common questions about maintaining my Model 3, including recommended cleaning ...

It’s essential for every driver to have a tire repair kit. You never know when you might encounter a flat tire, regardless if you’re on a long drive or simply commuting to work. A tire repair kit ...

Fixing a flat tire is never fun, but you can make the experience even worse than usual by not keeping the right tools on hand to tackle the task. Obviously, investing in a top-notch car jack — or, ...

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Tire punctures and bad weather are pretty much a nightmare when combined. Pulling out the spare wheel, getting you hands dirty, agonize while struggling to unscrew the wheel’s bolts and doing all of ...

Flat tires are just a part of life. They happen all the time, including the time when my Mk7 Volkswagen Golf R picked up five punctures in the span of what felt like two weeks, but was actually 6 ...