Hi All,
On Friday night my wife and I were out on a cruise and I happened to pick up a large bolt in my passenger rear tire. I attempted to get home (very slow) but the bolt popped out and the tire pressure went down to 0. I tried the stupid compressor/slime but that was a total bust.
I called for a tow and no one in the Albany NY area would even touch it. I made it clear to the insurance rep that this is a VIPER and it could only be taken by a flatbed and not a tow truck. After 2.5 hours on the phone with the insurance rep and my wife calling local towing companies, I ended up driving a block away to leave my car overnight in the parking lot of a tire place. I spoke to one of the tow truck operators that my wife spoke to and he was clear that he was not going to take on the liability because he didn't think he could tow the viper without damaging the front splitter.
I returned the following morning with a host of tools and a plug kit and was able to plug the hole and get her home safely.
After returning home, I posted this on Facebook and a buddy told me that he has spare fronts and rears that I could have borrowed to get home.
So, is this going to be the norm?