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Re: Handling, flexing, rattles? - Vette targa verses convertible
From: "Fred" <antispam(at)aol.com>
Subject: Re: Handling, flexing, rattles? - Vette targa verses convertible
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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:37:49 GMT
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Thanks for the info!
<< Tire noise is the worst thing I can think of on the C5... I now have a
set of non runflats that I run on trips...>>
Non-runflats.... ok, what do you do if you get a flat? Just curious. Since
I am new to Corvettes, the whole concept of not having a spare tire seems
quite odd to me. By the way, how long have Corvettes been manufactured
without spare tires? What year did they start the non-spare tire set-up?
Have you ever heard of anyone adding some type of a baby-donut spare into
the back of their modern Corvettes? I realize that there is basically no
space for a spare... but... getting a flat is part of driving, there needs
to be some way of safely driving the car to a tire shop if the tire should
go down. I do a lot of long distance driving in the backwoods... getting
totally stranded in the middle of nowhere is something I wish to avoid at
all costs... getting a flat is not too uncommon.
I am familiar with riding motorcycles... of course, on a bike, you do not
carry a spare wheel / tire... but I used to carry a quick patch kit with
some compressed air canisters, at least with this set up there is a chance
(even if small) that you could get the vehicle rolling again after a
puncture as opposed to being totally stranded in the middle of nowhere.
I`ve been lucky with the bike, never got a flat... but I have gotten several
flats with my cars and was very glad in every case that I had a good
properly inflated spare tire in the trunk. Yes, I am one of those
meticulous semi-neurotic characters that checks his spare tire pressure
everytime the regular tire pressure is checked. I once got two flats in one
trip. Fortunately the second flat occurred after the first flat was
repaired so my spare was still handy. It happens.
Does there exist a proper temporary "donut" spare tire for the C5 Corvette?
I would think that Chevy dealers would have such a thing on hand merely as a
tool for moving the car around in the case of a bad blow-out. I would guess
that new Vette tires might not always be in stock in all locations at all
times.
Would love to hear comments regarding this issue. When I was eyeballing a
C5 for the first time at the dealer not too long ago, I spent quite a bit of
time trying to find the spare... the salesperson probably had a good chuckle
before he explained the whole run-flat thing to me.
From: "Dad" <knockers(at)fish.net>
Subject: Re: Handling, flexing, rattles? - Vette targa verses convertible
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:44:40 -0400
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"Fred" <antispam(at)aol.com> wrote in message
news:h2BJc.37734$_b.15081405(at)news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> Thanks for the info!
>
> << Tire noise is the worst thing I can think of on the C5... I now have a
> set of non runflats that I run on trips...>>
>
> Non-runflats.... ok, what do you do if you get a flat?
Same thing they do with the Z06 that does not have runflats, a small air
compressor and a repair kit.
>
> Does there exist a proper temporary "donut" spare tire for the C5
Corvette?
No. Although there may be one from the C4 that you could get the right
diameter for the rear. I`ll take my chances on the flat as opposed to having
a 20 pound missile in back of me.
> Would love to hear comments regarding this issue. When I was eyeballing a
> C5 for the first time at the dealer not too long ago, I spent quite a bit
of
> time trying to find the spare... the salesperson probably had a good
chuckle
> before he explained the whole run-flat thing to me.
>
I picked up a nail once, plugged it and replaced the tire about 500 miles
later. It was worn out by then and I went to the conventional radials then
as an extra set of wheels and tires.
--
Dad
04 C5 CE Z51
72 Shark Black/Black/4spd
From: Bob I <BobI(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Handling, flexing, rattles? - Vette targa verses convertible
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 19:26:51 -0500
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Fred wrote:
> Thanks for the info!
>
> << Tire noise is the worst thing I can think of on the C5... I now have a
> set of non runflats that I run on trips...>>
>
> Non-runflats.... ok, what do you do if you get a flat? Just curious. Since
> I am new to Corvettes, the whole concept of not having a spare tire seems
> quite odd to me. By the way, how long have Corvettes been manufactured
> without spare tires? What year did they start the non-spare tire set-up?
In 1995 there was a Spare tire delete option. -$100.
Our `95 is one of them, and all the hardware that would hold/cover the
spare is non-existant. From the rear you have a nice view of the dual 3
inch pipes coming back to the resonators.
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