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Now I hope I'm not the only one that has an emergency box in their truck/somewhere in their car, that is full of crap just in case of an emergency. I was looking at it the other day though and was wondering if actually really needed almost any of it.  I have a can of fix-a-flat, some road flares, a blanket, I think a tow rope, a cross style lug wrench, and probably some other crap too. What do you guys think the bare minimum a person should have is if any at all? Also, what do you guys lug around just in case something royally bad happens. |
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« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2008, 07:47:58 PM » |
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add water and non perishable food... Also remove the fix a flat, that stuff is junk. get some tire patches instead, along with a cigarette lighter powered air compressor.  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2008, 08:04:50 PM » |
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Any specific type of tire patch you recommend?
Also, have you had bad experience with fix a flat, or do you just cans that contain foam?
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« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2008, 08:24:52 PM » |
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Any specific type of tire patch you recommend?
Also, have you had bad experience with fix a flat, or do you just cans that contain foam?
Go into any Advance Auto and get the regular tire plug stuff, it looks like a twizzler, just smaller. And comes with a needle like thing that you poke it into your tire with. When I worked at Advance I saw so many people try to use that stuff. It never worked right, and usually ended up just making a huge, sticky mess. |
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« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2008, 09:06:54 PM » |
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Any specific type of tire patch you recommend?
Also, have you had bad experience with fix a flat, or do you just cans that contain foam?
Go into any Advance Auto and get the regular tire plug stuff, it looks like a twizzler, just smaller. And comes with a needle like thing that you poke it into your tire with. When I worked at Advance I saw so many people try to use that stuff. It never worked right, and usually ended up just making a huge, sticky mess. WOW! I learned something tonight. Im tossing that shit that is in my trunk. Thanks Garret. The stuff that looks like twizzlers? I'll have a look tomorrow. Basically, in the six all I have is a cell phone with my favorite towing company in memory. The TT has some odd and ends, but, in a major problem, plan A ... towing company. |
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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2008, 09:46:56 PM » |
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WOW!
I learned something tonight. Im tossing that shit that is in my trunk. Thanks Garret.
The stuff that looks like twizzlers? I'll have a look tomorrow.
Basically, in the six all I have is a cell phone with my favorite towing company in memory. The TT has some odd and ends, but, in a major problem, plan A ... towing company.
Yeah but isn't a towing company a hell of a lot more expensive than carrying some assorted emergency gear? The classic scenario being, what if you get TWO flat tires? Sure you might have a spare, but what are you going to do with the other one? |
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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2008, 10:11:07 PM » |
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fat chance if you get 2 flats. AND you live in Chicagoland area... so you're honestly never a short walk from a place that can fix a tire or two.
and get AAA, you get stuff at discount. And you get free towing up to 100 miles per every incident. I think it's only like $30/year too.
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« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2008, 11:00:30 PM » |
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To put it in perspective, Tomas has a point.
The proble I have, midwesterners s that in the winter, You cannot be changing tires at imtes in the winter. Like tonight. Its ZERO degrees. Thats not including the wind chill.
Fuck, I cannot imagine what clutch does when he gets a flat. Drives on rims?
Frankly, I do not have a spare in the BMW. It just does not get driven that much, so, I get a flat, NOW, I dont use the fix a flat shit, I call AAA.
In the TT. If something happens Ican change the tire and get some where safe to call a towing service. If I get stuck away from a convenient place, I have a blanket and I sit and wait. Its COLD here in the winter.
Other than that, preventetive maintainance is the key. Think ahead. I do have a first aid kit in the car, but, thats about it.
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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2008, 11:25:01 PM » |
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bunch O' tools and zip ties.
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« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2008, 11:59:05 PM » |
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bunch O' tools and zip ties.
And some chewing gum. McGyver style. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2008, 06:59:48 AM » |
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bunch O' tools and zip ties.
And some chewing gum. McGyver style. got gum in the door pocket... and electrical tape. |
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