13IS250C Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I've been driving for 44 years and never had a flat tire. Yesterday I was driving home about 70ish and hit something with the front tire that threw it up and I ran over it with the back tire. Whatever it was made a horrible clanking sound. I don't see any damage on the body, but will look underneath it when it warms up some. Put about a 1/2 in diameter hole in my tire. Car handled great. I was pleased. I saw the tire light come on immediatly and let off the gas. I got in the right lane and coasted to the shoulder. She got a little squirlly on me, but nothing hard to handle. All said, AAA came and put on the spare and I got my tire fixed today for $17. I was really very lucky. No damage to my wheel at all. Once again, I'm so pleased with the quality of my Lexus. I don't know if a lesser car would have handled so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Most importantly, you safely brought the car to side of road. Fortunately most new cars would handle situation in a similar fashion when equipped with common safety features these days (including stability control and tire pressure monitoring systems). Glad to hear everything is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13IS250C Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks! The thing I'm the happiest about is that I didn't damage my wheel. I'm sure that wouldn't be a cheap replacement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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