Low profile tires are much more susceptible to damage from potholes, but ya, I carried those donut tires for years but always called CAA when I got a flat anyway.
So you can get those “ mini me “ spares with the right bolt pattern and height for the c8 ? If you do get damage to a run flat 150 km from civilization you’re in a bit of a pickle.
Agreed but if you get a slice in one which could happen even with the thicker tread and sidewall then an actual tire would be preferable perhaps. Problem of course being the limited storage space in a c8 .
No CAA available here in the NWT it seems from their site. I would not want to have to go a couple of hundred km on the highway with that .
You would want one the same height as the original or you could do damage so again it’s where do you put it?
I have seen this before and they are a really good idea but of course it depends on the type of damage.
I bought this kit also. Bryan was is first name but can remember is avatar name. About the spare tire with 2 differents tire size is not possible
I did that on my C5...figuring I would call CAA to tow it anyway. Never had a flat in all the time I had them after that...7 or 8 years. I'll reassess the same when the factory tires on my C7 need replacing...only have 13K kms on them after 4.5 years so far. Back then run flats were double the price of conventional tires...that's the main reason I went that route. Not sure what the price differential is now.
Ouch indeeed
I remember paying $1,500 for the set of 4x all season non-run flats for the C5...mind you that was a dozen years ago...at the time a set of similar run flats was $3,000 in comparison.
You certainly pay for exclusivity. Not many mainstream vehicles utilize them . Apparently, according to GM , these tires were designed specifically for the c8 . Not many vehicles that you will pay $1,000 dollars to replace the transmission filter either. OMG what have I done!!! lol .Ouch indeeed
Hookers used to be a lot less expensive back then as well.… headers that is .Ouch indeeed
