New car. 60 miles. First AA call out.
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Bought a brand new car yesterday - a nice, sensible Mégane daily driver.
This morning the car was parked on the driveway and overnight, the right rear tyre had gone flat.
I live in a very quiet area where there are lots of 10 plate cars so I don't think it's jealousy (not that a Mégane is much to be jealous of but still...)
I don't yet know if it was a nail or a slow puncture although I couldn't see anything this morning.
Upshot is that the £400 shed that never let me down has gone... and the brand new replacement made me late for work on its first day.
This morning the car was parked on the driveway and overnight, the right rear tyre had gone flat.
I live in a very quiet area where there are lots of 10 plate cars so I don't think it's jealousy (not that a Mégane is much to be jealous of but still...)
I don't yet know if it was a nail or a slow puncture although I couldn't see anything this morning.
Upshot is that the £400 shed that never let me down has gone... and the brand new replacement made me late for work on its first day.
DavidHM said:
Bought a brand new car yesterday - a nice, sensible Mégane daily driver.
This morning the car was parked on the driveway and overnight, the right rear tyre had gone flat.
I live in a very quiet area where there are lots of 10 plate cars so I don't think it's jealousy (not that a Mégane is much to be jealous of but still...)
I don't yet know if it was a nail or a slow puncture although I couldn't see anything this morning.
Upshot is that the £400 shed that never let me down has gone... and the brand new replacement made me late for work on its first day.
I don't suppose you tried pumping it up? Might just be kids letting air out of the valve.This morning the car was parked on the driveway and overnight, the right rear tyre had gone flat.
I live in a very quiet area where there are lots of 10 plate cars so I don't think it's jealousy (not that a Mégane is much to be jealous of but still...)
I don't yet know if it was a nail or a slow puncture although I couldn't see anything this morning.
Upshot is that the £400 shed that never let me down has gone... and the brand new replacement made me late for work on its first day.
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1. I know it's not the car's fault but the irony is still strong.
2. I have AA membership and managed to get a lift in and call from work so I'll be able to get home and back to the tyre place for a puncture repair/new tyre by close of business. I could change the wheel but it was much more convenient not to.
2. I have AA membership and managed to get a lift in and call from work so I'll be able to get home and back to the tyre place for a puncture repair/new tyre by close of business. I could change the wheel but it was much more convenient not to.
BlueMR2 said:
RobCrezz said:
1) Just because you got a puncture on your new car doesnt mean the car has "let you down"!
Exactly, it let itself down:lol:.If you dont like the odd problem then a renault was probably not the best choice for you.
Giving benefit of the doubt to the OP, there seems to be a growing trend for modern cars to have no spare (Do Renaults? I have no idea) and just pumping a tyre up for it to go flat again 10 miles down the road isn't going to be ideal. That said, not sure what else the AA could do about it.
Gad-Westy said:
Giving benefit of the doubt to the OP, there seems to be a growing trend for modern cars to have no spare (Do Renaults? I have no idea) and just pumping a tyre up for it to go flat again 10 miles down the road isn't going to be ideal. That said, not sure what else the AA could do about it.
To be fair, they usually come with a can of el-squirto to seal it and pump it back up.I can understand the OP not wanting to use one of those when it's not an emergency. However if the car does have a spare then it's a 5 minute job, and the OP is indeed a girl
Funny isn't it, I've got full breakdown cover but wouldn't even consider calling them to change a wheel, it'll only take 10 minutes - max! Horses for courses I suppose.
Don't some breakdown firms have a 'only come out once for the same problem in a 12 month period' policy?
Don't some breakdown firms have a 'only come out once for the same problem in a 12 month period' policy?
Edited by Fastra on Tuesday 3rd August 12:12
The Wookie said:
Gad-Westy said:
Giving benefit of the doubt to the OP, there seems to be a growing trend for modern cars to have no spare (Do Renaults? I have no idea) and just pumping a tyre up for it to go flat again 10 miles down the road isn't going to be ideal. That said, not sure what else the AA could do about it.
To be fair, they usually come with a can of el-squirto to seal it and pump it back up.
ks. First things first. You bought a Renault as a "reliable daily driver"... Oh dear.
Secondly, it's a puncture. It takes 5 minutes maximum to change it yourself and you called out the AA? You do realise this is a site called Pistonheads, so what sort of reaction do you think you're going to get?
If you'd had a real problem, then you'd get some sympathy, but a flat tyre that you didn't even change yourself? Come on man, that is nothing other than mildly annoying.
Secondly, it's a puncture. It takes 5 minutes maximum to change it yourself and you called out the AA? You do realise this is a site called Pistonheads, so what sort of reaction do you think you're going to get?
If you'd had a real problem, then you'd get some sympathy, but a flat tyre that you didn't even change yourself? Come on man, that is nothing other than mildly annoying.
The Hitman said:
IforB said:
First things first. You bought a Renault as a "reliable daily driver"... Oh dear.
I had a renault as a daily driver for 4 years, and not one problem except for a punture from a stone which ripped through the tyre wall on my michelin. Do you consider that unreliable?Gassing Station | General Gassing [Archive] | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff