How worried should I be????

I have just come back from the cinema with a mate of mine, and about half a mile into the drive i felt the front drivers side tyre go flat. I stopped got out and sure enough, it was really flat with no air in. There was a BP garage 300 yards ahead so I just limped there slowly on the flat and put some air in it. It went upto 30 psi no problem, and I couldnt find any nails or anything stuck in it. The other side was a bit low too so I put some air in that one too.

Now how likely is this going to happen again? Has the air simply popped out through a freak occurance or does that mean the tyre is basically damaged now??

Never have this happen before, but really dont want it to happen on the motorway doing X number of leptons we all do from time to time!

Check it again in the morning for a start.

I'd say it was pretty damn likely if it was really flat

I'd get a tyre place to check the tyre..

I've never heard of a freak occurance like this before.

Maybe some cnut let the air out while it was parked up?

But the last thing you want is for it to do it while you're giving it some..

Yeah as the otherside was really low, i thought some prick had let some air out both sides. The other side was on 15 PSI. So it wouldnt supprise me. Though I havent checked them for a couple of weeks.

So if the air gets low, can it cause the tyre wall to sag enough to have the air pop out??

Don't know mate but if you drove even abit with a totally flat tyre then i think you might need a new one anyway. The walls of your tyre should be knackered.

First thing I thought was someone has messed with your tyre - purely because in Peterborough the cinema car park is notorious for attracting thieves, vandals etc. I would never take my Supra to the cinema - think about it, they see you arrive and walk into cinema then know you'll be at least an hour and a half before you come out.

So basically, I'd have the tyre checked out mate.

Yeah it was in Lancaster, and no offence to anyone who lives there, but omg, there is a lot of dross about. So many corsa kids too. Im a student there at the uni and look like I am too so maybe ive been picked out. There arent many supras around here either. Mainly F reg Astras with dents in 3 doors and a fake Mot certificate in the glove compartment!

had a similar thing happen to me a few years back. my suzuki 1100 motorcycle dumped all its air suddenly at high speed.turned out to be a weak valve spring which was thrown by the speed of the wheel.

if both were flat it sounds like interfering pricks but if it happens again then prehaps have a tyre shop revalve it (shouldnt cost any more than a puncture repair

Sounds familiar - could be done out of jealousy.

Yeah ill get it checked and re-valved , think its the safest thing. Thanks for the help everyone!

Alloy wheels are notorious for seeping air.

Get the type refitted, they usually give the inside of the wheel a wire brushing and some sealer and refit.

It happened recently with my mrs car.

Get it checked bud driving, on a flat can wear the tyre out from the inside, i've seen the evidence.

go to kiwk fit they do a free tyre check for you. hope you get it sorted mate. fingers crossed.

I had exactly the same, ended up being the valve, it was knackered and was pissing air out!

yep - mine did the same and it was the valve. Had it changed and it fixed it. - Another test is to fill a spray bottle with 1/2 fairy liquid and 1/2 water - spray that all around the wheel and see if there are any bubble's apearing. - Do that first and that'll prove if its the valve or the alloy.

go to kiwk fit they do a free tyre check for you. hope you get it sorted mate. fingers crossed.

Don't take it to Kwak-Fat! Completely useless. They used hammer-on weights in when I asked for stick-ons. Couldn't balance the wheels right. Impossible to drive at 70. Felt like driving a space shuttle on re-entry. Argued saying it was illegal to drive at 70+ so was a safety feature!!!! Had to take it to somebody else at my cost!