Drove down from Harrogate to Peterborough over the bank holiday weekend.

$hit my pants when I had a front blowout doing about 90 on the A1 but managed to keep it in a straight line somehow and stopped just before the tyre completely left the wheel :o

 

With the wide arches and big brakes on the front my space saver doesn't fit and the cans of tyre inflation foam I carry are pretty useless when the tyre is ripped to shreds!

Called the AA but as the Z comes with a spare as standard they wouldn't recover me unless I paid.

They tried to help out by sourcing a tyre but at 5pm on bank holiday saturday night it was useless.

Had to pay £280 to get towed the last 40 miles or so and couldn't order a tyre all weekend as everywhere was closed :(

 

Luckily Chunk had a spare tyre and came to my rescue!

Thanks mate, saved me another couple of days stranded there.

 

Only problem now is the tyre ripped off so badly its damaged my front bumper, wing and side skirt :(

 

I reckon that weekend away will have cost me £800 by the time I've bought a new tyre and had the paintwork done :cry:

 

Expensive lesson!

Must get some spacers made so the spare will fit or get an old 18" wheel to keep in the boot.

Nightmare Chris! Nice one to the Chunkster for helping you out though...top lad. ;)

More than welcome fella!! Just glad you didnt stuff the spaceship!

 

See yer soon bud! :D

Sorry to hear that mate..........must be gutted :(

 

Fas