This is a flat tire. Flat tire = not good. Since we live out in the country I travel on about 5 miles of dirt/rock road. I've had about 6 of these in the last 4 months which has resulted in 3 new tires. Luckily this one was able to be patched.
There must be a special kind of physics involved when you live out in the country. My last vehicle was a Honda Accord. I never had a flat tire on that car. I had a couple nails which led to some low tires but never a flat. I also drove faster than I should have in that car on these roads. Now I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee. It must have something to do with the weight of the vehicle. It doesn't matter how fast or slow I drive I still get flats. It also doesn't help that one of the county guys likes to grate the road all of the time and it makes all of the big flint rock come up. I've had to control my need to give him the universal sign for "hello" when I drive past him.
At least I work at a car dealership and I have a tire warranty. The tire warranty covers any repairs and/or new tires if needed. Sweet! I just wish they would carry my type of tire in stock all of the time instead of taking a day to get one.
