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Here is an Ex-Spurt in action...I'll never forget that insurance company commercial where Mom is worried about her strapping, tall 16 year old son and his buddy getting stranded with a flat tire.
It was sad commentary on the state of American masculinity.
Here's a plan, mom. Teach the damn kid how to change a tire. Der.
Forget the old bumper jack; I can't even imagine trying to jack up a "uni-body" car with a bumper jack - if you can find a bumper, which you probably can't.
I'll never forget that insurance company commercial where Mom is worried about her strapping, tall 16 year old son and his buddy getting stranded with a flat tire.
It was sad commentary on the state of American masculinity.
Here's a plan, mom. Teach the damn kid how to change a tire. Der.
It's not a simple question any more. Not all cars have spare tires. Some cars have run-flats.
It is not simple to determine WHERE to jack a car up. Think about the damage you could do if you just randomly jacked it up somplace on the correct quadrant of the car? Forget the old bumper jack; I can't even imagine trying to jack up a "uni-body" car with a bumper jack - if you can find a bumper, which you probably can't.
Have you looked at the kit they provide to change a tire? They give you a scissors jack and a long rod that you turn to make it go up and down. I've done it, but the first time I had to do it, it was not pretty. Fortunately, I was on level pavement in daylight.
My advice is, join the Triple A (or comparable, say, Allstate insurance), and make sure your kid knows the number to call if they get a flat. Fortunately, if you run decent tires the chances of getting a flat are slim.
I think the key is motivation to WANT to know how. When both my kids left home I went through how to change their tire on their cars. I'd bet neither one of them remembers. My wife once popped her tire on one of those spike strips so I drove out and changed it and I explained every thing I was doing. There isn't a chance she could do it now. My Dad never taught me but I don't like relying on other people so I taught myself.My 17 year old daughter knows how. And she practices!
Widowmaker bumper jack.
Widowmaker bumper jack.
Many new cars don't come with a spare. Most won't, soon enough.I'll never forget that insurance company commercial where Mom is worried about her strapping, tall 16 year old son and his buddy getting stranded with a flat tire.
It was sad commentary on the state of American masculinity.
Here's a plan, mom. Teach the damn kid how to change a tire. Der.
Widow makers.
Not man enough to grapple them t-post out of the ground?I have one, mostly use it for pulling t-posts out of the ground.
I make sure to buy one because I don't like riding on donuts just eating them.Many new cars don't come with a spare. Most won't, soon enough.
The.new cars don't even come with donuts. They come with 3 years of roadside assistance, then you're on your own.I make sure to buy one because I don't like riding on donuts just eating them.
