I’m impressed and surprised that some folks have had so few punctures! Having had plenty of flat tyres in my time and a period where I always carried two spares (and frequently needed both), I am pleased that punctures nowadays do seem to be a much less frequent occurrence. Would I be correct in guessing that those who’ve never had punctures, never drove with tubed tyres? 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

A full size spare was the first thing I bought for my Fl2 .

Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
2007 FL2 TD4 GS (The wifes , gone after 8 great years)
2012 FL2 SD4 SPORT LE(Gone and missing it)
2015 DISCOVERY SPORT 2.2SD4 HSE (Now gone)
2014 Ford Bmax 1.0 ecoboost ( Gone but what next )
2014 Ford Focus 2.0tdci Zetec S (Gone,but what a car)
2020 Ford Fiesta ActiveX 1.0 Ecoboost
2024 Skoda Kodiaq 1.5 Tsi SEL

As down under!

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I once convinced someone that if you filled your bike inner tubes with milk as you cycled the churning action would turn the milk into cheese which as it was fairly solid would not leak if you got a puncture. He actually tried to put the milk in but couldn't find a way to do it.

J

Worms wrote:

Would I be correct in guessing that those who’ve never had punctures, never drove with tubed tyres?

Im in my 60s , have never had a car with tubed tyres but over the years have had a fair few punctures.

Had two last year on the Fiesta ST and one on FIL's Corsa. Jules

I'm under 50 and have 2 vehicles with Tubes - both my Series ones!  2014 Freelander 2 TD4 Manual Dynamic
1956/7 88" Series One Land Rover
1956/7 88" Series One Land Rover - undergoing restoration

Forget tubed tyres, who remembers crossply tyres?

In the past I was a Reliant Robin owner, and in an attempt to "improve" the handling fitted radials tipped her on her nose (less dramatic than turning over, but scary enough) twice in a week. Went immediately back to crossply tyres and it never happened again. Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner

I remember crossply, but I think my first car, Ford Escort Mk1 had radial tyres.

Still have cross plies on my mini. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

TooBlue wrote:

Worms wrote:

Would I be correct in guessing that those who’ve never had punctures, never drove with tubed tyres?

Tubed tyres have not been used in car tyres for years. I guess you are over 65.

Still a few years to go till I qualify for my pension!

The FL2 is the 6th LR product I’ve owned and I have probably had a further dozen or so as my daily-driver “company car” over the years and it is the first out of all these to not have tubes!

But, more seriously, without a never ending stock of old Land Rover inner tubes what do you use for gate hinges, tree ties, tap-washers and 101 other things where neither baler-twine or WD40 are the solution? 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

Duct tape or a large hammer  2014 Freelander 2 TD4 Manual Dynamic
1956/7 88" Series One Land Rover
1956/7 88" Series One Land Rover - undergoing restoration

sorry but ill have insist on Duct Tape being called black and nasty
A Large hammer is called a Fine adjustment tool

My father always called a large hammer an American screwdriver