New tires seem to be nail magnets with me. Right front was looking a little low.. sure enough a nail.. Then I just noticed the left rear... effing screw... seriously... damn irresponsible contractors.

plugs. It's your birthday nothing is suppose to miff you off today. o.k.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Uh oh, Hatts gonna be pissed

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Plain unvarnished truth is Mercedes are nail magnets.
Don't ask me why,Joe,I dunno....but ALL of my Benzes{and I've had 5}have at some points suffered tread punctures from....nails!

A plug kit,in addition to a 12V compressor I carry at all times.

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I need new tires and rotors!

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1993 300E 2.8 185k miles
2006 Mustang Convertible 4.0 Eaton Supercharged

I think the construction meltdown can be measured in the number of flats I have had to fix. I just noticed the first screw I have had in the 240Ds tire in the last six months.

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Irresponsible contractors? They just want you to stimulate the economy by buying tires.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

The contractors are paid by the tire companies, repair shops, fix-a-flat manufacturers, and roadside service agencies to leave nails and screws on the roads. That way, the tire companies will always make money selling replacement tires, as will the repair shops who sell new tires and make a profit from repairing damaged tires, so will the O'Reilly where you get that can of fix-a-flat to limp to the repair shop, and the roadside service agencies who'll replace your flat for a slight charge.

Anyone wonder why the Tweel isn't mainstream by now?



In other words...

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

Uh, WOW! I had completely forgot about that ugly thing!

Two things to stop the "tweel", well other than downright ugly and stupid looking, are cattle guards and railroad tracks.

only place I had been with construction was my friends church in plant city to voluteer for a M.S benefit dinner.

the left rear had a 1.5" sheet metal screw in it and the left front had nothing. I'll have to watch that one.


First I went to wal mart just because I know one guy there and he always takes care of me for patches. But he was off today, I found that out after waiting for 30- minutes to sign me in. So I said screw you wal mart and went to the local tire place.. waited 15 minutes and still no service.. screw you guys.. then another tire place... nothing..

so I had to drive a town over, winter haven to get my tire patched at a place that does good work. $15 and it was done in 10 minutes

Patched from the inside or plugged from the outside? I usually just plug em with that kit that has the beef jerky looking things.

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

patched from the inside. I don't like plugs

I attracted a few nails with the 300CD, not so much with any of my other vehicles. I got a nail or two in my Tacoma, but that was after a bad wind storm that blew off most the roofs in the area, so shingles were a common site in and along the roads...

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2018 Subaru Crosstrek (Mine)
2019 Subaru Outback (Wife's)
1979 300CD (sold)

For us its screws. I had one in my left rear tire last fall, got it plugged and its been fine. My dad has had it happen twice on his SD...screws both times....our van had a couple also. Why are there so many screws in the road!?

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)