Hey 16vs, So my 16V had been sitting for about 8 months not being moved much. The engine was started occasionally to make sure it stayed healthy. This past Wednesday, it was put back on the road. Yesterday I began having tire problems with my Bridgestone Potenza RE730s. In the morning my rear right tire went flat. Luckily I was right across the street from a tire place and they checked it out. Turned out to be fine, they suspected that the 'glue' had come lose from sitting so long. So they reglued it and adjusted pressure on all tires - they were all a bit low.
Then last night the rear left tire popped a hole on the side while on the highway doing ~60mph. Luckily I was able to exit immediately. I replaced the tire with the spare and went to where I was going. When I got back to my car after a couple of hours, the rear right tire was flat again. This left me stuck with no other donut to use. So I hopped in a cab with the flat tire and went to a tire place (this is at 4:30 am, it's great living in NYC where there is always a 24 hour place for everything). Again, they checked the tire and saw no punctures on it and again suspected a glue problem. They reglued it and filled it up and I took a cab back to my car. I was able to limp home. Today the winter wheels go on - they will be immediately checked for pressure and will be driven slowly for a couple of days since they have actually been sitting for a couple of years - but in a room temp garage. I suspect I should have been moving the car around more often and that maybe flat spots developed which started a chain reaction. What do you guys think and are there any procedures for caring for tires when they are stored or the car isn't moved for long periods? thanks, Larry 91 GTI 16V
