Nailed It - 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe Long-Term Road Test

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edited April 2015 in Jaguar
imageNailed It - 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe Long-Term Road Test

Our 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe had a flat tire for the second time in as many months. We took it to Stokes Tire Service for a quick patch.

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  • yellowbalyellowbal Member Posts: 234
    The other cost is losing the speed rating of the tire. Now you'll need to treat the tire as non-speed rated and drive below 85mph.
  • tatermctatumstatermctatums Member Posts: 107
    Especially since there are now 2 patches on that one tire.
  • s197gts197gt Member Posts: 486
    edited April 2015
    actually it depends on the tire manufacturer. a list of their policies is here:

    http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=225

    looks like they are pirelli tires (www.pirelli.com visible in photo). oddly enough it appears that repair of v-rated tires and above is not recommended by pirelli; according to tirerack.com
    yellowbal said:

    The other cost is losing the speed rating of the tire. Now you'll need to treat the tire as non-speed rated and drive below 85mph.

  • bankerdannybankerdanny Member Posts: 1,021
    yellowbal said:

    The other cost is losing the speed rating of the tire. Now you'll need to treat the tire as non-speed rated and drive below 85mph.

    Which they should be doing in their area anyway patch or not.

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