Prevent-A-Puncture (old)

tomo1991

I got this installed a couple of weeks ago in my own car. I'm well able to change a wheel etc but I do high mileage and have been late for meetings etc on more than one occasion due to a flat tyre along the way.

A lot of these tyre solutions get bad press but I went with this one anyway due to its Dragons Den backing.

Sure enough this morning I got a puncture while out and about. The hole was instantly sealed and when I stopped I just pulled out the nail which was lodged in the tyre and drove for a few hundred yards and the tyre was sealed instantly.

Big thumbs up on a quality product from me and a must have for most as punctures can be a nuisance at the best of times!

colm_mcm

How did you know it was punctured?

tomo1991

I worked in the tyre industry for a couple of years and with installing this in the tyres I routinely check them every couple of days anyway. I'd only checked them last night but the nail got my attention today immediately when I got out of the car as it was in the drivers front wheel.

ba_barabus

Have you any link to the company or the people who work in it?

tomo1991

I don't know them personally if that's what you're asking no.

Flesh Gorden

I've seen the ads on Donedeal, €85 is bloody expensive

The wording of the ads would turn me off too:

Once preventapuncture is installed it will save you on fuel, extends tyre life by up to 30% and quality of life.

This will be installed in over 250,000 cars in next 2 yrs and the RSA could make this compulsory in next 3-4 yrs.

Save €100's throughout life of your tyres.

It wouldn't give me any peace of mind either if I was unknowingly driving around with a punctured weakened tyre, solely relying on this stuff.
Especially during a long distance motorway journey where you're not going to be checking your tyres until the end of the journey.


I used to carry around one of those emergency spray cans till somehow the thing ruptured while I was in a car park
and blew up about 30 seconds after I got it away from the car in a giant white foamy mess

So it would take one hell of a salesman to convince me to buy into prevent-a-puncture

Think I'll stick to a spare wheel and mini compressor

Tallon

tomo1991 wrote: »

I got this installed a couple of weeks ago in my own car. I'm well able to change a wheel etc but I do high mileage and have been late for meetings etc on more than one occasion due to a flat tyre along the way.

A lot of these tyre solutions get bad press but I went with this one anyway due to its Dragons Den backing.

Sure enough this morning I got a puncture while out and about. The hole was instantly sealed and when I stopped I just pulled out the nail which was lodged in the tyre and drove for a few hundred yards and the tyre was sealed instantly.

Big thumbs up on a quality product from me and a must have for most as punctures can be a nuisance at the best of times!

Christ, how many damn punctures are you getting?

Aside from smashing my alloys off a pot hole, I haven't had one in years, and I do a LOT of driving

giant_midget

Pirelli could do with this for their F1 tyres...

tomo1991

Tallon wrote: »

Christ, how many damn punctures are you getting?

Aside from smashing my alloys off a pot hole, I haven't had one in years, and I do a LOT of driving

I seem to get about 4 or 5 a year, horrible luck coupled with bad roads around where I live.

giant_midget wrote: »

Pirelli could do with this for their F1 tyres...

Ah one of the smart arses that has nothing better to do than sit on their computer making pointless comments.

giant_midget

tomo1991 wrote: »

I seem to get about 4 or 5 a year, horrible luck coupled with bad roads around where I live.



Ah one of the smart arses that has nothing better to do than sit on their computer making pointless comments.

pipe down you little chimp, i was making an obvious observation.

biko

tomo1991 wrote: »

Ah one of the smart arses that has nothing better to do than sit on their computer making pointless comments.

giant_midget wrote: »

pipe down you little chimp, i was making an obvious observation.

Don't make me put my beer down.

tin79

Now now you two. This isn't AH. Motors is actually a good forum there is no need for either of those posts IMO.

Sorry not trying to backseat mod here.

Technoprisoner

i was talking to a tyre fitter who had experience of this stuff and apparently it is not that great at doing what its suppose to

dhoun

Technoprisoner wrote: »

i was talking to a tyre fitter who had experience of this stuff and apparently it is not that great at doing what its suppose to

Well he's going to say that, isn't he?

Technoprisoner

dhoun wrote: »

Well he's going to say that, isn't he?

is he really? it was a life long friend who does other things other than fit tyres....so doesnt effect him in anyway. and its not like the company he works for is his...so again wouldnt really effect him in anyway.

colm_mcm

Wow, 4 months just for that