Curious; Did you have any warning from TPMS? You were lucky you weren't on some deserted highway on your way to Rt #66 (or wherever on vacation), so you were able get assistance. Since this event could not have been taken care of temporarily with the can of goo, and inflater, you were also lucky Porsche provides roadside assistance, (which expires after 4 yr. from date of purchase). Now you get to wait it out driving another car while Porsche tries get a replacement (or 2), but good luck since the tires for this car are in short supply or not available.

Would it not have been better if you could have jacked up you car on the spot, put on a spare tire like Porsche provides in other countries to Cayman owners (but not as an option for US Cayman owners), put the flat in a plastic cover, put it in the front seat or in the hatch area held down with a tie down (since the flat fits nowhere else), or leave it at Walgreens for pickup later, and then be on your way??

Here is what is available outside the US.





For a solution to the problem of no spare, please search this forum for getting a spare (either inflatable or old Boxster doughnut type spares).

I myself have one of each, (currently carrying the inflatable spare), and have emailed numerous Porsche places around the world for a cover to match the one in the photos (to no avail).

Don't you just love the answers to the question "Why doesn't Porsche provide a spare?" 1. Saves weight so improves the cars performance 2. You have a can of goo and an inflater, so no spare necassary 3. You have roadside assistance 4. It saves space so deleted on that basis 4. No space for flat so why have a spare? At BMW you get 5. But you have run flats, so no spare needed. (assumes blowouts never happen with run flats)

All true statements, to a degree I suppose, but now you are where you are now. I would rather have a spare.