I've had one on the CS and the insurance saved the expense but the delay in getting a tire and having to have the tire inspected and approved by the dealer was a bit of a pain. Not having a spare where there is no cell phone service is sort of always in the back of my mind as well. Over the last ten years I’ve averaged two flats a year on a number of different vehicles so I guess I’m due for more unless my luck changes.

Oh yeah, lack of real spare (even a donut) is a hot spot for me

I had a nail in one of my rear tires. I plugged it with a plug. I would not track it. One of my front tires got destroyed in a pothole, and had to be flatbeb home. i do not recommend the experience. I now carry a 17" spare. I put it on top of the engine in the hatch area, secured by ratchet type straps. I also lost a tire that developed an "egg" on the sidewall ue to another pot hole. All this is with 19" tires. I have purchased a set of 18", I will use them for everything until I wear the PS2 and then put R compunds for the track.

My 19" tires I am replacing at Costco, and they allready have replaced a tire with the road hazard insurance. Be carefull they order the part number for N spec tire.

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With about 500 miles, got a nail in a rear tire. Have the doughnut spare but Porsche Roadside service would not swap the tire, claiming it creates a driving hazard to have the flat tire in the car. So, had to wait FOUR HOURS for a flat-bed truck. Dealer handled the interaction with the tire-insurance company.

Technically, my flat was with my previous Boxster last fall, but what a pain. I used the goop and compressor but the goop wouldn't hold. I finally decided to drive home slowly on the flat, which ruined it. The goop did hold the next day when I tried with my home compressor but then the damage was already done. I am considering a plug kit as a minimum and am enticed by a minispare after that experience. I am glad it only happened 1 km from home on a warm night.

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1980 Honda CBX
2004 Suzuki SV1000
2006 Subaru Legacy
2002 Honda Insight

I probably just jinxed myself answering this poll, but I haven't had a flat in the CS. I do think that Porsche should have equipped the Cayman with a spare like the Cayenne has. A deflated, compacted spare that must be placed on the car and inflated in the event of a flat. It really doesn't take up that much room under the rear storage area of the Cayenne. Just my

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2007 Cayman S
2006 Cayenne S Titanium Edition
1982 944 (Amoung first shipment to come to US; number 6 off the boat)

I had one old-fashioned blowout (rear tire) a few months ago. Whatever I picked up put an almost 1/2" hole in the tire, it lost air rapidly and I had to be towed home and replace the tire. Next time I acquired a nail/slow leak in the other rear tire. That one was patched from the inside at the local tire shop. I have had my share of nails over the years, the outright unfixable flat was my first in over a decade.

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2006 Cayman S
2008 MINI S

At 250 miles I tore a hole in the sidewall of my RR michelin. TPMS warned me 5 minutes before it really went flat. I already had an extra set on the stock rims I bought to race on, so now I'm shod with BFG RE050A's and have 3 michelins in storage.