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      07-16-2010, 01:36 PM   #33
cb1111
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Originally Posted by hookah66 View Post
Have you driven a flat RFT??? I have...and you don't know it is flat..why do you think you got TPS??? By the time you realize you got a flat you have already driven god knows how many miles. Unlike regular tire, on RFT's you don't have any feelings...it is the same lousy noise harsh ride whether it is inflated or deflated. Most of the tire shops will touch a rft right now..they all hate it.
Why are all your responses so hostile?

Quite simply, the majority of leaks are slow leaks. Either you come out in the AM and your TPMS is on or you're driving along and the TPMS lights up. In the first case the tire is certainly repairable. In the second instance, if your pressure is above 20lbs or so when you take it to the repairshop then your tire can be repaired.

Oh, and we're still waiting on the NHTSA cite from you that references the RFT requirement.
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