The Tesla tires are filled with foam. I got a nail and they said it was too
close to the edge to fix but the replacement tire was readily available only
they don't come with the foam. I haven't noticed any difference in the ride.
On Monday, March 22, 2021, 9:33:59 AM CDT, Steves via EV
<ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
Remember that the Bolt also doesn’t have a spare. Remember too that EVs don’t
always use readily available tires, so if you get a flat, you could be stuck
for a few days waiting on tire delivery. Yes, they (Chevy anyway) give you an
inflator and something like fix-a-flat but it’s useless on some punctures and
gums up the inside of the rim - it will piss off the tire changer. My wife hit
road debris in the bolt and holed the sidewall. Luckily she made it home and it
went flat overnight. Sidewall puncture, so new tire, which took several days to
get.
I added a spare to my Volt as that is our long trip car. Luckily haven’t had to
deploy it yet.
-Steve
> On Mar 22, 2021, at 8:47 AM, Mark Hanson via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi Folks
> Ben My son and I rode up to Tyson’s Corner off the dc beltway 225 miles in
> the Bolt EV, stopped at a fast charger Woodstock va for insurance at Walmart
> Subway for lunch. The Bolt is 260 miles if not using the heater, about 225
> if using. The Tesla Y at 316 miles made it the 225 miles without stopping
> but was thirsty for electrons when I got home. All the controls are in weird
> places or through menus on the touch screen. They didn’t copy any
> conventional auto layout of controls. The only thing that’s in the normal
> spot is the horn. $50k turned into $55k after $1k for paint (luckily didn’t
> charge extra for the steering wheel), $1.2k for documentation (I guess that
> was the email they sent to pick it up) and $2k for sales tax. It was like
> the 3 stooges with kids just out of high school doing everything and making
> it up as they went. Got there at 1:30 and out at 4pm, took awhile to find my
> car. Ben said isn’t it the blue one on top of that tractor trailer from
> Fremont Cal? They said oh no, it’s in the back of the garage somewhere.
> After waiting another 1/2 hour, they quietly unloaded it off the top of the
> truck , forgot to put the front tag on it or the inspection sticker. I found
> the tag in the trunk by the missing spare tire (spares are optional now
> unless you get a flat). The tag just had double sided sticky tape to stick on
> the front plastic bumper. No explanation on how to operate The vehicle and
> the users manual in the glove box (after I found how to open it on the menu
> screen) was worthless, how to fasten seatbelt nonsense.
> For dealer experience and ease of use controls , Tesla gets a F and Chevy
> Bolt gets an A.
> Best regards
> Mark
>
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