Flat tyre – part 3

Following on from part 2, the callout:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C6fMdSuwv/

Tesla contacted us to say that the slow leak in our tyre is due to a buckled rim.

I had hoped for some small tyre repair, costing next to nothing. So the quote for a new wheel at $1300 was a shock 😳.

As you can see in the photo, it’s buckled on the inside edge, which explains why I couldn’t find the cause when the wheel was attached to the car. I’m glad, in this case, I didn’t try and find a hole to repair on the side of the road somewhere.

My passengers now mention that they recall us hitting a large pothole, while travelling south from Cessnock to Gerringong, but we can’t recall where.

I’ll be away road tripping, so at least I get to add 2000km to the loan wheel before I return it 😉.