[O-Tag]

Since I have a car issued to me at work, I rarely drive my 2SS. Unfortunately I have only driven it for short trips around town to run errands - nothing fun yet. So I went for a short drive last night to get some food. On the way home I hear a "pop" then "thump thump thump thump" all the way home. I already know what it is. I decide I'll check the air pressure in the AM since I won't be driving it all weekend anyway. About 30 minutes later I get an email from OnStar saying my right rear tire is flat. I only have 225 miles on the odometer!

TL;DR: Flat tire at 225 miles. Hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Still love the car.

[LStick]

Had a brick bounce of the front end of my 12 hour old Silverado......
And a windshield cracked from a rock kicked up on the way home from the dealer on a new one a few years earlier.
My last Camaro had a flat at 700 miles, so you beat my personal best.
NOTHING surprises me.

Hope it all works out for you and your baby gets put back together quick !

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by O-Tag

Since I have a car issued to me at work, I rarely drive my 2SS. Unfortunately I have only driven it for short trips around town to run errands - nothing fun yet. So I went for a short drive last night to get some food. On the way home I hear a "pop" then "thump thump thump thump" all the way home. I already know what it is. I decide I'll check the air pressure in the AM since I won't be driving it all weekend anyway. About 30 minutes later I get an email from OnStar saying my right rear tire is flat. I only have 225 miles on the odometer!

TL;DR: Flat tire at 225 miles. Hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Still love the car.

Certainly sucks. If it's any consolation, when I got the 2012 ZL1 way back when, my drive home was 200-some miles, and either on the dealer lot (there was some new construction debris scattered around), or on the road, I picked up a screw...buried into the tread of my hour-old car...luckily the tire held pressure.

But the tires were still new to the market, and $450 per TIRE......6 months later, they were being sold for $280.....

[Jackass]

Originally Posted by O-Tag

Since I have a car issued to me at work, I rarely drive my 2SS. Unfortunately I have only driven it for short trips around town to run errands - nothing fun yet. So I went for a short drive last night to get some food. On the way home I hear a "pop" then "thump thump thump thump" all the way home. I already know what it is. I decide I'll check the air pressure in the AM since I won't be driving it all weekend anyway. About 30 minutes later I get an email from OnStar saying my right rear tire is flat. I only have 225 miles on the odometer!

TL;DR: Flat tire at 225 miles. Hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Still love the car.

A flat tire can happen as you drive out from the dealer lot , nothing to do with the car quality or workmanship !

[CamaroBody]

hopefully our roads start getting properly repaired and cleaned

[O-Tag]

Originally Posted by Jackass

A flat tire can happen as you drive out from the dealer lot , nothing to do with the car quality or workmanship !

Yeah I know. I have no problems with the quality of the car or the workmanship. I'm not referring to that. I'm referring to my bad luck!

[JeffMorse]

Is wrapping the car in multiple layers of bubble wrap tacky?

[fighting irish]

After purchasing my Camaro, I had to drive back to the dealer to pick up my wife's car. While on I-90 I hit a fox while going 65mph. The car had about 50 miles on it at the time. Had to clean off blood, fur, and had a little crease in the front bumper (only noticeable to me). These things happen.

I've put another 12k on without any other issues.

[O-Tag]

Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

Certainly sucks. If it's any consolation, when I got the 2012 ZL1 way back when, my drive home was 200-some miles, and either on the dealer lot (there was some new construction debris scattered around), or on the road, I picked up a screw...buried into the tread of my hour-old car...luckily the tire held pressure.

But the tires were still new to the market, and $450 per TIRE......6 months later, they were being sold for $280.....

Originally Posted by fighting irish

After purchasing my Camaro, I had to drive back to the dealer to pick up my wife's car. While on I-90 I hit a fox while going 65mph. The car had about 50 miles on it at the time. Had to clean off blood, fur, and had a little crease in the front bumper (only noticeable to me). These things happen.

I've put another 12k on without any other issues.

Those are quite the break-in procedures!

[jdasnt3]

I always pay for road hazard. It is well worth it. Had ours go flat Christmas Eve. Run flats are great!

[qnhouston]

Mine had less than 100 miles when a tire went low. I had a license plate screw in the tire. Patched (for free) and no further problems.

[Software Guy]

I used to be a mechanic for a Saab dealer and a guy picked up his new Saab and hit a deer on his way home with less than 50 miles on it... the Saab not the deer.

Top that!

[LT4Greg]

That's the breaks with driving on the streets. Get it repaired and don't worry about having problems in the future. Enjoy your Camaro!!

[Miller79]

In my Subaru Outback, I had a bad stretch where I got 6 flat tires in the span of a year and a half. Screws, nails, chunks of metal, even a rock caused these. Used to joke I had magnets in the wheels, and even went so far as to buy new wheels to clear any bad mojo. Haven't had a flat since. *knock on wood*

Also once had a Toyota Yaris (don't judge) where I had a cracked windshield replaced only to have the new one crack two weeks later.

My Camaro's been fine so far, though both passenger tires will need some air once spring hits.