So, all was going well and strong
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/EF8B4CAE-3EB2-4E63-8B02-150DB70B1A27_zpsy3vzg1ci.jpg)
Until I decided to stop here
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/D400A172-63FD-4DEE-85C1-4B738EA1A976_zps1xpi4muo.jpg)
Then tyre pressure check light came on the dash, and is stopped at the next gas station to check what was wrong. No real need for that, front left tyre was loosing air, tried to fix it, but it didnt hold the night
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/C02FBEF3-1E1A-4BC4-90DB-C35FB46D4811_zpsxwxpiqey.jpg)
obvisouly tyres were tired and old from my golf, but they were used mostly to see how the 225.40.18 would go. Plans were to change them with new if they would work on the trip. And they did. Except for this fact.
now, given this happened far away from our capital, it was hard to source another 225.40.18 tyre at the time. Luckily, mostly due to my previous trip to Romania, I had bought a space saver emergency wheel, even though the car came with just the quick repair foam kit. So at the time it was a relief I had it with me, and my trip would not be completely destroyed.
Obviously moved a healthy wheel up front, and installed the spare one at the back
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/0A12BD50-ABC0-4243-BF1E-A2497AD24998_zps0jf1cc92.jpg)
Got stance ?
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/5A6C6AA6-9B36-4190-89A0-1C24BF5991F5_zpsa5dlywmz.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/56AA0BF2-E822-4CF0-AFA7-3E3AE7FECFCF_zpsm6qqkhlu.jpg)
As a doctor, I tried to make things better, but no. At least I smiled
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/B33CCF16-3EB7-4DF6-8FC8-1FA4B5F8CF65_zpskd6jrqva.jpg)
Cleaned the injured wheel to carry it on with me
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/5171230B-6EB7-498F-A7F9-2B92CAB2A404_zpsv73x5leg.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/5157516C-5BB5-4C4D-9FBF-F80F0F1AC578_zps6bposlu0.jpg)
Me being me, car didnt lose a bit, and was fighting hard to reach private greek beaches
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/8A020150-CCC8-4655-A1F0-838648DC9C5C_zps5eyehnge.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/259AC1A7-E9F9-4828-8EAC-36B15AD6241E_zpswlofvty2.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/02C70B26-76C2-48F5-A027-62A314114887_zpspawwcede.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/F806C0AE-CB1B-49FE-9CCD-39C02C7CA1F5_zpsp5ttycsn.jpg)
Aha, spare parts I thought
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/7833C41F-AF14-46E1-97C8-2E489E0541EC_zps65y1iqio.jpg)
but no. I had to get back to Athens, via the national road, with a speed of . . . . 80km (50mph). Cruise control was good for that, but boy, did it make a 3,5 hour trip to a 6h one. An experience I will never forget. Everyone passing me by, but hey I made it
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/635DBC67-9C8C-485B-A2A5-82542F27FD82_zps6uac9p6r.jpg)
Car was fully loaded inside
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/BA79ABC5-7F7F-45CD-AEE4-1EB074CFD7CF_zpsm4ju1krx.jpg)
Gave it a quick wash and time for new rubber
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/6C03E032-108D-4A84-9CD7-C0F4E587AEAA_zpswp1ngzru.jpg)
I have always love these
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/5FF0ECBE-F8EE-4076-914D-C2C183A8ADC3_zps2lhwus9i.jpg)
Yoko parada's 225.40.18, 20th week of 2016 fresh af. Loved them from the golf, and wanted them in this one too
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/D8789963-C602-441C-94B6-48AC47271E71_zps95ihlx7p.jpg)
Installed all around
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/6FB61905-66F4-4DC7-B32C-63BD408D9686_zpskbe1iwy7.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/780A1AA6-5CE8-4FE1-947F-4D1FAEFF4F24_zpsgipbmvrv.jpg)
Gave the space saver a good clean
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/721A834B-ACB0-401D-9CCE-422464C205B8_zpsiefu19kf.jpg)
And then sealed it to protect it till next time
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/9038A6B1-8E51-46A4-8F6F-26AE0490410A_zpsi9if6dd0.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/46807EC8-953F-4041-AC7D-504ACEB14EB8_zpsbsrugnyd.jpg)
It did so well
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/4061BA51-D732-426C-A747-A1FC2627020B_zpshm80dhjq.jpg)
yeah, whatever
Cheers hope you liked it
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/156E1FF9-5296-4B1B-BB73-2817A9011365_zps7xqarlml.jpg)
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![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/EF8B4CAE-3EB2-4E63-8B02-150DB70B1A27_zpsy3vzg1ci.jpg)
Until I decided to stop here
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/D400A172-63FD-4DEE-85C1-4B738EA1A976_zps1xpi4muo.jpg)
Then tyre pressure check light came on the dash, and is stopped at the next gas station to check what was wrong. No real need for that, front left tyre was loosing air, tried to fix it, but it didnt hold the night
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/C02FBEF3-1E1A-4BC4-90DB-C35FB46D4811_zpsxwxpiqey.jpg)
obvisouly tyres were tired and old from my golf, but they were used mostly to see how the 225.40.18 would go. Plans were to change them with new if they would work on the trip. And they did. Except for this fact.
now, given this happened far away from our capital, it was hard to source another 225.40.18 tyre at the time. Luckily, mostly due to my previous trip to Romania, I had bought a space saver emergency wheel, even though the car came with just the quick repair foam kit. So at the time it was a relief I had it with me, and my trip would not be completely destroyed.
Obviously moved a healthy wheel up front, and installed the spare one at the back
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/0A12BD50-ABC0-4243-BF1E-A2497AD24998_zps0jf1cc92.jpg)
Got stance ?
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/5A6C6AA6-9B36-4190-89A0-1C24BF5991F5_zpsa5dlywmz.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/56AA0BF2-E822-4CF0-AFA7-3E3AE7FECFCF_zpsm6qqkhlu.jpg)
As a doctor, I tried to make things better, but no. At least I smiled
![Smile](https://stanceworks.com/forums/core/images/smilies/smile.png)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/B33CCF16-3EB7-4DF6-8FC8-1FA4B5F8CF65_zpskd6jrqva.jpg)
Cleaned the injured wheel to carry it on with me
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/5171230B-6EB7-498F-A7F9-2B92CAB2A404_zpsv73x5leg.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/5157516C-5BB5-4C4D-9FBF-F80F0F1AC578_zps6bposlu0.jpg)
Me being me, car didnt lose a bit, and was fighting hard to reach private greek beaches
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/8A020150-CCC8-4655-A1F0-838648DC9C5C_zps5eyehnge.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/259AC1A7-E9F9-4828-8EAC-36B15AD6241E_zpswlofvty2.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/02C70B26-76C2-48F5-A027-62A314114887_zpspawwcede.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/F806C0AE-CB1B-49FE-9CCD-39C02C7CA1F5_zpsp5ttycsn.jpg)
Aha, spare parts I thought
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/7833C41F-AF14-46E1-97C8-2E489E0541EC_zps65y1iqio.jpg)
but no. I had to get back to Athens, via the national road, with a speed of . . . . 80km (50mph). Cruise control was good for that, but boy, did it make a 3,5 hour trip to a 6h one. An experience I will never forget. Everyone passing me by, but hey I made it
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/635DBC67-9C8C-485B-A2A5-82542F27FD82_zps6uac9p6r.jpg)
Car was fully loaded inside
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/BA79ABC5-7F7F-45CD-AEE4-1EB074CFD7CF_zpsm4ju1krx.jpg)
Gave it a quick wash and time for new rubber
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/6C03E032-108D-4A84-9CD7-C0F4E587AEAA_zpswp1ngzru.jpg)
I have always love these
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/5FF0ECBE-F8EE-4076-914D-C2C183A8ADC3_zps2lhwus9i.jpg)
Yoko parada's 225.40.18, 20th week of 2016 fresh af. Loved them from the golf, and wanted them in this one too
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/D8789963-C602-441C-94B6-48AC47271E71_zps95ihlx7p.jpg)
Installed all around
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/6FB61905-66F4-4DC7-B32C-63BD408D9686_zpskbe1iwy7.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/780A1AA6-5CE8-4FE1-947F-4D1FAEFF4F24_zpsgipbmvrv.jpg)
Gave the space saver a good clean
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/721A834B-ACB0-401D-9CCE-422464C205B8_zpsiefu19kf.jpg)
And then sealed it to protect it till next time
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/9038A6B1-8E51-46A4-8F6F-26AE0490410A_zpsi9if6dd0.jpg)
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/46807EC8-953F-4041-AC7D-504ACEB14EB8_zpsbsrugnyd.jpg)
It did so well
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/4061BA51-D732-426C-A747-A1FC2627020B_zpshm80dhjq.jpg)
yeah, whatever
Cheers hope you liked it
![](http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac330/tetartoslogariasmos/AUD1ESEL/156E1FF9-5296-4B1B-BB73-2817A9011365_zps7xqarlml.jpg)
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