Originally Posted by crossfreak
My wife ran over a large rock and killed her tire. Luckily she was about a half mile from a tire place and able to drive it in without too much damage. I'm willing to buy a different sized donut just to get the car home if it happens at a late hour. I'm sure having something that is a little off isn't going to do any damage. All car manufacturer's give you that dinky spare and most cars have traction control and stability features.
Ran over a screw myself. Didn't know it at the time, just knew I had 0 PSI in my right rear. Drove it completely flat about 2 1/2 blocks to my local gas station and filled it back up. Drove it very slowly down alleys there- less than 4 mph. Rim was fine. From what I've been told, at least by members here, is that the rim happens to be bullet-proof... well not literally, but they can take a beating and not show any signs of damage. Still recommend not doing it though... as most people would.