Japanic
asks
you know what sucks? Blowing a tire as you pull out of your driveway. You know what sucks more? Having the spare go flat 30 minutes later
would rather blow a tire in my driveway than at 50 mph on the road.
Japanic
says
this is a good point
Fat Boy
has
actually had good luck with mechanical problems waiting until I was at or close to home 
SoLoPo
has
too. I got all the way back to Bloomfield from a 'there-and-back-again' trip to Albuquerque when my transmission decided it could put no longer.
putt*
Fat Boy
thinks
that's a real Godsend, on a repair like that!
agrees!