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Originally Posted by 08crd
I agree with all Wanderer says about the tyre size. Also one of my main beefs is, the 245X65X17 tyre is a fairly uncommon size if you are away from the cities. This becomes a problem if you have a couple of punctures and require a replacement tyre as the only common 17" :
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Hey, you don't have to have a Commander to have experienced this problem. When I first bought my XJ Sport new in 95, I sufferered two punctures with those woeful OEM Goodyear Radial Wranglers. Faced with the prospect of having to buy 5 new tyres to continue my journey into the interior, I had the already broken spare patched up and back on the vehicle. One of the original tyres had disintegrated.
I had the help of the NRMA trying to source a tyre of the 225/75/15 in South Australia and Northern Territory.
Instead of taking the Oodnadatta Track up to Alice, I had to remain on the Stuart Highway. NRMA placed a hold on the only new Wrangler Radial 225/75/15 in the entire SA-NT region [Beaurepairs Alice]. As it turned out, another tyre I was wearing had a 4 inch nail in it and I had been losing pressure all the way on the Stuart Highway. Had to stop at roadhouses to inflate or check pressure.
Did I get any help from Chrysler customer breakdown service or even head office? Well they said "the tyre is a product of the tyre manufacturer etc....".
It killed my holiday not having tyres available of the default XJ sport size. I got plenty of blank stares from Tyre dealers in the interim, who were trying to do their best to offer a replacement tyre [even they were reluctant to do it as it would have potential stuffed the car] or recommend another tyre size all-around.
Anyhow, learned my lesson - however, the XJ's Steel rims were never a problem unlike what has been said previously here about Commander...
