weird coincidence?

[Philip Procter]

I don't know if this is real or just a really weird coincidence: I've
been driving for 30+ years and don't remember ever having a flat tire.
Three years ago I bought an STi and I've had a flat three times, each
about a year apart and always in the right rear tire. Two were in the
summer tires and on in a winter tire. All three were in tires in great
condition and correctly inflated. One was a clear road hazard ( a
rusty 6" long bent metal strap) but I never found anything in the
other tire's tread to pinpoint the root cause of the pressure loss.

Do wide and thin tires get that many more flats than 75 series rubber?

Why always the right rear (No, I've shuffled the rims) I can imagine
the right side is closer to the curb, I'm in the US, where we drive on
the CORRECT side of the road and more likely to end up off the
pavement, but why, then just the back?

Does anyone have any experience with aftermarket TPS systems?

2p

 

[L. Ross Raszewski]

Why always the right rear (No, I've shuffled the rims) I can imagine
the right side is closer to the curb, I'm in the US, where we drive on
the CORRECT side of the road and more likely to end up off the
pavement, but why, then just the back?

If this is the problem, it makes sense that the back wheel would get
most of the damage; since the front wheels are the ones you steer
with, they're the ones you have the most control over. Since falling
off the pavement isn't something you usually do on purpose, it
probably happens when something causes you to drift to the edge of the
pavement and then quickly correct back onto the road. The front would
respond a little before the back and get back on the pavement sooner.

 

[Blair Baucom]

My Forester blew out the right rear also from debris on the shoulder of the
interstate when I drifted over onto the shoulder. The only other car that I
had a flat on was a 1986 Honda Accord LXi that had three flats, all on
different corners. The Michelin MVX tires seem to attract punctures.

Blair

 

[Mike]

I ended up with an impact break on a Yokohama advan on my right rear
3000 miles out of the gate on a new legacy.
Won't be buying yokohama again....
Good enough service replacing the tire, just not impressed with the
tires, and the impact break was the deciding factor.
Hopefully first and only one, but worried it won't be the last.