Ladies: Can you change car tyres?  

I know how it works in theory. But in all the years that I am driving cars it never happened to me that I had to change a tire. I just got an offer here for a free course on what to do in emergency for women who drive. There they change tires just for teaching it. I was considering taking this course.
I have a driver`s license since 1969 and it never happened to me that I had to change a tire, but I always bought good tires and I do get them checked and I have a set of summer and a set of winter tires. The bi annual change I have done at a garage. So maybe that I never have changed I tire has something to do with the good work of the garage.

That is one of the things my dad showed me how to do when I became old enough to understand how to use tools. Being the independant person that I am, I like to do my own car repairs if I can, instead of relying on someone else to do it for me.

Although I think when someone stops when they see a person having car troubles, they are doing so out of common curteousy. Cause sometimes some people really do need the extra help.

I think even if women drivers know the theory about how to change tyres, the biggest challenge to them is to be able to screw and unscrew the nuts that hold the tyre to the axle. They usually need to be so tightly screwed (for safety reasons) that women do not have enough strength to take them out and put them back tightly.

I can change a tire if I have to but I prefer not to.

When the men want to help the ladies, it is not appreciated. Can a woman change a tire? Sure. Do most women need to do it to prove who they are? No. I will say this if the lug nuts have been tightened with an air wrench, they can be very difficult to get off. Because of this fact, I am sure there are cases where some women and even some men may not be able to get them loose. That's OK. Physical strength does not determine the quality of the person.

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I can change a tire if I have to, although I prefer not to. If someone offers to do it for me, I don't mind letting them. I know that I can do it, and I don't feel that I need to prove myself to others.

I changed my own tires many times when I was a teenager driving a ratty old car, and every time I did it men would stop and try to help me. I just explained that although I appreciated the offer this was something that I needed to practice doing myself because what would I do if I were out in the country somewhere and a guy did not come along? Some of the men thought this was pretty funny and went away laughing. Some went away mad. But I would not let any of them touch my tire. Even though I was a skinny little kid I had no trouble doing this kind of work, so if I had to, I'm sure I could do it now, too. However, the way things are in the world are now, it is probably safer to call the auto club and let them do it, and at this stage of life, I would just as soon they did. However, cell phones had not been invented yet when I got my first car, and in those times it was a good idea for country girls to know how to fix things on their own cars.

Hi there. Many men who said that, are wrong... I can drive and change my own tyre... My dad taught us to change tyres, check oil and water all the basics... Ive only had to change a tyre 2 times since...