It's just a flat tire. The fact that you've never changed one before doesn't make much of a difference; you know you have the required tools in your trunk, and you're vaguely familiar with the concept.

Besides, you can look up a video on YouTube from your cell phone and walk yourself through it that way. It's wonderful living in the modern world.

You climb out of the car and, leaving the driver's side door open, and you pop the trunk. You walk around to the trunk and shove aside some of the random debris and clutter so you can access your spare tire, lug wrench, and jack.

Let's do this.

Pop quiz time to see if you succeed or fail in your DIY tire-changing attempt.

What pattern should you work in when tightening lug nuts on a tire?

A clockwise circle. [[Go to Chapter 35.]]

A star pattern. [[Go to Chapter 36.]]