Forget jacks, spares, air checks and best of all punctures -- an American company has announced it is planning to sell airless tires from the beginning of next year.
According to Fox News, all-terrain vehicle manufacturer Polaris have announced they will put a consumer airless tire into production by early 2014.
"The tire works very similar to a bicycle wheel, where the load is carried in tension across the top of the wheel," Polaris spokesman Jason Difuccia told the broadcaster.
"The bottom of the wheel is designed to give in to obstacles like rocks, curbs, and other terrain."
A web of honeycomb-shaped plastic makes up the tire's centre which is surrounded by a rubber tread band and held on by an inner steel core.
They allow heat to dissipate -- something not possible with solid rubber tires which are also hazardous if a bit of the tire is chipped off. They are also designed to let shrapnel pass through.
As well as helping motorists avoid the misery of the tire change, Polaris claim the tires provide smoother journeys over rough terrain and are quieter than their air-filled rivals.
"There is nowhere for the sound to pool, so there's no humming or drumming like there is with a standard pneumatic tire," Polaris business development representative Joaquin Salas said.
The firm claims they've put the invention through 'military grade testing'.
The tires have withstood gunshots and have been driven on for hundreds of hours and over 5,000 miles.