Am I Being Paranoid?
#11
10-30-2007, 01:46 PM
Re: Am I Being Paranoid?
i dont so much think its where its patched, but how they do it. i have had two flats and my ford tec of a boyfriend will not let me get the tire repaired at the ford dealership, becuase they patch it from the outside. the proper and safetst way is to patch from the inside. when i had my first one done i took it to a local tire shop and they did not charge me anything, but the second time, we went to sear, its where my boyfriend recomends, but they did charge us something like $15.
#12
10-30-2007, 02:42 PM
Re: Am I Being Paranoid?
I was surprized how easy it is to do a "on car" repair for a small nail hole.
You can even do it yourself.
Plugs kits are like $2 or $3 bucks. Can get them at Wal-Mart or any auto parts store. I carry one with me now in my glove box. This, plus a 12v compresssor will fix 90% of all flat tires on the road, and in less time than it takes to remove a tire and put on the spare
#13
10-30-2007, 04:05 PM
Re: Am I Being Paranoid?
I would avoid the chapest oils. But you get what you pay for.
Pay for cheap oil, and be bothered changing it out every 3,000 to 5,000 miles. Or buy expensive, full synthetic oil, and change it out every 15,000 miles. I pour in Mobil 1 which costs about $5.79 a quart, but lasts 15,000 miles, so I pay for fewer filters, and spend less time at it.
-John
Pay for cheap oil, and be bothered changing it out every 3,000 to 5,000 miles. Or buy expensive, full synthetic oil, and change it out every 15,000 miles. I pour in Mobil 1 which costs about $5.79 a quart, but lasts 15,000 miles, so I pay for fewer filters, and spend less time at it.
-John
#14
10-30-2007, 04:26 PM
Re: Am I Being Paranoid?
GaryG
#15
10-30-2007, 04:51 PM
Re: Am I Being Paranoid?
If you goto Walmart, you can add tire insurance to your tires for almost nothing, as long as there is a certain amount of tread on them.
They fix, balance, rotate as often as you want at no cost.
From one nail magnet to another.
They fix, balance, rotate as often as you want at no cost.
From one nail magnet to another.
#16
10-30-2007, 08:18 PM
Re: Am I Being Paranoid?
Thanks, gang. Knew I'd get straight shooting from the folks here!
Re: Am I Being Paranoid?
#19
10-31-2007, 08:17 AM
Re: Am I Being Paranoid?
Since you live in SA, you might want to look up a Dixie Tire, they patch tires free. And they will have the correct replacement tires available.
#20
10-31-2007, 08:30 AM
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Good tip, Mark! I will check them out. This latest puncture is the first to not trigger my TPMS--it's a very slow leak, though it'd become a real quick one once the nailhead wore off! Hehe...
