I haven't even made the first payment on my car yet, and I already have to pay $470 to replace one rear tire because of a nail on the inside
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08-12-2009, 08:52 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Potenza tires make nails expensive!
I haven't even made the first payment on my car yet, and I already have to pay $470 to replace one rear tire because of a nail on the inside wall of my tire.
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08-12-2009, 10:21 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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Talk about unlucky. I had another puncture in the same tire about 3 weeks later and to my amazement the object that caused it went through the plug from the original puncture. The chances of that are a million to one. However, you could say I was lucky in this case as I didn't have another hole in my tire.
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08-12-2009, 10:33 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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can't patch a side wall....lol
only if the thread gets a nail/screw/etc, it can be patched. they take a grinder to the inner part of the tire, glue on a patch...done. |
08-12-2009, 10:42 PM | #11 (permalink) | |
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08-12-2009, 10:44 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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I would guess that the tire was on the right rear? One easy way to get a nail is going off on the shoulder to get around someone making a left turn. The nails all wind up there with the rest of the road debris.
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08-12-2009, 10:58 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Good grief.....how much will a repair be on my RE-11's? I need tires like Speed Racer had.....you never saw him on the side of the road with the jack out!
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