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Old 07-05-19, 06:35 AM
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Default It never fails when I get new tires

Went 5+ years on OEM tires without issues. Get new tires and within a few weeks I get a flat. Good thing Costco has great warranties on tire service.


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What in the world is that, and how did it end up in your tire.
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I'm not even sure how this is possible. Two punctures from what I think is one foreign object. Bent nail maybe? I'll find out on Tuesday.
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Hey does Costco use wire brush to clean up the wheels before installing the new weights? I know Americas Tires do that and left my old wheels all scratched up.
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Hey does Costco use wire brush to clean up the wheels before installing the new weights? I know Americas Tires do that and left my old wheels all scratched up.
I didn't watch them but they did a great job. No new scratches.
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I didn't watch them but they did a great job. No new scratches.
Okay that's good to hear!
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They wouldn't fix it since it was a double puncture in the same area. New tire was ordered for me. I think I still have to pay for install though. Still better than $300+ for a new tire. Costco tire service is awesome but can be a long wait even with appointments.
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Originally Posted by praetor
I'm not even sure how this is possible. Two punctures from what I think is one foreign object. Bent nail maybe? I'll find out on Tuesday.
I worked at 4 different tire stores, amazing all the crap that gets stuck in tires, Once as we were closing up at NTW a guy drives into the shop with a porkchop bone sticking out of a sidewall.
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... with a porkchop bone sticking out of a sidewall.
LMAO! . That, I would have loved to see...
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Pork chop! LOL
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I much prefer a deeply marbled ribeye with a long, exposed rib bone myself! But, having the long bone stick out the sidewall creates some 'whack-a-whack-a-whack' noise.

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Originally Posted by bclexus
I much prefer a deeply marbled ribeye with a long, exposed rib bone myself! But, having the long bone stick out the sidewall creates some 'whack-a-whack-a-whack' noise.
Don't be planting pork chop bones in my tires! Damn I'm hungry now.
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When my tire gets in at Costco, I'm going to get that tomahawk steak now. Thanks BCLexus
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When my tire gets in at Costco, I'm going to get that tomahawk steak now. Thanks BCLexus
U getting hungry too?
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It is noon here so I'm starving.


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