Tire (semi) Rant
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Tire (semi) Rant
This has not been a good week.
My 2010 is a road hazard magnet. I have 6700 miles on it and I am in the process of replacing my 3rd and 4th tires.
#1 - I picked up a nail on the way home from the dealer when I got the car 2 years ago.
#2 - 2nd tire side wall layers seperated (about a year ago)
This week 3 and 4.
#3 - Pot hole cut the side wall of the tire deep enough to require replacement
#4 - While looking at #3 we discovered a nail in the shoulder of the 4th tire (not in the picture) and a deep slice down to the plies through the sidewall.
At this point, with a $900 bill for 2 tires I am thrilled I took out the Tire and Wheel coverage for the car. It has now more than paid for itself and all i have to do is deal with the stalling of the Insurance company.
I have never had an issue like this with road debris/tires before. Hope never to again
My 2010 is a road hazard magnet. I have 6700 miles on it and I am in the process of replacing my 3rd and 4th tires.
#1 - I picked up a nail on the way home from the dealer when I got the car 2 years ago.
#2 - 2nd tire side wall layers seperated (about a year ago)
This week 3 and 4.
#3 - Pot hole cut the side wall of the tire deep enough to require replacement
#4 - While looking at #3 we discovered a nail in the shoulder of the 4th tire (not in the picture) and a deep slice down to the plies through the sidewall.
At this point, with a $900 bill for 2 tires I am thrilled I took out the Tire and Wheel coverage for the car. It has now more than paid for itself and all i have to do is deal with the stalling of the Insurance company.
I have never had an issue like this with road debris/tires before. Hope never to again
Last edited by EJC; Sep 29, 2014 at 07:38 PM.
lol dang that sucks, how bad are the roads there?
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man Im sorry to hear it. I am hoping that at least statistically that you will not be in for tire drama for a long time. Thats crazy. I dropped $2300 on a set of Michelin PS2s ( 22") for my LS460 and got i a nail in one the first week. I was pissed. Luckily they tried to repair it and the patch wouldn't stick so they replaced the tire
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Your long lost FL brother? 
Yes, CT roads suck. A few years back one of my cars failed inspection because there was a chunk of a CV joint in the tire. And on my Bimmer I cracked a rim from a pot hole.
For every road hazzard you avoid, there'a another one with your name on it.
For every road hazzard you avoid, there'a another one with your name on it.
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From: New Hampshire
You missed it in the description.
I was lucky I took out the Wheel and tire coverage when I bought the car. After 4 tires it has more than paid for itself . The replacement of 2 tires at the same time thought is still a pain as is dealing with the insurance carrier.
BTW, the coverage has paid for 6 wheel refins on my wife's ES350.
I was lucky I took out the Wheel and tire coverage when I bought the car. After 4 tires it has more than paid for itself . The replacement of 2 tires at the same time thought is still a pain as is dealing with the insurance carrier.
BTW, the coverage has paid for 6 wheel refins on my wife's ES350.
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