First blown tire
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07-21-2003, 04:22 PM
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First blown tire
Well, 600 miles on the car and I blew a tire already. I hit a pothole going about 10mph. It was a nasty pothole. Scared the crap out of me. Anyway after driving a bit not finding anything wrong I kept going. Alignment was still good and didn't seem to be flat. I switched lanes on the highway and it made a really loud thumping when hitting the lane divider bumps. I pulled over to find out the tire was dead flat. The car literally drove perfectly fine, didn't pull or make any noise with a FLAT tire. This worries me for future issues. The pothole cut a gouge in the sidewall.
NOW the pricing for anyone curious. Discount Tire had the best price. For the front tire it was $271.99 including mounting and balancing for a direct replacement. Do NOT go to the dealership for a replacement. I called them first and they wanted $365 for a tire. That does not include mounting and balancing. It was over $400 for that. Tirerack sells them for $258. But then add shipping, mounting and balancing and it'll be more than Discount. Just a heads up for everyone.
NOW the pricing for anyone curious. Discount Tire had the best price. For the front tire it was $271.99 including mounting and balancing for a direct replacement. Do NOT go to the dealership for a replacement. I called them first and they wanted $365 for a tire. That does not include mounting and balancing. It was over $400 for that. Tirerack sells them for $258. But then add shipping, mounting and balancing and it'll be more than Discount. Just a heads up for everyone.
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07-21-2003, 05:30 PM
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07-22-2003, 02:29 PM
Re: First blown tire
Damn those tires are expensive! I was hoping they would be cheaper than that, but I guess not.
Between my two cars, if I had to replace all tires on both, it would cost me $3,000!!! [img]/w3timages/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
2003 G35C, 6MT, DG/G, Aero/Nav/Premium
2002 Corvette Z06, Electron Blue/Black
Between my two cars, if I had to replace all tires on both, it would cost me $3,000!!! [img]/w3timages/icons/shocked.gif[/img]
2003 G35C, 6MT, DG/G, Aero/Nav/Premium
2002 Corvette Z06, Electron Blue/Black
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07-22-2003, 03:03 PM
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Re: First blown tire
Good lord that's a lotta money [img]/w3timages/icons/blush.gif[/img]
I'd rather go to Tito Frito's Alley Tires on 5th and Crenshaw next to Freddy's Chicken & Waffles in Los Angeles (hoping I make it out alive) and get mine done for 110 bucks and a bag of weed... All they require is the address of another G35 Driver in the LA Area...
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I'd rather go to Tito Frito's Alley Tires on 5th and Crenshaw next to Freddy's Chicken & Waffles in Los Angeles (hoping I make it out alive) and get mine done for 110 bucks and a bag of weed... All they require is the address of another G35 Driver in the LA Area...
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07-22-2003, 03:21 PM
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