Venting - slashed tire
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I am SO PISSED right now!!! I just got in my car after running some errands and my yellow tire pressure light was on. I drove my 8 home (less than a mile) and my rear tire was completely flat! I tried to fill it up with the repair kit, then realized that there was about a half-inch gash in the sidewall.
Either I drove over some really funky shaped thing in the road and was completely oblivious or some A#@HOLE slashed my tire!!! What the hell!?!?!?!? I thought people in SoCal were cooler than that.
Does anyone know how much a new tire is going to cost me? I'm currently using the stock tires.
Thanks for "listening".
Either I drove over some really funky shaped thing in the road and was completely oblivious or some A#@HOLE slashed my tire!!! What the hell!?!?!?!? I thought people in SoCal were cooler than that.
Does anyone know how much a new tire is going to cost me? I'm currently using the stock tires.
Thanks for "listening".
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wow that just sucks, but here is some more bad news , the dealer does not honor tire warranties. you have to go to a tire dealer. ie someone who is an authorized firestone tire seller. like big o or something similar. tires are the worst thing to try to do under warranty.
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Sorry to hear bout your tire. Shortly after I got my car I noticed a nail in the tire, it didnt run flat but it was leaking. I took it to a place and they did a good patch on it.
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Originally posted by cgrx
The 18" stock tire aren't cheap. I'd say at least over $120
Good luck !
The 18" stock tire aren't cheap. I'd say at least over $120
Good luck !
If you have 3 others who would like tires, I have a set of 4 stocks for $100 each in the parts section. They only have 3800 miles on them.
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Yeah, 3,800 is about 1/2 their life IMO, I just changed mine to Falkens, the dealer put them on free when I got the recall work done. I had the Bridgestones on since August with about 10,000 miles on them, it never snowed here so I didn't worry about it. Had them rotated about 7,500 miles and when I took them off, the ones that originally were in the rear but had been changed to the front were in practically bald.
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I've heard some changing at 12K but not bald at 10K. Most have said they last until 15K The 12K member said that he was rather abusive to them.
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The stock tires do wear pretty quick and have a low rating. I have over 12K on them now and I've learned it's especially critical on these tires to follow the rotation schedule in the book. I rode the car a bit more heavily after break-in and the back (now front) do show that extra wear. Not quite sure how many miles I have left on this tires but I am dreading the research to find a good/decent and hopefully relatively inexpensive replacement!!
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A little drifting here and there on the stock wheels, so a little more wear. I ended up buying Falken Ziex's as they are all seasons with a high treadlife, got really good reviews, and I like a little slip. The Falkens are very quiet, I bought 245/40/18's, $135.00 each including shipping from tires.com, so far so good, I've hit the corners pretty hard and unless I pop the clutch or pull the brake, no slippage yet. Dealer as I mentioned put them on for free. I will probably post pics this weekend.
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That would be about right. I heard the tires were $275 and I just paid $60 dollars to have a tire mounted and balanced. IMHO the dealer is a bit over priced.
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