So Discount Tires wanted $40 to Patch my Tire LOL
02-15-08, 01:50 AM
#1
So Discount Tires wanted $40 to Patch my Tire LOL
So the other day, as I need my routine weekly tire pressure check, I discovered that my rear passenger tire has only 13 psi left while all the others were at 35-37 psi. I thought that it is probably a leaky wheel like one of my other wheels. To my relief, it was only a screw in my $$$ new 275/30/19 tire, and that should be a cake repair.
Today I finally took it to Discount Tires and the guy wanted freaking $40 to patch AND warned that it is "most likely damaged" on the inside due to it pinching against the rim while riding on low pressure and that they won't remount it if they see it damaged, thus requiring me to buy a new tire. As for the warning, if it is damaged, I would not chance it because I wrecked a car before due to blowout. But for the price of $40 while the bays are empty, what a joke! Cheap ****-Li tires for a tiny old Tercel is probably cheaper!
So I drove couple blocks down and another tire shop did it for $15
Today I finally took it to Discount Tires and the guy wanted freaking $40 to patch AND warned that it is "most likely damaged" on the inside due to it pinching against the rim while riding on low pressure and that they won't remount it if they see it damaged, thus requiring me to buy a new tire. As for the warning, if it is damaged, I would not chance it because I wrecked a car before due to blowout. But for the price of $40 while the bays are empty, what a joke! Cheap ****-Li tires for a tiny old Tercel is probably cheaper!
So I drove couple blocks down and another tire shop did it for $15
02-15-08, 04:59 AM
#3
Lexus Champion
they wre probably going to do the inside patch plug, which requires dismounting the tire and plug patching from the inside. it's quite a bit more work and time involved, esp when they have to remount it and balance it again. it's a much better repair, but obviously more expensive.
a simple plug from the outside usually works, but some shops won't do that anymore. i guess that's what you had done down the street.
a simple plug from the outside usually works, but some shops won't do that anymore. i guess that's what you had done down the street.
02-15-08, 07:01 PM
#5
for us, a repair is done right, or is not done at all... and if a tire is not repairable for any reason (damage from being run flat, in the shoulder or sidewall, etc), then you are either buying a new tire or putting the spare on...
you can thank the lawyers for these rules, by the way... I mean, sure, it's all in the name of safety, but the manufacturers have gotten stricter and stricter as to what we can and can't repair safely...
I foresee in the near future, not being allowed to repair a tire at all... (most run flat tires do not allow repair already)
02-15-08, 07:05 PM
#6
give that info to a lawyer, and it's millions of dollars worth of lawsuits...
according to tire manufacturers, the only safe way is to have a rubber filler in the area that the puncture was, and then a patch on the inside...
02-15-08, 07:07 PM
#7
So the other day, as I need my routine weekly tire pressure check, I discovered that my rear passenger tire has only 13 psi left while all the others were at 35-37 psi. I thought that it is probably a leaky wheel like one of my other wheels. To my relief, it was only a screw in my $$$ new 275/30/19 tire, and that should be a cake repair.
Today I finally took it to Discount Tires and the guy wanted freaking $40 to patch AND warned that it is "most likely damaged" on the inside due to it pinching against the rim while riding on low pressure and that they won't remount it if they see it damaged, thus requiring me to buy a new tire. As for the warning, if it is damaged, I would not chance it because I wrecked a car before due to blowout. But for the price of $40 while the bays are empty, what a joke! Cheap ****-Li tires for a tiny old Tercel is probably cheaper!
So I drove couple blocks down and another tire shop did it for $15
Today I finally took it to Discount Tires and the guy wanted freaking $40 to patch AND warned that it is "most likely damaged" on the inside due to it pinching against the rim while riding on low pressure and that they won't remount it if they see it damaged, thus requiring me to buy a new tire. As for the warning, if it is damaged, I would not chance it because I wrecked a car before due to blowout. But for the price of $40 while the bays are empty, what a joke! Cheap ****-Li tires for a tiny old Tercel is probably cheaper!
So I drove couple blocks down and another tire shop did it for $15
what if it was run flat? then what?
I do agree, I think the price is high, and definitely not what we charged when I was with Discount... might wanna take that one up with a manager...
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02-17-08, 02:42 AM
#8
BTW, the shop down the street charged me $15 to patch it from the inside as well.
The point of my rant on here is that $40 to patch a tire seems to be either excessively high in relation to the cost of most tires and the amount of labor is required.
02-19-08, 05:53 PM
#12
Lexus Champion
I don't work for free, I suspect most people here don't.
By the time you dismount, inspect, plug, and re-mount & balance the tire,
$40 does not sound unreasonable. I don't own a tire mounting machine or
a balancer, so it would be challenging for a DIYer.
Tire shops and tire manufacturers are being sued left and right for all sorts
of stuff. Michelin was recently sued because "they failed to inform their
tire retailer (shop) about the load rating requirement for a specific vehicle,"
thereby causing the retailer to install tires that were not load rated for
that specific vehicle.
This stuff is going to get way worse before it gets better. Ultimately the
consumer pays because the manufacturer must carry tons of product
liability insurance. They have to pass the cost on, or shut their doors.
By the time you dismount, inspect, plug, and re-mount & balance the tire,
$40 does not sound unreasonable. I don't own a tire mounting machine or
a balancer, so it would be challenging for a DIYer.
Tire shops and tire manufacturers are being sued left and right for all sorts
of stuff. Michelin was recently sued because "they failed to inform their
tire retailer (shop) about the load rating requirement for a specific vehicle,"
thereby causing the retailer to install tires that were not load rated for
that specific vehicle.
This stuff is going to get way worse before it gets better. Ultimately the
consumer pays because the manufacturer must carry tons of product
liability insurance. They have to pass the cost on, or shut their doors.
02-19-08, 05:56 PM
#13
I don't work for free, I suspect most people here don't.
By the time you dismount, inspect, plug, and re-mount & balance the tire,
$40 does not sound unreasonable. I don't own a tire mounting machine or
a balancer, so it would be challenging for a DIYer.
Tire shops and tire manufacturers are being sued left and right for all sorts
of stuff. Michelin was recently sued because "they failed to inform their
tire retailer (shop) about the load rating requirement for a specific vehicle,"
thereby causing the retailer to install tires that were not load rated for
that specific vehicle.
This stuff is going to get way worse before it gets better. Ultimately the
consumer pays because the manufacturer must carry tons of product
liability insurance. They have to pass the cost on, or shut their doors.
By the time you dismount, inspect, plug, and re-mount & balance the tire,
$40 does not sound unreasonable. I don't own a tire mounting machine or
a balancer, so it would be challenging for a DIYer.
Tire shops and tire manufacturers are being sued left and right for all sorts
of stuff. Michelin was recently sued because "they failed to inform their
tire retailer (shop) about the load rating requirement for a specific vehicle,"
thereby causing the retailer to install tires that were not load rated for
that specific vehicle.
This stuff is going to get way worse before it gets better. Ultimately the
consumer pays because the manufacturer must carry tons of product
liability insurance. They have to pass the cost on, or shut their doors.
the lawsuit with Michelin recently was for improper new tire position, not load rating... new tires go on the rear, not the front, for safety reasons... the customer lost control on a wet surface, and blamed improper new tire placement as the reason...
02-19-08, 11:27 PM
#14
Lexus Champion
I agree... I charge $21.98 for repair and balance...
the lawsuit with Michelin recently was for improper new tire position, not load rating... new tires go on the rear, not the front, for safety reasons... the customer lost control on a wet surface, and blamed improper new tire placement as the reason...
the lawsuit with Michelin recently was for improper new tire position, not load rating... new tires go on the rear, not the front, for safety reasons... the customer lost control on a wet surface, and blamed improper new tire placement as the reason...
I got my tire issues mixed-up. I have several close friends who
work for tire manufacturers in one capacity or another. I told one
of these guys I was planning on doing a 22" set-up on my new
Odyssey... he practcally had a meltdown, going on and on about
how the correct size 22" tires aren't load rated for the Ody...
anyway, I was confused with that episode!
02-20-08, 01:55 PM
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We have always used our local DT and the manager at ours is great. When Brake Masters hosed my hub rings and didn't remount the wheels correctly, he fixed it for free. I have spent thousands in his store and they always remember our cars. That and my wife went nutso on him once for cracking a wheel center which he ordered and replace for free as he should have.