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What an expensive nail this is going to be...
This morning I found a fat nail stuck in my tire's trend/sidewall area...Luckily air did not release and I am still able to drive the car around..
But took it into a tire store, and the spot where the nail is at, can't repair the tire.....and eventually the air will be released.
So I am looking around for some deals on a Toyo Proxies R28 W-rated 205/40/17....
went to the mazda dealer, and they want $285 + tax for that 1 tire...
went to some independent tire stores...and the best quote so far is $235 + tax..
Can't find any online stores that carry that particular model, as it was an original equipment made just for that car...(&^*^ MAZDA always does that!)
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Jun 6th, 2006 06:47 PM #1
#$#%$ I ran over a nail!
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Jun 6th, 2006 06:49 PM #2
hmm try another tire place?
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Jun 6th, 2006 06:52 PM #3
What mazda car would come with such a small sidewall tire? Mazda3? I just find it surprising that they would put such a small sidewall on it. Usually it would be a radius of at least 50. But meh i dunno.
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Jun 6th, 2006 06:52 PM #4
Its not good to replace just one tire.
Get a pair and keep the other one as spare if this same incident happens.
If you get a pair there is no need to get same brand/model.
Call Tire23, tell him you're from TAC and ask for price quote. They've got best prices in town
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Jun 6th, 2006 06:53 PM #5Newer cars now comes with low profile for sports look and higher cornering speed
Originally Posted by RBK
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Jun 6th, 2006 06:55 PM #6
they can't fix the tire?
that's odd
i had a nail in the tire once and went to some chinese place to get it fixed. cost me only 5 bucks. Reply With Quote
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Jun 6th, 2006 06:57 PM #7The problem is not the stores....the problem is with Mazda...they put those stupid odd sizes of tires into their car as OE...and to replace them, its hard to find many stores that carry that particular OE tires. Originally Posted by Spray
The 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata Originally Posted by RBK
I know, but those tires are only 1 year old...if they were older, I would've switch all 4 tires to something besides those overpriced Toyos... Originally Posted by jetway1212
Tire23 doesn't carry the Toyo R28s....
and I don't like having 2 different brands/models of tires on a car.. Reply With Quote
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Jun 6th, 2006 06:59 PM #8You cant fix a hole in the side. Originally Posted by champ91
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Jun 6th, 2006 07:03 PM #9:O Originally Posted by champ91
are you sure they actually fixed the tire? how long ago was this?
generally tires that get punctured on the sidewall, especially low-profile tires, either cannot be repaired or cost a LOT to repair.
I just finished getting a puncture repaired on my car, but luckily it was on the face of the tire and it was cheap to repair... even tho, THAT was $29.99 to fix.
your place prob just filled it with that puncture-foam stuff and didnt even bother patching it. Reply With Quote
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Jun 6th, 2006 07:22 PM #10 Originally Posted by Nuprapture
gotta love Costco, free flat repair with purchase of tires from them :P
try active green and ross, their not bad...
http://www.activegreenandross.com/pdf/flyer_june06.pdf
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Jun 6th, 2006 10:27 PM #11
well your lucky you found. last summer i had a nail in my tire and i didnt find out until i was on the 404 going about 140
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Jun 6th, 2006 10:44 PM #12ouch Originally Posted by nano
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Jun 7th, 2006 06:01 AM #13Banned
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This reminds me of the parking lot dings thread - welcome to the real world.
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Jun 7th, 2006 10:22 AM #14Correct me if I read your thread wrong. Originally Posted by commie
If the tires are OEM and are only 1 year old, doesn't Mazda offer a road hazard warranty on tires? If they do they would offer to replace the tire on a pro-rated basis of what treadwear is left on the original tire.
i.e. 50% treadwear left - Mazda would give you 50% credit towards purchase of new tire.
I know Costco and my Honda dealer offers this coverage.
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Jun 7th, 2006 11:02 AM #15prorated is garbage. since it's on the MSRP of the tire that the price is prorated at. Originally Posted by Webhead
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