Bluethunder3320
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went off roading saturday, and sunday morning i had a flat. the leaking was coming from the bead, there was a lot of dirt. my tire was probably under inflated.
there was also a nail in the tread, but it didnt go through, and wasnt leaking.
well my parents made me go to pepboys(only place open) to have them look at it. i NEEDED it fixed that day or else i would be out of luck. (missing school and work) a mechanic "inspected it" and said the puncture was "too large in diameter to plug" and my only option was to spend $160 on a new tire that had a very different tread...
after they changed the tire, i looked at the old one with the nail removed, and it only was pressed into the tread! it was not a puncture.
to top it off, they did a terrible job balancing the tire, and i get a death wobble at 50mph.
never going there again... go to your local mechanic if you ever need something done
there was also a nail in the tread, but it didnt go through, and wasnt leaking.
well my parents made me go to pepboys(only place open) to have them look at it. i NEEDED it fixed that day or else i would be out of luck. (missing school and work) a mechanic "inspected it" and said the puncture was "too large in diameter to plug" and my only option was to spend $160 on a new tire that had a very different tread...
after they changed the tire, i looked at the old one with the nail removed, and it only was pressed into the tread! it was not a puncture.
to top it off, they did a terrible job balancing the tire, and i get a death wobble at 50mph.
never going there again... go to your local mechanic if you ever need something done
