my 6 month old tire went flat...

[krisamata]

my car is brand spankin new, the baby is like warrantied for everything


except...


a snag (leading to a flat) in a tire due to a road hazard


i ran over some kinda piece of rebar going over the alex fraser yesterday (i could not avoid it)

and of course the damn tire i have to get needs to be special ordered, and its 200 bucks.

fuck.

and i could go with the newer model...but then i would have to get 2...

and of course the damn delearship is closed on sundays, it happened pretty much 1/2 hr after it closed yesterday, and i have to swap cars with my mom tomorrow so i can get my ass to work (i hate her damn car)

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[FeelGood]

wow, that fuckin sucks!

[BongMan]

Krista why such a special tire what kind of car do you have again??

[krisamata]

2006 honda accord ex-l

[BongMan]

then again why such a special tire I am sure Kal or OK would have somthing to more then meet your needs.

[krisamata]

i dont know. 2 different places said it would take 7-10 days to order it, and kal tire is closed on sundays...so i couldnt check with them

i couldnt check with ANY kind of actual tire place...none of them are open on sundays...grrr...hopefully i'll have better luck tomorrow

i dont know why its so special.
one place had the prev version and the new one, but not that one

[BongMan]

odd..

[nipvicious]

uhh i've never heard of a car needing "special" tires.. unless it was a super rare car that no one makes tire sizes for.. but im pretty sure their just yanking your chain.. before you have them order it i suggest you check out other tire places..

[mapleleaf4ever]

^ Yeah... just get two matching Tires because odd treads make for strange handling in adverse condition.

[krisamata]

they arent special tires they just need to be special ordered

erik, i would get 2 if i could afford 2

[nipvicious]

ouch $200 for 1 tire? if u bought rims thats $800 just in rubber... better be some reallllly good tires like yoko's :P

[stephen_c]

that's ridiculous.
maybe from honda it's $200,
but from a tire store like volco or others,
it shouldn't be more than $120 to $140
for a good 205/16 size tire.

[FeelGood]

200$ for a tire is a joke.

and NO you don't need a 'special' tire.

[StOkerD]

$200/tire isn't actually that ridiculous. Perhaps a little high for whatever stock tire was on the car originally (assuming the rims are only 15", maybe 16"?). Since she's only buying one, its pretty important that she gets an exact match, which means theres a likely chance they don't stock that exact model and size. The special order will likely drive the pirce higher than tires they would have purchased in large quantites.

The dealership probably doesn't do this, but this happened to my truck a couple of years ago. I bought my tires from Kal Tire and they reimbursed me for the remaining treadlife on the damaged tire that couldn't be fixed when I had to buy new ones.

Did the flat happen while you were driving?... Did you drive on the flat tire for a bit?...causing enough damage that they weren't able to just repair the puncture? Or was the type of puncture not repairable?

Good luck Krista

[Kraig]

Krista -- what is it with you and flat tires? First Shawn and I have to fix your other one on your old car and now this? Sheeeiiiittt.

[Leviathan]

Alot of tire manufacturers make OEM tires for the auto manufacturers so you can only buy them through the dealer, either that or they are just as expensive elsewhere.

[Goat]

As long as it's the same size and same tread style (m/s, winter, as, etc) it shouldn't matter too much if you throw a different brand on.
It's not uncommon at all to pay $200/tire, it probably has a high speed and temperature rating.

Never tell tire retailers it's from a road hazard, it's always your fault - aka - no warranty.
Should of poked a hole in the side wall. Side wall damage is irreparable and almost always pro rated by tire retailers, as it's almost always manufacturer failure.

[krisamata]

it happened while i was driving, i drove over some piece of metal...couldnt be avoided...

kriag...HAHAHAHAHA omg, thanks for that! i really did appreciate it that time!


and i want my tires to match damnit, i want everything to be the same....its a brand new car...

it came to like 246 after taxes...ouch baby very ouch

[stephen_c]

^
that's a hefty price to pay for a normal road car tire,
but i understand the pride of new car ownership.

[krisamata]

Originally Posted by stephen_c

that's ridiculous.
maybe from honda it's $200,
but from a tire store like volco or others,
it shouldn't be more than $120 to $140
for a good 205/16 size tire.

everywhere else was closed when i wanted to get it done yesterday, and just to make things simple i went to the dealership today, but they matched the price i was quoted from 2 other places.

[Spoon]

I work for Honda. Next time you have a problem, go ask your saleseperson to help out. It's a courtesy most dealers will do to keep to you happy with your new car and to keep you returning for your next vehicle.