This is why I put off replacing my leaky tire for so long

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 09/17/2019 at 13:54 • Filed to: None

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$155 for a single tire, and it’s not even a good brand. The local place rips you off because they’re the only tire shop on the island. There’s no competition to keep prices low.

ETA: I s hould note that I swapped the spare on myself and just dropped the single wheel off with them, so they didn’t have to do any labor getting it off and on the car.

Bonus tire shop DOTS:

vicali > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:08

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$107cad for that tire here.. seems not too bad..

https://www.1010tires.com/Tires/Kelly/Edge+A-S/356570030

WRXforScience > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:10

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That’s not a good deal, but I’ve seen far worse. I’m friends with one of my local tire shops, so they’ll mount and balance a set of tires for $40 (or $30 if I pay cash and the wheels aren’t mounted on the car).

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > WRXforScience 09/17/2019 at 14:12

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This place will only mount tires that they've sold to you

Ash78, voting early and often > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:13

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Wow, I think I pay a $2 -$3 dispoal fee . Everything else on there looks fine. Maybe a wee bit steep on the tire, but not obnoxious.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Ash78, voting early and often 09/17/2019 at 14:15

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See my edit: they didn't even have to remove it from the car. I dropped the wheel off with them.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > WRXforScience 09/17/2019 at 14:15

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See my edit- I took the wheel off the car myself and dropped it off with them.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > vicali 09/17/2019 at 14:17

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That's only $80 USD. I paid almost 50% more than you.

Ash78, voting early and often > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:17

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I stand by my comment — every time I take a wheel off, I ask for a discount. The usual reply is “getting it on the lift is quick and easy, all the real work is the M&B”

In reality, we should get discounts for walkins like that. I usually do it just for the time savings (so I can leave and drive around on the spare instead of waiting 1-3 hours)

WRXforScience > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:19

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Most places will only mount brand new tires (and often they try not to mount ones they don’t sell), but refusing to mount brand new tires is shady and bad business.

I’m glad I don’t live on an island and I have choices (I buy 4-6 sets of tires every year). Is there a BBB to complain to, or a way to ingratiate yourself with the owner/manager/staff to get a discount?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Ash78, voting early and often 09/17/2019 at 14:20

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There’s an element of incompetence in play too. I dropped it off at 4pm yesterday. They said it would be ready at 9 a.m. I came in to pick it up at 1:30pm and they had forgotten to balance it, and I had to wait while they did that.

Thomas Donohue > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:20

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As you already know, that zip code is the problem....

vicali > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:21

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lol,

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:25

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Wow, that’s weird and sucky. I was curious so I took a look at who tire rack partners with, but they want you to go all the way to Hyannis, which clearly is not very convenient (or cheap) .

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > facw 09/17/2019 at 14:28

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I think what I will do at s ome point is go to Used Tire Warehouse in Wareham and get a set of 4 80% tread tires mounted for like $200. This tire can be the new spare since mine is pretty old.

$200 and the $70 ferry trip is cheaper than replacing two tires locally

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:31

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I’m losing pressure in one of mine too.  I took it to a shop, but they didn’t find a hole to patch.  I’m probably gonna have to get a new one, and mine cost almost twice yours. :(

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Chariotoflove 09/17/2019 at 14:43

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I was hoping to just patch it but I took it off and found the back sidewall was badly cracked.

It was a bad leak, like 10psi/week.

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 14:48

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My wife’s van had a similar problem. Puncture too close to the sidewall. I posted about it here. Augh.

The tire shop took mine off and said it was just not sealed well on the rim.  It’s still losing close to what yours is though. I’ve been having way too much trouble with tires in this last year.  My sympathies go out to you.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 09/17/2019 at 14:56

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Puncture too close to the sidewall.

I bet, if you looked, you wouldn’t have too much trouble finding a place that would patch it anyway. This is TX, after all. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chariotoflove 09/17/2019 at 15:03

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It could be a bad valve.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 09/17/2019 at 15:06

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My local place refused after all of Oppo decreed that no reputable shop would do it.  That was good enough for me just before a 900 mile road trip.

Chariotoflove > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/17/2019 at 15:08

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Good point. If it is, that should be a warrantable issue.  That would be nice.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chariotoflove 09/17/2019 at 15:10

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You can soap test the valve, just spray some dish soap solution on the valve, the wheel and tire, I bet you find the leak. 

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 09/17/2019 at 15:17

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Who said anything about reputable?

Khalbali > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 15:26

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Damn I just got 4 decent yokohamas for barely twice that.

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 09/17/2019 at 15:28

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Point taken.

Chariotoflove > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/17/2019 at 15:29

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I’ll try that tonight.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 09/17/2019 at 15:30

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More likely to get a shank and skank there than a tire. 

Mid Engine > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 16:07

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I buy tires from Costco, nobody is gonna beat their pricing

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Chariotoflove 09/17/2019 at 20:02

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My valve stem failed fantastically two years ago . You should be able to wiggle it around and hear air escaping (especially after refilling it). Soap trick, yes. But mine was bad...

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 20:05

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That's a hell of a gouge, if I may dare say.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/17/2019 at 20:22

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My oil leak probably costs more than yours too

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 20:23

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Well we can't verify that without you getting a quote!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/17/2019 at 20:53

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Rear main seal. It’s not bad (quart every six months, about) but it’s enough to make working under the car icky.

Chariotoflove > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/17/2019 at 21:06

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That’s pretty catastrophic.

subexpression > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/17/2019 at 21:11

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That really doesn’t seem bad to me, but I guess I’m used to truck tire prices....

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/18/2019 at 01:05

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That's not so bad.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/18/2019 at 13:49

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Oh god, they’d have to pay me to take a Kelly tire. Even then, I wouldn’t put it on my car, I’d just throw it in their scrap pile.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 09/18/2019 at 15:32

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My spare is pretty old, so this will probably become the new spare and I’ll go to the mainland and get a matching set of four decent ones for cheaper

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/25/2019 at 07:00

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I’ve had 2 vehicles with Kelly tires. Both of them felt like utter shitboxes to drive, they sounded like they were falling apart going down the road. Changed the tires and boom, they felt perfectly normal, the noises all went away.