Okay, I go outside, my rear passenger tire is flat. like most people, I look at the tire, and I also feel around the tire for a reason, there‘s always the chance the problem is at the bottom of the flat tire, but. finally, through alot of getting it to a very well known tire center, my car‘s tire not only has one, but two nails. One in the tread, and mysteriously one is in the sidewall and not at the bottom of the sidewall, which of course makes it a complete loss. I need not one tire, but two, as the sales clerk declares, according to their employee, because they will then match, and we can rotate them, oh and only $250. How in the you know what, or how, does a nail under any law of physics and volicity drive itself into the sidewall? The tire was not flat, the car was never driven on the rim??????
They are called mopeds (short for motorized pedal bike). In most areas an unlicensed rider can use one as long as the engine does not exceed 50cc.
motorized bicycle. You can buy kits off OKorder and make your own. yes they are legal because the motor does nothing but help you pedal. It doesn't actually drive the bike.
revell is correct. Tires should be replaced in pairs if you have the money and care about the car. A nail in the sidewall is possible. You should have seen it yourself in the driveway or on the street before you took it in. $250 for two tires is ok if you got decent tires. You can replace tires one at a time if money's tight and don't care too much about the car. It's your choice. My biggest problem with tire shops is that they sometimes overtighten my lug nuts, even though they were trained to use a torque limiter and a torque wrench. I have to fix their mistakes myself when I get home, so that I don't end up with warped rotors soon. I have my own electrical impact wrench and torque wrench. Tire salespeople will sometime try to upsell - that's because they work on commission. But in your case, everything appears legit. Sometimes they'll sell you an extended warranty without telling you about it - they get commission on that too.
Its always best to do tires in pairs It will have a effect on the steering ( put a new tire on right fry an old tire on left frt see how it drives ) any hole in sidewall is bad news I have patched it from the inside but i only used that for my work car Just tell them to patch it If they don't go to full service shop an ask them to do it. Wal Mart has some good prices on tires Think about it u sell tires an repair where is the money so they r not trying to rip u off just trying to make a buck
As a veteran of several thousand tire repairs I can assure you I see nails (or other objects) in sidewalls on a daily basis. There is absolutely nothing abnormal about this. The passenger rear tire is the most likely tire to get this kind of injury. Why? Because all the crap that gets left on the road tends to accumulate closer to the shoulder as it gets blown off the road. The reason your rear tire caught it is because your front tire picked it up and flung it in the air for your rear tire to catch. The store was also correct to suggest that you replace two tires instead of just one as that will get you the best performance. Mismatched tires on the same axle don't handle the same or have the same traction in adverse weather and are more likely to cause a pull if mounted to the front axle. It should have been a suggestion though, not a requirement. ASE Certified Automotive Service Advisor
