- Flat tire repair in a can? - 3 Updates
- Auto roadside service insurance - 1 Update
| trader4@optonline.net: Dec 27 04:40AM -0800 > it may depend on the type of leak > whether it's a nail run over, or a sidewall leak, etc You can't repair, or at least you're not supposed to repair, a sidewall leak and IDK any shop that would do it, so what the canned stuff does regarding the future of the tire would seem to be a moot point. |
| hchickpea@hotmail.com: Dec 27 11:07AM -0600 >spare if I can possibly avoid it. AAA and other insurance is rather >expensive for such a seldom occurance. >TIA An alternative is a standard puncture repair kit, a spray bottle of dish soap/water, and a 12 volt mini air compressor. That type of fix is generally considered permanent. |
| The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>: Dec 27 02:38PM -0800 > sidewall leak and IDK any shop that would do it, so what the canned > stuff does regarding the future of the tire would seem to be a moot > point. I've heard that too. Any idea why sidewalls shouldn't be repaired? Unless you have a total blowout I don't think the sidewalls flex as much as the tread. -- Cheers, Bev ******************************************************************** Organized people will never know the sheer joyous ecstasy of finding something that was believed to have been irretrievably lost. -- D. Stern |
| Dennis <dgw80@hotmail.com>: Dec 27 11:19AM -0800 On Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:20:44 -0800, The Real Bev >little over a year ago when a sidewall blew out and I couldn't find the >wheel locks. I got it towed to the tire place who broke off the locks. > My mom had her wheels stolen even WITH the locks. I have auto insurance with Allstate. They have a roadside assistance service that allows you to register your vehicles and a credit card and then you can call a central number to get basic assistance like a tow, flat repair, lockout, etc. There is no regular membership fee or extra fee on the insurance bill, only the cost of the service call when you use it, which is charged to the card on file. The rates are negotiated and fixed for defined services (I think it is like $100 for a tow up to XX miles, $50 for a lockout, etc.). I've only used it once, for a tow, and it worked fine. Great for the kids' cars while they are away at college. No maps or other frills like some of the plans. Maybe other insurance providers have a similar plan. Dennis (evil) -- My output is down, my income is up, I take a short position on the long bond and my revenue stream has its own cash flow. -George Carlin |
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