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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh
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Originally Posted by Soul_Glo
Then you have the shady garages refusing to repair a rft and insisting once it's gone it's gone.
I carry a tire plug kit and tire repair kit (conti mobility kit).
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I don't think they are necessarily "shady". It's a liability issue. If they fix a RFT that has been damaged due to running on low pressure, they'd be liable for it. I've had a RFT plugged and patched. I approached it as (a) assuring the shop I drove on the tire only a few miles under recommended air pressure (my E90), and (b) it's an all-cash transaction with no paperwork (trail).
They had no problem repairing the tire. |
That and genuinely shops that want to sell a new tire and make money. Those are the ones. Like I went to one. I drove less than 800 yards under 40 mph to get there when there was a screw in the tire but the shop was "no it's illegal to repair sir." So why wouldn't they? Someone just wants to get home right? Suddenly the mark up of the tire is higher than elsewhere and it's "dangerous" to leave. That kind of stuff. People profiting from someone's misery.