Tire Replacement Strategy
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Tire Replacement Strategy
So just a few thousand miles after replacing a stock Michelin due to a bubble on the sidewall, I noticed a huge screw inbedded in the shoulder of my right rear tire. I think it;s in a place where the tire shop wouldn't be able to replace it. 
The thought of spending $200 for another crappy Michelin MXMH from the tire rack just months after buying another crappy Michelin tire for a leased car makes me shudder. I could have bought 4 new Sumitomo's from the Tire Rack for less than these two garbage Michelins will end up costing.
My question is what should I do? Should I just bit the bullet and buy yest another Michelin to replace the tire with the screw. Replace all four tires and buy new Sumitomos or Continentals, and try and sell the other three tires including the practically new Michelin to recoup some of my money? Or replace the two rear tires, and before I turn in the car (in 19 months) buy the matchinf pair for the front.
Keep in mind, I am not cheap, but I have just bought a new tire for it, have to paint the friggin' bumper because some a-hole couldn't manuever his boat around my car WHILE PARKED, and now have to change yet another tire, all within the span of a few months, on a LEASED car.
The thought of spending $200 for another crappy Michelin MXMH from the tire rack just months after buying another crappy Michelin tire for a leased car makes me shudder. I could have bought 4 new Sumitomo's from the Tire Rack for less than these two garbage Michelins will end up costing.My question is what should I do? Should I just bit the bullet and buy yest another Michelin to replace the tire with the screw. Replace all four tires and buy new Sumitomos or Continentals, and try and sell the other three tires including the practically new Michelin to recoup some of my money? Or replace the two rear tires, and before I turn in the car (in 19 months) buy the matchinf pair for the front.
Keep in mind, I am not cheap, but I have just bought a new tire for it, have to paint the friggin' bumper because some a-hole couldn't manuever his boat around my car WHILE PARKED, and now have to change yet another tire, all within the span of a few months, on a LEASED car.
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Get new tires with Road Hazard protection from Tire Rack, and try to sell your remaining tires locally. Makes sence to replace all 4 - you will be replacing them anyway, may as well do it now to enjoy it. This way, you will also be protected from this problem (screwed tire) in the future.
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Well, I actually found another option! I went to my local tire shop and he told of a place that repairs truck tires. It was a bit away, but I somehow found it. They apparently melt some rubber into the hoel in the tire and somehow fuse the old and new rubber, then they patch the hole like a conventional repair. The guy was really nice and did it for no charge. He says it is completley safe nad does it all the time. Best of all, he did it for free! I gave him a nice tip though for his effort!
No more crappy Michelins!
No more crappy Michelins!
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