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10-13-2009, 01:35 PM | #1 |
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popped a tire
#$%^%^&!@ was driving through a construction zone (was doing 90km/h in a 70km/h) at night and at the last second noticed a sign for a bump in the road where the stripped asphalt ended. Needless to say smoked that bum pretty hard, 2 mins later the low tire pressure light came on. Checked the tire at a gas station, and found a 2 inch gash in it close to the rim. Went to a dealership and was quoted CDN $470 for the tire, and CDN $50 to get it mounted. Over $500 for a single tire.....?
What should I do? Find a place that will sell them cheaper? Get 4 new non RFT? The car is going into storage soon for the winter. Where else besides tirerack could I get this tire? It's the front passenger tire that popped (215/40/R18 Bridgestone Potenza I believe?) Are there Canadian retailers that have better deals on this tire then the stealership? |
10-13-2009, 03:01 PM | #3 |
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Buy a used RFT tire for a cheap solution. Not sure you can buy used tires in Canada though.
I would go with 4 non RFT’s personally. When I replaced the tires on my Z4 it was cheaper to buy tires and wheels mounted and balanced from Tire Rack than buy the same tires locally.
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10-13-2009, 03:59 PM | #5 |
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yea I wish I would have shopped around...
I popped one which ran $312 to replace and as they were replacing it, they kindly informed me my other right side tire had a nail in it... so $624 later... but I do like the run flats... |
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10-13-2009, 04:38 PM | #6 |
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Go with the non RFT's. I did the same here in Germany and it was painful after shelling around $375 for tire mounting & balance just for 1 tire.
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10-13-2009, 07:24 PM | #7 |
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The first time my front tire blew out, I bought another rft for a ridiculous price.
The second time my front tire blew out, I bought 4 new Hankook's. F rft's! |
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10-13-2009, 11:56 PM | #8 |
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I'm waiting for my tires to either wear out or blow before I buy a new set. The runcraps are ridiculous, I'm going with a proper set of dry weather tires, and you should do the same.
Gonna cost $700 to buy 4 new tires that run much better than the Bridgestones or $450 to replace one. Hmm.. |
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