Re: feel soaked by tire shop

Posted by MF Poor on August 14, 2007 at 03:26:49 from (66.64.181.106):

In Reply to: feel soaked by tire shop posted by bison on August 13, 2007 at 21:28:16:

"40 miles from town" would take more than an hour travel time unless this guy drives like Bo Duke. If I was doing service calls, I'd want the same per hour behind the windshield as I could make slinging tire irons. This guy has to make a living too.

"A good 18.4 x38 for $200"? Where? I'd like a few of them. $200 18.4 X 38 would just barely hold air and be about 25% tread MAYBE. A GOOD 18.4 X 38 will bag $300 to $400, maybe more. Guess it all depends on what you consider "good".

A new tube is $45 or $50 MINIMUM nowdays.

Pumping fluid in/out would take hour to hour-1/2 ste-up to clean up.

Under the best of conditions, I wouldn't wrestle a tire off the rim and replace for under $100.

Is it worth $600+? Maybe not. Does that sort of service cost that much nowdays? Most times yes. Can you find some fly-by-night tire guy who'll do it for less? maybe, maybe not.

Solution? Buy a fluid pimp, tire irons, tire hammer, keep a spare tube on hand, buy any cheap used tires you run on to, and learn to do it yourself (which sucks by the way)

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