Author Topic: car tires (Read 6171 times)

ksupamplemousse · « **Reply #25 on:** December 05, 2013, 03:55:54 PM »

Quote from: kslimlb3 on December 05, 2013, 03:50:34 PM

Quote from: ksudeuce on December 05, 2013, 03:35:50 PM
Quote from: rick daris on December 05, 2013, 03:17:58 PM
that's absurd. people would be spending roughly 7% of their free time rotating their tires. hey you going to the game tonight? nope. thursday night is rotate night in the daris household.

I'd like to think that if I had the extra cash to do all the suggested maintenance-y stuff on my car, that I would do so. I totally wouldn't though, there are a million things like rotating your tires that you are supposed to get done way more often than you do. Seems like a big hassle.
pretty awesome until you blow a tire and kill a family of 4

I'm not really negligent, there is just a lot of stuff I could do to make my car last longer, really only hurting myself...although I haven't really done the cost analysis to see if the extra life of the car would be worth all the $$ I paid in maintenance.

K-S-U-Wildcats! · « **Reply #26 on:** December 05, 2013, 04:15:36 PM »

What do you drive? F(ront)WD, RWD, or AWD?

Treadlife warranties are riddled with exceptions and generally worthless. Read the fine print of your warranty. First, it probably requires documentation that you rotate your tires at least every 10,000 miles. (And you should rotate your tires every time you get an oil change). you'll need the receipts to prove this.

Second, you generally have to be down to 2/32s of tread in order for the warranty to kick in. Are you down to that?

Third, the wear has to be even across all 4 tires. If it isn't, Goodyear won't honor the warranty - they'll blame it on bad alignment. If it's only your front tires, that's a problem.

Fourth, the warranty is prorated (meaning you've already burned a third of your warranty amount), and can only be applied against another set of Goodyear tires, usually at MSRP.

In summary, you'll probably be better off just buying a new set at a cheaper price. Or, you might consider just rotating your tires and trying to squeeze another 5k of life out of them.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #27 on:** December 05, 2013, 04:18:03 PM »

rick I just checked your tread and you are at 1/16 tread.. not sure if thats the same as 2/32 but I'll confirm with mocat later

K-S-U-Wildcats! · « **Reply #28 on:** December 05, 2013, 04:26:05 PM »

More info on tire warranties. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=34

Again, those warranties are pretty much worthless, but if you bought the tires from Sears, they might help you out. It's worth a try. I'd be pissed if I only got 20k out of a set of tires.

Also, treadlife numbers are not realistic, but you should expect to get about 2/3s of that if you properly rotate the tires, keep them properly inflated, and don't drive erratically.

kso_FAN · « **Reply #29 on:** December 05, 2013, 04:38:23 PM »

After more thought, (and reading K-S-U who sounds like he knows what he's talking about) I think you are probably hosed on any kind of warranty. You probably hit a curb hard and have alignment issues.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #30 on:** December 05, 2013, 04:40:32 PM »

20K? I'd be pissed. Find the receipt for purchase and any rotation. If you can't find them, consider it a life lesson to keep your receipts and rotate your tires.

slackcat · « **Reply #31 on:** December 05, 2013, 04:45:39 PM »

Walk.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #32 on:** December 05, 2013, 05:12:39 PM »

Are you kidding me? Hit some rock in the middle of i70 and blew my rear drivers tire. Now I'm at wal mart. Kill me.

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #33 on:** December 05, 2013, 05:23:34 PM »

Quote from: Kat Kid on December 05, 2013, 05:12:39 PM

Are you kidding me? Hit some rock in the middle of i70 and blew my rear drivers tire. Now I'm at wal mart. Kill me.

i found a nail in the side of my tire last week. it was jammed in there pretty well and the tire wasnt leaking at all but it still scared me so i got it replaced. they cant patch it up if its on the side of the tire :(. goodbye $140

hemmy · « **Reply #34 on:** December 05, 2013, 06:29:25 PM »

I think 6-8 thousand miles is the recommended distance between rotations. Depend on the tire.

wetwillie · « **Reply #35 on:** December 05, 2013, 07:19:11 PM »

Most cops I know drive their squad car everywhere even off duty. Cut backs at Riley county?

slobber · « **Reply #36 on:** December 05, 2013, 07:23:35 PM »

Quote from: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on December 05, 2013, 05:23:34 PM

Quote from: Kat Kid on December 05, 2013, 05:12:39 PM
Are you kidding me? Hit some rock in the middle of i70 and blew my rear drivers tire. Now I'm at wal mart. Kill me.

i found a nail in the side of my tire last week. it was jammed in there pretty well and the tire wasnt leaking at all but it still scared me so i got it replaced. they cant patch it up if its on the side of the tire :(. goodbye $140

Yeah, side wall and you are kind of screwed.
Some idiots (tire company lobbyist probably) passed a law that you cannot have two patches on a tire if the patches are within 90 degrees of each other. We used to have 15-20 patches in the same tire back in dobber's younger days. It was like a patchesPAK.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #37 on:** December 06, 2013, 09:57:09 AM »

Quote from: slackcat on December 05, 2013, 04:45:39 PM

Walk.

rick, lets move in with lefty and we won't have to drive at all. except when its super cold we can make lefty drive us around

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #38 on:** December 06, 2013, 10:01:43 AM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on December 06, 2013, 09:57:09 AM

Quote from: slackcat on December 05, 2013, 04:45:39 PM
Walk.
rick, lets move in with lefty and we won't have to drive at all. except when its super cold we can make lefty drive us around

better yet, we just get bikes and then ask for the keys to his car for when we really need it, like if we have a date or something.

yoga-like_abana · « **Reply #39 on:** December 06, 2013, 10:03:53 AM »

tomorrow I'm going to move into leftys house just like the japanese did in hawaii

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #40 on:** December 06, 2013, 10:07:59 AM »

Quote from: yoga-like_abana on December 06, 2013, 10:03:53 AM

tomorrow I'm going to move into leftys house just like the japanese did in hawaii

do know where exactly we're even talking about? osage or leavenworth and i'm in but humboldt and i'm probably out. fremont probably. laramie i'd say it depends if it's east or west of juliette and don't even get me started on the complexities that encompass moro st. i really just need more specifics.

pissclams · « **Reply #41 on:** December 08, 2013, 10:48:57 AM »

new tires are great, should enjoy them

Rams · « **Reply #42 on:** December 08, 2013, 09:36:23 PM »

I'm getting ready to buy new tires too.

go to this site: www.simpletire.com and input the size of your tire. choose a decent name brand tire and have them delivered to your house. call around and see which car shops in your area will install tires that you bring in yourself. I've found that a lot of stand-alone places will. probably not sears or wal-mart or big places like that. I'm taking mine to big-o tire. they said they'll do it for the same price on labor, weight and balance, etc as if you bought the tires from them. you could save some serious scratch.

ednksu · « **Reply #43 on:** December 08, 2013, 10:21:52 PM »

Quote from: K-S-U-Wildcats! on December 05, 2013, 04:15:36 PM

What do you drive? F(ront)WD, RWD, or AWD?

Treadlife warranties are riddled with exceptions and generally worthless. Read the fine print of your warranty. First, it probably requires documentation that you rotate your tires at least every 10,000 miles. (And you should rotate your tires every time you get an oil change). you'll need the receipts to prove this.

Second, you generally have to be down to 2/32s of tread in order for the warranty to kick in. Are you down to that?

Third, the wear has to be even across all 4 tires. If it isn't, Goodyear won't honor the warranty - they'll blame it on bad alignment. If it's only your front tires, that's a problem.

Fourth, the warranty is prorated (meaning you've already burned a third of your warranty amount), and can only be applied against another set of Goodyear tires, usually at MSRP.

In summary, you'll probably be better off just buying a new set at a cheaper price. Or, you might consider just rotating your tires and trying to squeeze another 5k of life out of them.

good points here.

Can you tell us what kind of car it is? Are the tires worn evenly?

ednksu · « **Reply #44 on:** December 08, 2013, 10:25:20 PM »

Quote from: Rams on December 08, 2013, 09:36:23 PM

I'm getting ready to buy new tires too.

go to this site: www.simpletire.com and input the size of your tire. choose a decent name brand tire and have them delivered to your house. call around and see which car shops in your area will install tires that you bring in yourself. I've found that a lot of stand-alone places will. probably not sears or wal-mart or big places like that. I'm taking mine to big-o tire. they said they'll do it for the same price on labor, weight and balance, etc as if you bought the tires from them. you could save some serious scratch.

racist tire site is racist
Chinese tires named LingLong.

pissclams · « **Reply #45 on:** February 20, 2016, 02:27:02 PM »

i went to costco today to pick up a fire extinguisher and as i walked by their tires section i realized that i enjoy the smell of new tires.

sys · « **Reply #46 on:** February 20, 2016, 02:36:39 PM »

enjoy it while you can, clams. drink deeply of these days.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #47 on:** February 20, 2016, 04:01:17 PM »

Quote from: sys on February 20, 2016, 02:36:39 PM

enjoy it while you can, clams. drink deeply of these days.

it goes away?

pissclams · « **Reply #48 on:** February 20, 2016, 04:24:30 PM »

Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on February 20, 2016, 04:01:17 PM

Quote from: sys on February 20, 2016, 02:36:39 PM
enjoy it while you can, clams. drink deeply of these days.

it goes away?

scary to think about, i hope not

puniraptor · « **Reply #49 on:** February 22, 2016, 08:12:32 AM »

Japanese Costco anti#ack: it costs like $25 in tolls round trip. The hellbeemstra cant haul enough tuna cans to turn a profit on that voyage.