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Originally Posted by phobos512
In 17 years of driving I have never had a flat tire that necessitated replacement of the tire. 17 years x 12 months x $20 is $4080. In that time I've owned 18 vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles, mountain and road bikes) that use pneumatic tires. And I've lived in 5 different places with varying amounts of construction and road hazards. Those are pretty friggin' good odds.
The thing you're not thinking about is yes, used rim and new tire and you break even whether or not you have the warranty - but with the warranty you then have to turn around and pay the warranty again! So one month out you're not broken even again. So unless you're destroying tires once a year you're losing money. You're much better off putting that same amount of money in a savings account. Even at 0.1% interest you're making money. Unless you drive something where a single tire costs $500 or something ridiculous like that. And since you're posting on the FR-S forum I'm fairly confident that you don't.  |
I understand where your coming from. But, flat tires are notorious down here...and 75%(yes it's an estimate...don't quote me on it) are side wall punctures. Which NO ONE will or should patch.
And honestly, I DO drive something where each tire is upwards of 400 dollars...but that's beside the point. 38" off road tires ain't exactly cheap. But I digress, since those don't have the warranty.