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Originally Posted by J_kennington
Might see a flat every 5 years? Is there NO construction that happens in your area? I guess it's unheard of that my family(3 seperate cars mind you) had a flat tire on each vehicle in a 1 week period(all of which work and drive a completely different route every day).
As for the tires being cheap...160 for new tire, typically 10 to mount/balance and puts you at half of the cost alone. Plus if you have rim damage like OP. Your buying a rim. Can you buy used? Sure...let's say you pick up a used rim for 80, and buy your new tire for it. Your now at...240 dollars. You broke even with the warranty, and have a used rim with a new tire.
I'll happily pay 20 dollars a month, and know if I go through two tires a year, I have my complete money's worth.
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I think the odds of anyone with decent condition tires getting a flat is extremely slim..OP happened to hit something on the highway. I dont see what construction has to do with flat tires. Most construction is not done in the middle of the street and they dont leave nails atleast in San Diego in the middle of the street..lol..Its extremely odd that 3 of your cars got a flat in one week. The odds of that is literally like 1:1,000,000
But in over 10+ years of driving (guess ive been lucky) Ive never encountered 1 single flat tire *knocks on wood*