|
Somehow my lovely wife drove over a huge bolt that pierced the sidewall of my front left tire, when she called me with the good news, I said not to worry just drive slowly and bring the car home. I took the car to Vista Motors and within one hour I was back on the road new tire and all for NO CHARGE :whistle: You see I have East Care Tire/Wheel warranty, I could not believe it, no deductable, no prorated tire allowance, no charge period. They even re:balanced the wheel, the insurance just paid for itself.
I drove the car flat tire warning in all about 30 miles at speeds from 5MPH to 60MPH the runflat tire was fantastic, the car drove safely and smoothly. I will never complain again about rough riding tires, and I'll never buy another car without them. |
Where'd you get the insurance? I picked my car up last Saturday and my CA didn't mention it. Maybe I should ask the service department?
|
Originally Posted by jochet' post='381970' date='Jan 22 2007, 10:39 PM
Somehow my lovely wife drove over a huge bolt that pierced the sidewall of my front left tire, when she called me with the good news, I said not to worry just drive slowly and bring the car home. I took the car to Vista Motors and within one hour I was back on the road new tire and all for NO CHARGE :whistle: You see I have East Care Tire/Wheel warranty, I could not believe it, no deductable, no prorated tire allowance, no charge period. They even re:balanced the wheel, the insurance just paid for itself.
I drove the car flat tire warning in all about 30 miles at speeds from 5MPH to 60MPH the runflat tire was fantastic, the car drove safely and smoothly. I will never complain again about rough riding tires, and I'll never buy another car without them. cheers vern |
Last time I had a puncture it took over a day for any local tyre dealer to get me a replacement. That wasn't much fun. I would never buy another car that has runflats!!
|
Originally Posted by vern' post='382104' date='Jan 23 2007, 01:17 PM
YEA!!!!!!!!!!! Another one that likes RFT's for what they are!!!!!!!!!
What many of find unacceptable is the totally compromised ride quality of RFTs on many road surface. Some of us do not want such a compromise on ride quality for the sake of extra security. It's not a good trade-off. I really feel RFT should be an option for users to add if they choose (like Mercedes and others are doing for their cars). That's all... |
Originally Posted by jcatral14' post='381973' date='Jan 22 2007, 11:00 PM
Where'd you get the insurance? I picked my car up last Saturday and my CA didn't mention it. Maybe I should ask the service department?
|
Originally Posted by Raighne' post='382118' date='Jan 23 2007, 09:29 AM
No-one disputes the great concept of run-flat tyres and the convenience of being able to drive home on a puncture is fully acknowledged.
What many of find unacceptable is the totally compromised ride quality of RFTs on many road surface. Some of us do not want such a compromise on ride quality for the sake of extra security. It's not a good trade-off. "I really feel RFT should be an option for users to add if they choose (like Mercedes and others are doing for their cars). " That's all... cheers vern |
I was offered tyre insurance & did take it up. ?250 for 2 years. I have had 2 tyres at ?200 each, so it has more than paid for itself already. Still got 6 months left. Certainly worth looking into..
|
Originally Posted by vern' post='382187' date='Jan 23 2007, 05:13 PM
What do you do for a spare?
cheers vern Use the skinny spare ! |
It's painted black that spare. Looks pretty sweet. ECF should have gotten 4 spares instead of dishing out the cash for his 4 RAD's. :P
|
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 08:25 AM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands