Today I spent a fun filled afternoon at my car dealership having the oil changed in my faithful Fiat and the slow leak on one tire evaluated.
After the first two and a half hours (they had warned me it might take that long) the nice young man told me that the oil change was completed at no charge since this was my "fifth one free" and I was free to go. I thanked him and asked him about the tire situation?
He looked at me blankly. Evidently someone else had take my info when I first arrived and failed to pass on my request to have the tire leak checked out. The ensuing conversation got a little comical. "That was the right front tire?" "No, it's the left rear." He returns after a check "The right rear tire?" "No, the left, the driver's side rear tire." I finally realized that they weren't seeing the problem because my wonder spouse had been reinflating the tire daily so I could drive it safely until I got it to the dealership. They finally, finally listened to me and found the problem. The tire did indeed have a small but irreparable leak in the side wall.
You may have already guessed the outcome to this story. I need four new tires. Considering that I have owned the car for over ten years and this is the first time I will have replaced the tires that's really not too bad.
After some time, the same nice young man showed me a chart with three tire models listed that were appropriate for my car. The best was guaranteed to last for 75,000 miles, the next for 70,000 miles and finally the cheapest (and I use that word loosely) for 45,000 miles. I decided that, since after 10 years the car has less than 35,000 miles on it (it's my around town car), the 45,000 mile tires should suit me very well.
Will the car and I make it for ten more years? I'm willing to bet new tires on it.
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