Yesterday I got a flat tire. I was driving into the animal hospital to pick up medicine for my cat Frannie, when I misjudged the curb and hit it. I didn't know I had a flat until I got out of the vet. I started to drive away when I realized I couldn't. I never had a flat in this car so I was hoping the spare was a real tire instead of those donuts that don't last very long (so named because they look like a rubber donut). But of course, when the auto club guy took it out of my trunk, it was a donut. I once hit curb years ago, just like yesterday, and I knew it called for a new tire and not a repair. So today I ended up spending a hundred dollars on a tire. I think car manufacturers should give people real spares and not these stupid donuts. They should make all tires repairable. We can put a man on the moon but we can't fix a tire when it hits the curb.
I got my tire at Goodyear. The guy was nice and agreed that spending money on a tire wasn't something most people wanted to do. To make up for it he said there was some pastry for me in their waiting room. But when I opened the big pink box on the counter, what do you think I saw? Donuts.
4 comments:
Yes I agree, you should have a desent tire to drive a round on in case you can't afford a tire right away. I got 3 flats in one month because the tires that came on car when I bought were crap.
That sucks =/
Usually it's not good to only replace one tire, you should replace 2 because of uneven tire wear.
Space saver wheels, got to love those.
Thanks for all your comments. I suppose I should have bought two tires instead of one, but I can't afford it right now. Getting 3 flats in one month -- wow! Bummer.
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