Blowout , You're paying?
04-29-2021, 08:21 AM
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When finance offers this package, pay attention and ask about what it offers. The package I have covers tires, wheels to either replace or repair. It also provides for pdr for dings, chip repair on windshield (not replacement), and replacement key fob.
04-29-2021, 08:37 AM
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Those wide Vette tires are like nail and bolt magnets! Regardless what OP said, can't see nails in road! I don't buy GM wheel and tires insurance because I can see curbs!
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04-29-2021, 08:48 AM
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I’m sorry to hear of the blowout at such low miles, but tires, brake pads, and gas are all part of the “consumables” that are the owners responsibility. This is why they make so much money selling tire insurance.
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04-29-2021, 10:46 AM
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05-21-2021, 10:49 AM
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I was thinking the same way based on experience. I carry a compressor, jack, plug kit and fix a flat when I’m on trips. I know plugging a tire is not pleasant and fix a flat ruins the sensor but ifs it’s a choice of being flat bedded or limping somewhere for a new tire, even if you can find one, I’ll go with my approach. Fortunately never have used the repair kit.
Same here re: tire warranties. I routinely get new tires at Discount when it's time for replacements, and even buying high-end tires for sports cars I have literally never purchased a warranty. In nearly 26 years of driving (yeah, I'm only 41 close to 42, a baby round these parts) I have had exactly ONE instance where I picked up a nail close enough to the sidewall that it couldn't be plugged. Never had a blowout. Even if I have one on the $400-500 tires on the C8, it'll most likely be the only one I ever have based on past experience.
Warranties make sense if you're in an area with really crappy roads I guess. Driving in Boston once I definitely thought to myself that anyone with any kind of expensive rims or tires better warranty them around that hellhole. Otherwise I feel like you'll most likely pay more in the long run than you would just swallowing the cost of a rare blowout from a pothole or nail near sidewall. Even with all the highway construction in TX I've not had an issue. I picked up two nails in the same tire less than 6 months apart in the SLK55, but both were repairable at discount for free, and that was the extreme outlier in my driving history.
05-21-2021, 11:23 AM
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Same here re: tire warranties. I routinely get new tires at Discount when it's time for replacements, and even buying high-end tires for sports cars I have literally never purchased a warranty. In nearly 26 years of driving (yeah, I'm only 41 close to 42, a baby round these parts) I have had exactly ONE instance where I picked up a nail close enough to the sidewall that it couldn't be plugged. Never had a blowout. Even if I have one on the $400-500 tires on the C8, it'll most likely be the only one I ever have based on past experience.
Warranties make sense if you're in an area with really crappy roads I guess. Driving in Boston once I definitely thought to myself that anyone with any kind of expensive rims or tires better warranty them around that hellhole. Otherwise I feel like you'll most likely pay more in the long run than you would just swallowing the cost of a rare blowout from a pothole or nail near sidewall. Even with all the highway construction in TX I've not had an issue. I picked up two nails in the same tire less than 6 months apart in the SLK55, but both were repairable at discount for free, and that was the extreme outlier in my driving history.
Warranties make sense if you're in an area with really crappy roads I guess. Driving in Boston once I definitely thought to myself that anyone with any kind of expensive rims or tires better warranty them around that hellhole. Otherwise I feel like you'll most likely pay more in the long run than you would just swallowing the cost of a rare blowout from a pothole or nail near sidewall. Even with all the highway construction in TX I've not had an issue. I picked up two nails in the same tire less than 6 months apart in the SLK55, but both were repairable at discount for free, and that was the extreme outlier in my driving history.
05-21-2021, 11:47 AM
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It doesn't have to be a puncture or visible damage. Pothole contact can damage the inner layers of a tire.
05-22-2021, 10:42 AM
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When I bought my C7 I purchased a wheel and tire warranty from the dealership. It covered any tire on the car. When I changed from summer to all season tires, the coverage stayed with the car. I also had two wheels repaired. N/C. I’ll be doing the same for my HTC.
BTW, in the two years that I owned it, I replaced 2 summer tires and 3 A/S tires. Yes. It was worth it.
BTW, in the two years that I owned it, I replaced 2 summer tires and 3 A/S tires. Yes. It was worth it.
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05-22-2021, 11:15 AM
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These 'warrantees' are really insurance policies, and like any insurance the house will come out on top most of the time. Otherwise the companies wouldn't sell the policies, or would charge more for them. And I assume the payout is pro-rated based on mileage, so the odds of you coming out ahead get even lower the more you drive your car.
Like any insurance, you're kind of betting you're going to need it, the company is betting you won't. And like the insurance you buy on your car or your house, most people will never get back what they paid. For a major expense, like a house or a car, insurance makes sense, because you wouldn't want to have to pay out of pocket to build a new house or replace your car. For small purchases, like a tire? In the unlikely event I need a new tire, I can afford to replace it, just like I can afford to replace 4 of them when they're worn out.
Everyone needs to decide on their own risk tolerance and their own capacity to pay out of pocket vs paying for insurance you'll probably never use, but could possibly come out ahead with.
Like any insurance, you're kind of betting you're going to need it, the company is betting you won't. And like the insurance you buy on your car or your house, most people will never get back what they paid. For a major expense, like a house or a car, insurance makes sense, because you wouldn't want to have to pay out of pocket to build a new house or replace your car. For small purchases, like a tire? In the unlikely event I need a new tire, I can afford to replace it, just like I can afford to replace 4 of them when they're worn out.
Everyone needs to decide on their own risk tolerance and their own capacity to pay out of pocket vs paying for insurance you'll probably never use, but could possibly come out ahead with.
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05-22-2021, 11:42 AM
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These 'warrantees' are really insurance policies, and like any insurance the house will come out on top most of the time. Otherwise the companies wouldn't sell the policies, or would charge more for them. And I assume the payout is pro-rated based on mileage, so the odds of you coming out ahead get even lower the more you drive your car.
Like any insurance, you're kind of betting you're going to need it, the company is betting you won't. And like the insurance you buy on your car or your house, most people will never get back what they paid. For a major expense, like a house or a car, insurance makes sense, because you wouldn't want to have to pay out of pocket to build a new house or replace your car. For small purchases, like a tire? In the unlikely event I need a new tire, I can afford to replace it, just like I can afford to replace 4 of them when they're worn out.
Everyone needs to decide on their own risk tolerance and their own capacity to pay out of pocket vs paying for insurance you'll probably never use, but could possibly come out ahead with.
Like any insurance, you're kind of betting you're going to need it, the company is betting you won't. And like the insurance you buy on your car or your house, most people will never get back what they paid. For a major expense, like a house or a car, insurance makes sense, because you wouldn't want to have to pay out of pocket to build a new house or replace your car. For small purchases, like a tire? In the unlikely event I need a new tire, I can afford to replace it, just like I can afford to replace 4 of them when they're worn out.
Everyone needs to decide on their own risk tolerance and their own capacity to pay out of pocket vs paying for insurance you'll probably never use, but could possibly come out ahead with.
Bought for my wife's 2018 BMW for $180 when it was a week old, as I did for my C8 I received September 2020. Wife's has had 4 nails and two were in the outer tread near the sidewall. Besides getting two repaired at no charge she got two ~$400 Continental 315 section width, low profile summer performance run flats free. For my C8 got two nails, one the outer tread near the sidewall. New rear tire free.
My experience with wide Vette tires on the 6 Vettes I have owned is they are nail magnets. Wife just replaced the 2018 BMW SUV with a 2021. Week one when to Discount Tire and told the manger (who knows who I am now) when I bought tire insurance: "Hope I Don't See You'all Again!
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05-22-2021, 04:28 PM
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Here’s my assessment of the Discount Tire warranty:
The front tires are almost $300 each and the rears around $400 each. I have no clue what Discount Tire’s cost is, but let’s just assume their cost is 1/3 of their selling price. Therefore a rear tire that they sell for $400 might cost them $133 and the fronts about $100.
I doubt anyone usually has more than one blowout per set of tires. So if the Discount Tire warranty costs $200 per set of four tires, and is probably only used against one tire, which for Corvette tires costs Discount Tire between $100 and $133, they are still making a little money when someone uses their warranty on one tire during the life of the tires. And they make the whole $200 when someone doesn’t use the warranty at all during the life of the tires!
So what is the warranty really for? Probably to get people excited about the company so they’ll buy tires there. That’s my assessment. May be right, or not!
(Before anyone says they’ve used it two times, three times, or even four times, yes, there will always be outliers. But I’m sure on average, Discount Tires must makes some money on it, or else it wouldn’t be wise to offer it in the first place).
The front tires are almost $300 each and the rears around $400 each. I have no clue what Discount Tire’s cost is, but let’s just assume their cost is 1/3 of their selling price. Therefore a rear tire that they sell for $400 might cost them $133 and the fronts about $100.
I doubt anyone usually has more than one blowout per set of tires. So if the Discount Tire warranty costs $200 per set of four tires, and is probably only used against one tire, which for Corvette tires costs Discount Tire between $100 and $133, they are still making a little money when someone uses their warranty on one tire during the life of the tires. And they make the whole $200 when someone doesn’t use the warranty at all during the life of the tires!
So what is the warranty really for? Probably to get people excited about the company so they’ll buy tires there. That’s my assessment. May be right, or not!
(Before anyone says they’ve used it two times, three times, or even four times, yes, there will always be outliers. But I’m sure on average, Discount Tires must makes some money on it, or else it wouldn’t be wise to offer it in the first place).
05-22-2021, 06:05 PM
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$200? Geez... just pay it, don't give it a second thought, and drive on. 
06-09-2021, 06:12 PM
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06-09-2021, 06:19 PM
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Here’s my assessment of the Discount Tire warranty:
(Before anyone says they’ve used it two times, three times, or even four times, yes, there will always be outliers. But I’m sure on average, Discount Tires must makes some money on it, or else it wouldn’t be wise to offer it in the first place).
(Before anyone says they’ve used it two times, three times, or even four times, yes, there will always be outliers. But I’m sure on average, Discount Tires must makes some money on it, or else it wouldn’t be wise to offer it in the first place).
Each of my cars has been hit at least ONCE per year with construction debris. Nails, ROOFING NAILS (the worst), and once it hit the sidewall on an AWD vehicle. If it isn't these fools tossing nails in the road, it is some painter that loses another bucket of paint in the back of his work truck. (hoping the ceramic coating helps with this)
I didn't realize that I could get a tire warranty for tires after the fact or with OEM / factory tires, I am going to get mine warrantied ASAP! $200 is a steal, but I think the replacement is pro-rated based on the tread life on the tire. So the older the tire gets, the more you will pay to replace it. At about half the life of the tire, you are going to break even if you have a loss. The next 2-3 years are going to be hell around here though with all the nails in the road.
08-08-2021, 12:37 PM
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quote, "I purchased them on 8-2-16 and today is 8-6-21 and that my 5 year warranty had expired"
What else would expect? the warranty expired!
Even if they were still in warranty, you would probably pay more for the replacement tire than you originally paid for the tire in the first place!
Tire depreciation is prorated on the original list price that nobody pays, so you end up paying more, I went through that with Firestone tires!
What else would expect? the warranty expired!
Even if they were still in warranty, you would probably pay more for the replacement tire than you originally paid for the tire in the first place!
Tire depreciation is prorated on the original list price that nobody pays, so you end up paying more, I went through that with Firestone tires!
08-08-2021, 01:00 PM
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quote, "I purchased them on 8-2-16 and today is 8-6-21 and that my 5 year warranty had expired"
What else would expect? the warranty expired!
Even if they were still in warranty, you would probably pay more for the replacement tire than you originally paid for the tire in the first place!
Tire depreciation is prorated on the original list price that nobody pays, so you end up paying more, I went through that with Firestone tires!
What else would expect? the warranty expired!
Even if they were still in warranty, you would probably pay more for the replacement tire than you originally paid for the tire in the first place!
Tire depreciation is prorated on the original list price that nobody pays, so you end up paying more, I went through that with Firestone tires!
Nope, I got a free tire and mounting for the nail I had in my C8 near the side wall! And for the wife's 2018 BMW SUV with 315 section width rear tires for the ~$180 "insurance" I paid we got two ~$400, low profile Run Flats. Daughter now has that car and tires are covered. You can bet, week one went over and bought insurance for the wife's 2021 BMW SUV!
Your option to buy insurance for that one new tire. Perhaps depends on your area BUT have had a lot of nails in my 6 Corvette Wide Tires.
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