I hate small towns!

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  1. oneiguy

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    So just got back from Thanksgiving in BFE North Carolina(basically up on top of the mountains). Ate some turkey and did about 3 mountain runs with the cousin. Needed to be at work at 3pm today. So got up at 5 am to pack up the kids and head back. Didn't make it past the front of the resort. I guess on one of the runs ran over some gravel and punctured a tire. So my dad runs 25 miles back into town to pick up some fix-o-flat. Put it in and he follows me 1/2 way down the first mountain. Needless to say tire didn't make it. So put another can in. Get the can in about 1/2 way and see it shooting out the side wall of the inside(this means I need 4 tires). So head into town in dads car to find a tire shop. Walk in and ask for some 235/40/17. Guy tells me you ain't gettin' those anywhere around here. I was planning on getting new tires on Friday. So know I am screwed. I need to get my car towed, they don't have the tires I want, and oh yeah the last place that rotated my tires didn't put my spline back for my lugs. So I get the car towed to the shop. They don't have a spline, or anything to get my lugs off without messing up my wheels. So now I drive to Winston-Salem to a shop to get a spline(hour away). Get back get the wheels off, as they are putting them on they are putting them on backwards to the tread pattern. Needless to say I show them how to do it, and get on the road at 2:30. Didn't make it to work, and 4 tires that I don't want.

    Just needed to vent.

    Thanks
     
  2. Jake

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    what did you get.
     
  3. oneiguy

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    Riken raptors 225-45-17. I paid $550 out the door. I will sell them for the low low!!
     
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  4. Jake

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    don't have any 18s. But those sound mean!!!

    I'm quitting best buy. So I'll be back at the restaurant some more here shortly
     
  5. oneiguy

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    300 tread wear
     
  6. RoMe

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    Damn dude that sucks!
     
  7. J_P

    J_P I like pudding pops
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    That's horrible. Hopefully sombody will take those off your hands.
     
  8. oneiguy

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    Hope so. Someone just shoot me an offer.
     
  9. Matt

    Matt Think before you post
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    damn dude, that sucks...

    marcus has those tires and they really aren't that bad....not the size you wanted, that's for sure!
     
  10. WRXCoupe

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    Jesus you would think you were in a differn't country..........................WTF
    Sounds like a good opportunity to open a Discount Tire LOL
     
  11. techlord

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    Dude sorry to hear that, one more reason to pay 96 bucks for the AAA platinum service. They tow up to 100mi for free (4 times a year) and if it is a few hundred I have them drop the car at 100 and call them back again.
     
  12. FACE

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    Sorry to here this man just glad you did not find out while on a run...



    maybe you could keep them for autocrossin :naughty:
     
  13. oneiguy

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    Yeah my insurance covers 100 miles. I called every big tire store within 100 miles nobody had any good tires. Now I have some spares. Can't decide if I am going to buy the ones I want.
     

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