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that kinda damage on sidewall will need new tire, depends on the mileage of your car might need at least 2 or even a set of 4 (2 is for even up tractioon left and right on ur front wheels, or rear wheels; 4 is if the other 2 ain't having too much life left anyways, might as well get ready for winter?)

rim wise it will cost u about $200 to fix...that's a pretty standard curbage repair unless it's some special rim or damage is excessive...

i have seen ppl driving around like that for a long while and i have also seen ppl having the tire blew up during to that kinda puncture, afterall u are the owner / driver of the car and i think 90% of ppl will know it's a FIX it's just a matter if u wanna take the chance for further damage (blew up during a corner can cause ur car spin out and even more damage, have one in my friend's shop RIGHT NOW and i can only tell u, it's totally not worth it!)

sometime sidewall can also be "bubbled" after a slight hit to the curb, those will need new tires too

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try not to use those fix flat tire can if possible, it will leave a lot of gummy stuff on ur existing rim and during tire replacement, it should be cleaned up properly (depends on shop, i know lots of them do charge u to clean up those nasty gum which will cost u even more)....but then if u are going for a long trip, during emergency, those can become handy!

as for tire replacement, due to current CAD to USD exchange rate, u won't be saving a lot to order tires from the states (u might, but after going thru borders, paying taxes, u aren't saving a lot some time)....there are still ppl ordering from the states and i am still getting a lot of tires from my friend working at the warehouse...so afterall it's ur decision where to change your tire (u can pm me if u have further question)...

depends on which part of GVRD u are living but winter tire will become useful to certain cars, especially RWD...i live around south bby and i found snow tires very useful for me...not to mention those friends living in north bby, north / west van, coquiltlam....i know some area in vancouver could be bad and hey...how often u see accident in RMD when it snows? i would say actually pretty often because a lot of ppl thought they live in a lower land and it's pretty flat so they are safe...how much a cheap crash will cost u? more than a set of snow tires! that u can be used over years and years...

zoids: no need to be so harsh, make it sounds like u are another Hyde or 大C姐; u can choose to agree (changing tires) or disagree (no need to change tires)...but i dun see your point for quoting spoonek4's post here...can u share your 2 cents? say sth useful pls....