spoonek4

原帖由 BiscottiGelato 於 2008-11-26 11:52 發表
Sorry for going off topic a little... I think this is a very legit post, I don't know why 大C姐 or Hyde wanna troll on this thread.....

The OP wants to know more information concerning the damage to  ...

Totally agreed!

jc220

the tire is not flatted this morning! (yeah!)
so i went to two different repair store in Richmond to get it checked by the experts. Surprisingly the technicicans from both places said I do not have to get a new tire. O_O!   They said that the damaged spot is not a significant place to worry about and blah blah blah...

but still.. I think changing it would make myself feels better. what do you guys think?

i know my tires are not good for snow and I've to travel to port coquitlam quite often. do you guys think i should get winter tires or all seasons/weathers tires?

if i change my tire, where do you recommend i get it done?

i know nothing about tires and apparently i don't have any friends who are car experts. so you guys are my only hopes. thanks!

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BiscottiGelato & shuttlebug: i 100% agree with you guys. sometimes those people are really annoying and they just love to assume this and that and thus criticize people. unfortunately these people are everywhere and now also on the internet... how annoying. Anyway, i think ignoring them would be the best response to them... if nobody talks to them, sooner or later they will find themselves stupid, then shut up and go away.

shutterbug

If I were you, I won't bother changing it BUT that's me and I can take that risk doesn't mean you can, everyone is different.

There are a couple of places in town for deals on tires.  You can check the price on www.1010tires.com or www.tiretrends.com first, then go to a store to see if they can match or come close.  Which shop to go,  字典仔 probably knows more than I do...better ask him...LOL

Are those summer tires you have on the car?  If yes, then you should not use them in winter, it's not safe at all!  Get a set of winter tires if you can.

[ 本帖最後由 shutterbug 於 2008-11-27 01:10 編輯 ]

MyOMy

駛架車落 Bellingham Costco 換咪得囉。 Canada Costco 又受保養。

至於雪呔呢樣嘢好多人有好多見解。但我本人則認為温哥華無幾何落雪, 落雨就多。至於黑冰除咗小心慢駛, 四驅雪呔都無計。 買條高質四季涉水力强嘅仲經濟啦。

kabuki

driving from richmond to Poco is not that far..... so don't need to worry too much. we used to have this car that could break down any min. but we still use it to travel to and from richmond everyday for work.... If even the ppl who wants to make money off you said ur tire don't need new tires.... go figure.

but if u think that ur tire needs to be change anyways then why not?

shutterbug

CAD$ is low right now, going down to Costco is US won't be the best choice and they probably need to preorder your tire size cuz it's not very common at Costco.  The price could be the same as here afterall.

If you want to head down to US, go to Discount Tires.

I used to run winter tires but not anymore.  It depends on your driving style and what kind of car you have.

habitrailspace

better safe than sorry

zoids

原帖由 spoonek4 於 2008-11-26 23:15 發表

Totally agreed!

Guys..... do you even know the meaning of trolling?  

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[ 本帖最後由 zoids 於 2008-11-27 09:51 編輯 ]

字典仔

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....

ricrick

you should thanks god! it's time for you to change the whole set of tires and rims!  yeah