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08-16-2006, 10:49 PM #1Registered User
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I had to spend $200 today...
on new tires. I've known I needed a new set for a little while now but I was hoping they would hold out for a few more months. No such luck. The front left tire felt funny while I was driving to work this morning. I drove home for lunch and when I got out of the car I checked that tire but I didn't see anything wrong. I took my hand and ran it around the entire tire and lets just say it had issues. And the other ones weren't too far behind. Well I guess that's what the EF is for, right?
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yep, that's what the EF is for. Better safe than sorry.
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Yep, that's exactly what the EF is for! Good job on getting them before there was a major problem!!
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You did the right thing to replace them. Just image what could have happened if you had a blow-out., You did the right thing. You'll build your ef back up in no time.
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Glad that you had the $$ for it. Still stinks, though.
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Same thing happened to me -- my car was making a strange noise, so I took it in. Apparantly the brakes had rusted so badly they'd warped my brake pads! Zoom!
There goes the EF. But now my pretty Bulue Bell is safe to drive again. 
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You are way ahead of the game. Many people will drive on tires that "feel funny" until they either have a blowout or wreck the alignment of their vehicle. You may have spent $200 today but you have saved yourself the money from a tow truck or an alignment! Good thinking!
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Yup, you did the right thing for sure. This would fall under "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" type thing.
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A car is like family, if you dont take care of it - it wont take care of you. Thats my belief and so far each car I've had possession of has treated me well even though some were on death beds
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Oh yeah, you did the right thing. Better to spend the cash than to be stranded on the side of the road somewhere. My car is due for a new set of tires. We rotate and replace our tires after so many miles, just like oil and filter changes. We also keep a maintenance record on each vehicle. Saves us alot of $$ in the long run.
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so sorry to hear that you had to spend it, but at least it was there.
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