How much to fix a flat these days?

As others have stated, a good tire dealer will fix a flat and even rotate
your tires. They really want you to come back when you need new tires.

Around here (Pac. NW and N. Calif) Les Schwab is the leader in service to
"ANYOne" who drives in with a flat or low tire. So much so that other tire
dealers have followed their lead.

I was in Orland Ca., pulling a equipment trailer. Pulled over to allow
traffic to pass. Hit a curb and bent the bead on the right wheel rim. Losing
air too fast to make it to the Les Schwab down the road, I pulled it off,
unhitched and went down the road and directly to the service bay. The usual,
energetic young fellow JUMPed right on it and straightened the rim,
reinstalled the tire and away I went in less the 5 min. and no charge.

They will mount replacement tires (winder to summer or summer to winter) for
you if you just walk in but don't expect them to balance for free.

Great people. And to be honest, I have only purchase one complete set of
tire and two snow tires from them. Prices were about the same as CostCo but
the service is always the best.

Steve



> wrote in message
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> Just went down and saw a flat on my front right tire ('95 Probe GT).
> They're original tires as I hardly drive the car. I've read that one
> shouldn't insert Gunk to fill the tire unless you need to get to a gas
> station or tire shop to buy a new tire, as stations hate to repair
> anything
> with that stuff inside the rubber tube.
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> I've also read there are two methods - the patch and the plug.
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> Any comments and prices?
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