Baby Spare Tire

Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby VickieP » Mon Nov 19, 2012 3:54 pm

How the heck do you get 22 holes in one tire & none in the other 3??? :shock:
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby Marslet » Mon Nov 19, 2012 4:38 pm

Lordie, Mitch, they charged you $425 for a tire????? :o :o What did they have to do, go to Indonesia to get the rubber??? What was the name of that place, I want to be sure to never go to it, and what in holy h--- did you run over that put 22 holes in your one tire.,

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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby AlmostThere » Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:20 pm

OutandAbout wrote:Why not replace that tiny tire with a real one? Maybe in the near future.



In my car the spare tire space will only fit a donut sized tire! Don't understand that one! :?
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby mitch5252 » Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:59 pm

LOL - the $425 was for 4 new tires! At my last "check-up", Nissan told me I would be needing tires sooner than later. My tire guy was only going to replace two, but I told him to do 'em all.

My little spare hole only has room for the donut size, too.
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby VickieP » Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:10 pm

mitch5252 wrote:My little spare hole only has room for the donut size, too.

:shock:

Moving on... :roll:
I actually thought it was for one tire, also.
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby Bethers » Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:30 pm

mitch5252 wrote:LOL - the $425 was for 4 new tires! At my last "check-up", Nissan told me I would be needing tires sooner than later. My tire guy was only going to replace two, but I told him to do 'em all.

My little spare hole only has room for the donut size, too.

Sounds like my experience in Alaska. But I did keep the best of the tires to make a real spare - however, it still needs a rim - so pretty useless now. The spot will only fit the donut one - BUT I'll just use THAT place for other stuff, and put the tire in the trunk (well, that's where it is now). Hated using that donut. It didn't even look like it had air in it.

Sorry for the expense, and know exactly how you feel. Time for a drink or two, eh?
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby Readytogo » Tue Nov 20, 2012 6:53 pm

One thing I know, if I ever come to visit I'll bring my own ice cream! Doesnt look like we can just run out and get some!
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby mitch5252 » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:06 pm

Readytogo wrote:One thing I know, if I ever come to visit I'll bring my own ice cream! Doesnt look like we can just run out and get some!


Hell, girl - out here in the country, we make our own ice cream...little rock salt, some ice, little cream, sugar, vanilla and a good, strong shaking arm. This is ice cream in a baggie - the little kiddies LOVE to do it.
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby dpf » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:39 pm

HOLY HANNAH....I thought I was in the boonies...but I'm only 5 blocks from a service station and 7 blocks from a grocery store! We also have running water and electricity. :lol: $425 sounds about right for new rubber all around.
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby Bethers » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:54 pm

Looks like I got real lucky in Alaska - although if not for Amazon, I would have been up a creek without a paddle. Paid $336 for the tires (free shipping) then paid $80 to have them put on. So, yep, that $425 sounds about right :)

Mitch, you did check the date on the tires, right? (Like I should talk, but again got lucky, as the tires from Amazon were new with current date.)
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby OutandAbout » Wed Nov 21, 2012 3:18 pm

AlmostThere wrote:
OutandAbout wrote:Why not replace that tiny tire with a real one? Maybe in the near future.



In my car the spare tire space will only fit a donut sized tire! Don't understand that one! :?


The car I had before getting my pickup, had a full size tire as a option. I got the full size tire. I used the "donut space" for things that I wanted to hide. I figured the space taken up in the truck was worth the full size tire and just adapted what I put in the trunk. Linda
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Re: Baby Spare Tire

Postby Redetotry » Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:10 pm

mitch5252 wrote:.

As you can see, the population density is a bit on the high side...

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Tina, you promised you wouldn't tell...

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Didn't you and George use to live on tropical island somewhere and sell your place to move to TN or am I thinking of someone else? How far to the nearest grocery!?
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