Is Wheel and Tire hazzard for a new car worth it?

Chadder007

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My dealership offered me Wheel and Tire hazzard coverage for my new car for 4 years. Its $480 and covers warpage of the 18 inch wheels and tire punchure replacements for the Run Flats (which aren't recommended to be patched for the car since they are Z rated or something like that)
 

isekii

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Originally posted by: Chadder007
My dealership offered me Wheel and Tire hazzard coverage for my new car for 4 years. Its $480 and covers warpage of the 18 inch wheels and tire punchure replacements for the Run Flats (which aren't recommended to be patched for the car since they are Z rated or something like that)

all z rated tires aren't recommended to be patched.
Just get the tire insurance thing from Tire Rack, and purchase the tires from them.
It's cheaper and their coverage seems better.

Looks like it covers the rims too.

What car are you driving ?
 

TechnoKid

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With 18" wheels, i would consider it to be a good idea. Depending on the profile of the tires and your road conditions, you could get a lot of bent wheels riding on 18".

Of course, make sure you read the fine print of the warranty, as they may have certain deductables and limitations (like your car has to be in perfect alignent to make a claim etc).
 

NutBucket

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What size are your tires? 40 series? 45? I bought the road hazard warranty on my tires ($14 per from America's Tire Co) and so far I've just had two flats (which are fixed for free anyway).

EDIT: I have 205/45 17's
 

Doggiedog

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I know a couple people that actually downsized from 18" rims because they kept getting cracked on potholes.

It might be worth it if the rims are expensive.
 

TechnoKid

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The way I'm interpreting, the $480 for the plan covers the tires AND the wheels. so if he curb rashes, or gets dings, or the wheel gets bent, they will fix or replace. To me, If i have 40 series tires on 18 wheels, this would be a good option to me, esp since 40 series on an 18" can bend very easily. Of course, the tires are also runflats, which cannot be patched (to the best of my knowledge) if they become punctured. 18" runflats can get pricey.

In four years, I have no doubt that you will bend at least two wheels, and have one flat.
 

Encryptic

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Originally posted by: Chadder007
My dealership offered me Wheel and Tire hazzard coverage for my new car for 4 years. Its $480 and covers warpage of the 18 inch wheels and tire punchure replacements for the Run Flats (which aren't recommended to be patched for the car since they are Z rated or something like that)

Hazzard coverage? Does that cover your tires in the event you try to drive like the Dukes of Hazzard? :p
 

isekii

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Originally posted by: Encryptic
Originally posted by: Chadder007
My dealership offered me Wheel and Tire hazzard coverage for my new car for 4 years. Its $480 and covers warpage of the 18 inch wheels and tire punchure replacements for the Run Flats (which aren't recommended to be patched for the car since they are Z rated or something like that)

Hazzard coverage? Does that cover your tires in the event you try to drive like the Dukes of Hazzard? :p

Only if you're driving the General.
 

Vic

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Hell no. These wheel and tire warranties that dealers have recently started selling are a perfect example of "packing" (think "tru coat" from the movie Fargo). You get a road hazard warranty from the tire manufacturer when you buy the car (by federal law, the tire warranty must be separate from the vehicle warranty).
 

NutBucket

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Originally posted by: Vic
Hell no. These wheel and tire warranties that dealers have recently started selling are a perfect example of "packing" (think "tru coat" from the movie Fargo). You get a road hazard warranty from the tire manufacturer when you buy the car (by federal law, the tire warranty must be separate from the vehicle warranty).

Manuf. warranty = pro-rated (most of the time) Bubbles aren't covered IIRC.

Did you get your wheels on yet?
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: NutBucket
Originally posted by: Vic
Hell no. These wheel and tire warranties that dealers have recently started selling are a perfect example of "packing" (think "tru coat" from the movie Fargo). You get a road hazard warranty from the tire manufacturer when you buy the car (by federal law, the tire warranty must be separate from the vehicle warranty).
Manuf. warranty = pro-rated (most of the time) Bubbles aren't covered IIRC.

Did you get your wheels on yet?
As I said, the tire warranty must be separate from the vehicle manufacturers warranty. This goes way back to the days in the earlier 1900's when Ford owned Firestone and the government ruled it a monopoly. What the tire warranty covers will be included in the separate tire warranty booklet that comes with the car (usually in the little leather case with the owners manual) and varies by tire manufacturer. Mine from Bridgestone does include bubbles, which would be considered a manufacturing defect.

Simple rule of thumb when buying a car: if you go back to the closer to sign the papers and he tries to push on you anything else above the previously settled price of the car with the options you wanted, say no. Say no to the oil change package, say no to the "tru coat", say no to the VIN etching on the windows, say no to the extended warranties, etc. Think Nancy Reagan and just say no.

As for the wheels, no and I'm pissed about it. The company making the wheels keeps pushing back the release date. I might end up buying something else, or just wait and trade in my car on an STi next year. Sad thing is that Rota's Grids look so much just like Volk TE-37s (the world's best wheels that sell for 5 times as much and are very hard to get) that I wanted them so damn bad that getting anything else would be a real let-down... :(
 

isekii

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Originally posted by: NutBucket
Originally posted by: Vic
Hell no. These wheel and tire warranties that dealers have recently started selling are a perfect example of "packing" (think "tru coat" from the movie Fargo). You get a road hazard warranty from the tire manufacturer when you buy the car (by federal law, the tire warranty must be separate from the vehicle warranty).

Manuf. warranty = pro-rated (most of the time) Bubbles aren't covered IIRC.

Did you get your wheels on yet?

Lexus covers bubbles :p
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: isekii
Lexus covers bubbles :p
No... the tire manufacturer that Lexus used for your car covers bubbles. Just trying to clear up how this works.
 

Chadder007

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Originally posted by: isekii
Originally posted by: Chadder007
My dealership offered me Wheel and Tire hazzard coverage for my new car for 4 years. Its $480 and covers warpage of the 18 inch wheels and tire punchure replacements for the Run Flats (which aren't recommended to be patched for the car since they are Z rated or something like that)

all z rated tires aren't recommended to be patched.
Just get the tire insurance thing from Tire Rack, and purchase the tires from them.
It's cheaper and their coverage seems better.

Looks like it covers the rims too.

What car are you driving ?

2004 BMW Z4 with sports package (large 18" wheels small tires)
 

NutBucket

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Originally posted by: isekii
Originally posted by: NutBucket
Originally posted by: Vic
Hell no. These wheel and tire warranties that dealers have recently started selling are a perfect example of "packing" (think "tru coat" from the movie Fargo). You get a road hazard warranty from the tire manufacturer when you buy the car (by federal law, the tire warranty must be separate from the vehicle warranty).

Manuf. warranty = pro-rated (most of the time) Bubbles aren't covered IIRC.

Did you get your wheels on yet?

Lexus covers bubbles :p

Its on fanboi;) One of your brothers was working hard to keep up a few months ago;)
 

Chadder007

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I was just worried about the run flats getting the nails.....especially since they are 200 a piece to replace and have to be replaced just with a simple punchure. (though I think ill get regular tires after they go anyway since I don't want to have to put up with the punchure crap from them) They are Bridgestone tires and they say that the tire will go back to the manufacturer for some sort of evaluation and a new one will have to be purchased and put on using a special tool wheel tool as to not damage the rims. And yes, the special wheel tool exists....its just much easier on the wheel so it won't scratch it up since they are so large and the tires so low profiled.