- Feb 20, 2006
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I woke up to a flat tire this morning. Not much of a surprise, as all four of my tires have been losing enough air to need a visit to the gas station about once every week and a half. After getting the spare on, I'm thinking about my next move.
I have an '05 Jetta, and these tires came with the car. I've had them for two years, and they have about 34,000 city miles on them. The tread is still pretty good, although I haven't measured it. They don't look visibly worn, and when I was at the dealer 4k miles ago they seemed to think that they look fine and are wearing evenly (I use a lot of compression braking).
A friend of mine who used to work for said dealer feels like I should consider whether there could be something wrong with all four of my wheels, given that it's unusual for them to all leak at the same time. I'm not sure what to think about that. It seems more likely that I ran over a patch of broken glass or something than a common issue with all four wheels.
I'm leaning towards taking the plunge and dishing out the cash for new tires, but she feels like I should get some opinions first. Any thoughts on this?
Also, should I head to Les Schwab or some other reputable retailer for the best deal?
Thanks much.
I have an '05 Jetta, and these tires came with the car. I've had them for two years, and they have about 34,000 city miles on them. The tread is still pretty good, although I haven't measured it. They don't look visibly worn, and when I was at the dealer 4k miles ago they seemed to think that they look fine and are wearing evenly (I use a lot of compression braking).
A friend of mine who used to work for said dealer feels like I should consider whether there could be something wrong with all four of my wheels, given that it's unusual for them to all leak at the same time. I'm not sure what to think about that. It seems more likely that I ran over a patch of broken glass or something than a common issue with all four wheels.
I'm leaning towards taking the plunge and dishing out the cash for new tires, but she feels like I should get some opinions first. Any thoughts on this?
Also, should I head to Les Schwab or some other reputable retailer for the best deal?
Thanks much.