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      04-01-2008, 06:14 PM   #1
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Albertans: How many flats have you had?

So I'm tossing around the idea of the tire warranty.. but then again.. I have never had a flat tire at all. I will likely be 350km from a service station of some kind if I *DO* get one. But.. then I'd have to buy new tires ($$$).

I'm wondering.. how often have you guys had flats? I'm trying to justify the risk here. I mean, of X years driving in AB, Y number of flats.
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      04-01-2008, 06:45 PM   #2
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The only flat I ever got was at an auto-x event at the Red Deer Centrium.

That's in 8 years of driving, 200,000 km~
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      04-01-2008, 07:14 PM   #3
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Only one true flat for me in 4 years in alberta, caused by a screw. The others were rolling tires of the bead during rallycross or the one caused by a completely wrecked tire I shouldn't have been drving on to begin with.
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In 12 years of driving I've had 1 flat that I can remember. Wow... brings it into prespective... haha.

I'm not from alberta, oops...
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7 years of driving and one flat when I was driving home from Cowboys late at night on an unlit road where there had been an accident earlier that evening. I drove over a giant shard of metal from someone's wheel.

With that in mind I'm also seriously wondering if the tire warranty is worth it.
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      04-01-2008, 10:02 PM   #6
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no flats in 10 months with current car.
I tend to watch what I drive on, but have had a couple of distractions.
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About 7 years in Alberta. No flats.
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      04-02-2008, 02:10 AM   #8
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just save the RFTs and get a new set of wheel and tires when u get the car.
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I hit a small rock, drove 50 miles and I had to change my RFT.
Thats when I realized that I should change the whole set of tires after only 15000 miles. Not a big fan of RFT!
Is this normal?
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6 years in Alberta, no flats.
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      04-02-2008, 11:19 AM   #11
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I hit a small rock, drove 50 miles and I had to change my RFT.
Thats when I realized that I should change the whole set of tires after only 15000 miles. Not a big fan of RFT!
Is this normal?
If they're summer tires I'd say you did exceptionally well. I've never had summer tires last me longer than 15,000 KM, let alone 15,000 miles.
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      04-02-2008, 05:34 PM   #12
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Thank you!
For the 135 that is more powerful I would expect 12000 km to change the whole set of RFT. Lets say every year. Here in Uruguay they cost $380 each.
How much in the US?
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I've had a few, but in not in Alberta, so they don't count.
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hahaha

so the bottom line is that the tyre warranty is just one more of those dealer options devised to make money off you?
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^^ :P It would appear that way. Damn those RFTs.
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hahaha

so the bottom line is that the tyre warranty is just one more of those dealer options devised to make money off you?
That should have been clear the moment they mentioned the words "tire" and "warranty" in the same sentence. :wink:

It's almost as big of a scam as undercoating.
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      04-03-2008, 10:35 PM   #17
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That should have been clear the moment they mentioned the words "tire" and "warranty" in the same sentence. :wink:

It's almost as big of a scam as undercoating.
hahaha! of course

what exactly is it anyhow? something goes and they replace it?

might be a good deal after all, lol
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It covers rim and tire for 3yrs/100000 km. Everything is covered to blown rubber to damaged rims. Cost of $795. I was told that once a rft goes that u cannot repair it or they don't recommend fixing it. So one would have to blow two tires during the time of the warranty to make it worth it. IMHO. Potholed streets in etown are making me consider this option but probably will decline in the end.
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I'd decline + go to regular tires once the RFT wear out. You can save about $400 (for all four) buying the regular non-RFT version of the RE-050A.
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And just throwing a patch kit in the trunk for emergencies sorta thing?
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And just throwing a patch kit in the trunk for emergencies sorta thing?
Yeah a can of fix-a-flat will do wonders. When I had my flat on the auto-x course myself and a fellow helpful driver used the sealant, added some air and it was good to go... I did another 10-15 runs after that, then drove 60 + KM before I could actually change the tire.
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Good info. I'm leasing though, so maybe I'll change them out right away.. I probably have to return it with RFTs.
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