Today I pulled into my work parking lot and parked where I always do. As I get out of the car I hear a loud hissing sound. I pinpoint the noise and noticed a decent sized screw in my passenger rear tire. The tire deflated in less than a minute. Anyways, I purchased the tires at the discount tire store a mile from my work and had them fix the flat on my lunch break. The guy working on the tire drilled in the wrong spot and made another "puncture" right next to the screw hole. They originally told me over the phone they were going to have to replace the tire because the guy drilled the hole in the wrong spot, but when I got there they said it was fine. I checked the tire out and the extra hole they made is less than half an inch from the existing puntured hole and the tire has two plugs right next to each other! I was not happy at all as I heard more than one patch will lower the speed rating of the tire. Anyways, the guy guarantees that the speed rating is the same and will be fine. Well, as I get home I noticed 2 screws in my passenger front tire and another smaller screw in my driver front tire! I purchased the road hazard free replacement certificate when I got the tires. My question is does having all these screws, even though they may be "plugged" constitute the free replacement that I purchased? I honestly would not feel safe driving my Z28 aggressively with a bunch of patched tires. If Chris from discount tire is reading I could use your opinion on what I should do! Sorry for the long post.

Jeff

 

the way the certificates work is if the tire is not repairable, you get a new one free. THe tires are good for 2 repairs. If the tires now will need more than two, they will be replaced. If the object is in a non repairable spot, it will be replaced.

thats whats awesome bout the certs....as long as it isnt vandelism or mechanical damage(alignment wear)...free replacement

any other questions, feel free to ask me, i work for DTC