Re: Fix-a-Flat Makes a Tire Un-patchable?


"Nate Nagel" <njnagel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I guess my point was I wouldn't get all bent out of shape if a tire guy
suggested not to use fix-a-flat except in dire emergencies because of
the above. And they might charge you 2-3x the normal rate if you do,
because of the extra time involved. That's not an attitude problem,
that's just the economics of the situation.

nate

I understand. A tire guy might prefer that you not use such a product
but if you dont like green apples, you'd better not shake the tree.

The economics also say that, if your wife or daughter come
out into a parking lot and find a flat tire, it is probably cheap to use Fix
A Flat
and drive to a competent tire repair center than to stay there and call a
wrecker,
or a tire service, etc.

It is simple BS that a tire that has been inflated with Fix A Flat is not
patchable.
Some tires, regardless, are not patchable, but the use of a temperary
inflation
product does not make them unrepairable.

What did Costco want? To sell a new tire? If so, that is blatant fraud.

Nothing against you, Nate, and I understand your point of view.




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