FML! Can anyone help out? Please?
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FML! Can anyone help out? Please?
So after last night a wonderful Thanksgiving meal I woke up this morning for work and thought to myself damn, it's going to be a great day. WRONG! As I am driving and 5 blocks away from work I hear clunking through my rear passenger wheel well and think that don't sound too good b/c I hear the clunking still going for a 1/4 of the block. I say that can not be a good thing in any sort of way b/c it didn't sound like rocks or gravel. Mind you it's dark out still when I'm driving to work. So I get to work, park in front and I open the door, and all I hear is a loud hissing sound. I walk to the back tire and bam, there's something in there! I think to myself this is a pretty messed up situation at 6am. I have no spare in my trunk and no space saver jack to get my car up. Spare tire went out on me a couple years back and just never replaced it. Now I'm sitting here at work with no spare and no tools. Can someone please help me out. I leave here at about 2pm so if I could get someone out here to help me that would be awesome!
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Even worse, I thought it was just one tire, I walk out to check and it's both. I work at Le Colonial on 20 Cosmo Place. It's in the alley way that's between Jones and Taylor. FML! I have my set of "OLD" tires on my old steelies at home w/ my jack at home. Just no way to get to them...
Last edited by Chef WRX; 11-26-2010 at 07:37 AM.
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If my Outback had enough gas in the tank right now, I would be able to help you. Sadly, that is not the case and as of now, I don't have the funds to fill up to get to SF.
Hope someone else is able to help you!
Hope someone else is able to help you!
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I'm thinking AAA. I know there's a Firestone on Bush. Thanks for the ideas guys, gonna call the g/f and see if she's awake. Hopefully they're repairable until I can get new tires. Was planning on doing that sometime after Xmas. Eh, I figure things can be worse right? At least I have a Tylenol 3's and 2 Vics......but I'll start w/ the 3 at about 9ish and the Vics later on in the day. Nothing say good bye to a rough start than some pain killers! It's just this happens **** happens to me and it's not even daylight out yet. I go outside since there's daylight out to look at my tire and low and behold in the back one there's a small key in it?!?!?!? WTF!?!? I can't see what's in the front one though. I'll keep you guys posted.
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Having the tires go flat is one thing, but someone sabotaging a fellow Subaru driver is another.
That is ****ed up if it was vandalism.
Anyways, yes, please do make use of your contacts.
Also, I would gladly help anyone with a roadside issue (jump start, out of gas and need short tow to gas station, tools, stuck in mud, etc) within the South Bay. Shame you're so far away, I would've glady helped. Best of luck, keep us updated.
That is ****ed up if it was vandalism.
Anyways, yes, please do make use of your contacts.
Also, I would gladly help anyone with a roadside issue (jump start, out of gas and need short tow to gas station, tools, stuck in mud, etc) within the South Bay. Shame you're so far away, I would've glady helped. Best of luck, keep us updated.
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Well, as of now both tires are flat. I got about 4 more hours of work. When I'm an hour from getting off I'll call AAA and send my *** over to Bush and Larkin to see the damage and in all hopes that it will be repairable. If not I'll have to replace 2 tires....which is kinda weak b/c it's AWD. My other tires have decent tread on them too....I'd say a good 50% tread...
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If you want to, you can reuse your two old tires in the back, put two new ones in the front. Just remember to put ~3psi more in the rear tires than the front.
I always have the rears a little more full than front, gets rid of a few clunks and noises in my car and it helps you rotate the back end!
I always have the rears a little more full than front, gets rid of a few clunks and noises in my car and it helps you rotate the back end!
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Thanks guys, so my awesome g/f came by w/ a pump refilled the tires and took it to the shop for me. The plan is to get 2 new tires in the front. The key although small punctured a hole too big for repair. Thanks for the tip Gancherov! Will do until I get new tires. Also my current tires have been discontinued. So I will have Potenzas up front and Yoko Avids in the rear. Planning on hitting up tirerack for some tires for sure though.
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damn sucks, glad you got it taken care of, Im right down there street from there but I just sold my last set of spare wheel/tires hope it all goes ok
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Better hope you don't destroy your center diff with only 2 tires. Have the shop measure them and make sure there isn't more than 1/4" difference in circumference.