Thursday, 20 July 2006

Tyre Woes - A great start to the day

I was driving out of the garage this morning and 'Rigo noticed my rear left tyre was a little flat. So I went to the local servo and filled it with air. We drove off and the car wobbled and shook at bit. What The? Maybe I had over-inflated one tyre? I stopped at another servo and check the air pressure in all the tyres. Off we went again. Now it was shaking and rattling even more.

Panic sets in and I drive to the nearest tyre place I can find.

Luckily for me, they had no customers when I drove in and they looked at the car immediately.

Turns out there was a HUGE bubble on the tyre (which I couldn't see since it was on the underside of the car). This was a tyre blowout waiting to happen.

So, I waited for them to replace the tyre. $300 later, we're back on the road. Shakes have gone

And the good news, I got 'Rigo to school on time.

BTW - This isn't the first time

[listening to: Song for Shelter - Fatboy Slim ]
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