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Do you think it’s time to reTIRE? The owner of this 2008 Ford Focus came into Mister Tire Sales in Cranbrook, B.C., for four new winter tires. Hopefully he opted for new TPMS sensors too, because the technician discovered that one of them had been zip-tied in place, had broken free, and was found rolling around the inside of the tire.
True stories of wheel neglect on Canadian roads.
If the owner of this Nissan was at all optimistic that his wheel could be repaired, his hopes were dashed when technician Chris Kham popped the trunk and got a good look at the damage. Chris says automotive repair professionals may be very talented, but even the best of them can’t work miracles!
The owner of this vehicle said he got a really good deal on two tires at the scrap yard. The only problem was that they were slightly too big. But he installed them anyway, and drove them until the part of the tire that was coming into contact with the vehicle suspension burned away, leaving a deep groove on the inner edge. By the time he got to Steve's Service in Smith's Falls, Ont., he’d been driving it this way for months.
Amazingly, the tire on this vehicle survived close contact with someone else’s license plate, but the wheel well was badly damaged. This picture was sent in by Eric at Coast Tire in Dieppe who said the situation was something of a fluke. “The car would have had to clip the other person's bumper just enough and at the exact angle to accomplish this!” he wrote.
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