Runflat break
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Runflat break
Got a poprivet point first in the inside side wall of my right rear. Go to Bell tire and the guy tells me it will only cost me $500 to replace the one runflat. Luckly a guy at the counter over here's the conversation and ask me what year corvette I have. I tell him 03. He tells Goodyear covers road hazard for four years on the runflats from when the car was built. So I ask the counter guy to call Goodyear and sure enought they authorize replacement minus threadwear. Since I only had one third wear ends up costing me $200 mounted and balanced.
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Good thing that other guy was there. 
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I had to replace the stock tires on my '03 years ago. Your tread is only 1/3 of the way worn down? And I seem to go through rear tires about twice as quickly as fronts. 
Go enjoy your vette and nail the gas every once in a while.
At least you're getting decent warranty coverage on the tire.
Go enjoy your vette and nail the gas every once in a while.
At least you're getting decent warranty coverage on the tire.
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I popped a runflat on Rt287. Hole was big enough that I could put four fingers into the tyre. Ended up costing me $450 to have a new tyre put on, mounted etc. Bit of an emergency since it happened in NJ and I live in VA.
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Originally Posted by Rou-Rou 03
Got a poprivet point first in the inside side wall of my right rear. Go to Bell tire and the guy tells me it will only cost me $500 to replace the one runflat. Luckly a guy at the counter over here's the conversation and ask me what year corvette I have. I tell him 03. He tells Goodyear covers road hazard for four years on the runflats from when the car was built. So I ask the counter guy to call Goodyear and sure enought they authorize replacement minus threadwear. Since I only had one third wear ends up costing me $200 mounted and balanced.
Glad it worked out..cheers
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Originally Posted by Rou-Rou 03
Got a poprivet point first in the inside side wall of my right rear. Go to Bell tire and the guy tells me it will only cost me $500 to replace the one runflat. Luckly a guy at the counter over here's the conversation and ask me what year corvette I have. I tell him 03. He tells Goodyear covers road hazard for four years on the runflats from when the car was built. So I ask the counter guy to call Goodyear and sure enought they authorize replacement minus threadwear. Since I only had one third wear ends up costing me $200 mounted and balanced.
So? You couldn't have posted this a month and $500.00 ago???? 
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At first, $500 sounded like a lot. But I checked the TireRack website, and a rear Goodyear runflat in the stock size is $389. Add $20 shipping and $40 to mount and balance, and you're pretty close to $500. And the tire dealer had to make a little profit, not to mention sales tax.
