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Old Dec 20, 2014 | 02:48 PM
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Ordered my APSIS rear splash guards back last Friday and got them this past Tuesday. Pretty darn quick. Installed them yesterday (Friday). They look great and were very easy to install. While I was installing the drivers side I saw a nail in my rear tire. Took the car down to Discount Tire this morning only to find out they repair flats for free!! Yes for free! I had no clue. What a great deal. I suspect they believe if they do that it will bring folks back to buy tires - bet it works. Also found out the tires on the car were installed in 2009. Still have plenty of tread but interesting to note they have been on the car for 5 years. An interesting week.
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Nice about the flat repair. How about some pics of the new splash guards?
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Photos of the car with the new splash guards would be nice.

As to Discount Tire, we have had a number of very positive experiences with them. They have treated us well.

We trudge on.
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Nice to have some unusually good weeks every now and then.

+1 on discount tire. I've always had good experiences with them, and they're my default shop for anything tire related.
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Originally Posted by gr1634
Ordered my APSIS rear splash guards back last Friday and got them this past Tuesday. Pretty darn quick. Installed them yesterday (Friday). They look great and were very easy to install. While I was installing the drivers side I saw a nail in my rear tire. Took the car down to Discount Tire this morning only to find out they repair flats for free!! Yes for free! I had no clue. What a great deal. I suspect they believe if they do that it will bring folks back to buy tires - bet it works. Also found out the tires on the car were installed in 2009. Still have plenty of tread but interesting to note they have been on the car for 5 years. An interesting week.
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Discount Tire is always good to work with for me. Have bought several sets of tires from them and they always match any other competitor on price. They have rotated my tires free too. Noticing the date code on your tires and telling you. That is the first thing they do when working on any tire as they will not touch any tire that is ten years old or older for liability reasons.
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