Except there were no sprinklers on.
As I walked to the trunk to get my purse, I saw the air gushing from my back driver's side tire. It was deflating as I watched.
Thank goodness for AAA.
He came, put air in my never-been-used (at least as long as I've owned the car - 9 years) spare, and changed the tire.
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| the bolt. |
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| the first hero of the day. |
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| the car with the spare. |
When I left work a few hours later - headed straight for Discount Tire in Draper - I was driving no faster than 50 on the freeway (my dad had mentioned not driving faster than 55 on a spare, and some quick google searches said spare tires have a speed written on them, mine said 50) with my hazards on so people wouldn't think I was just a horrible driver.
More than halfway home my car started jerking (more than usual at freeway speeds) a lot. I pulled over when I could and checked the other tires thinking maybe I had run over something else when I parked at work. The other three were fine, and I circled around back to the spare.
Extremely flat.
Thank goodness for AAA again.
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| my second hero arrives. |
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| loads the car at the risk to his life - literally.i read earlier in the day that one tow truck driver is killed every day in the States. |
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| my sad car. |
He took me to Discount Tire where the tire was fixed and the shredded spare was put back in my trunk. Now I need another spare (which I was told would cost me at least $150) or a wheel from a salvage yard and then a new tire (which will most likely be cheaper).
2 comments:
What a bummer!! Grateful for AAA for you b
We love AAA too! Don't know if this is any help, but I once bought some used tires (in order to pass safety inspection - I wasn't ready to buy a whole new set at the time) at a discount/used tire place in Salt Lake. I think they were crazy cheap like $25 each or something. Would that work as a spare?
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