First annual service and tire experience
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First annual service and tire experience
Made the appointment for the First Annual Service this week; car has 12,100 miles now after 1 year. Leaving home for the Denver dealer 120 miles away, I noticed the right front tire was down 2 pounds again having just added some air after getting a TPMS warning a couple days ago. Thought I'd better stop at the local tire store just to have it checked. Sure enough a nail in the tire, but with that soft rubber it's held pretty tight and loses air slowly. Got it patched fine. With the tire off I got a good look at the brake disc and pad and am happy to report the disc looked great: perfectly smooth, no ridges, no lip at the outside diameter. I don't use brakes like a city guy, 90% of my driving is highway. Anyway, a good report there. I also asked the tech to measure remaining tread on that tire. We measured 8/32 inches, or about 1/3 of remaining useable tread; I plan to change at 4/32 for sure. Didn't measure the rear. I've got the 18" Conti's.
No issues at the dealer, no new updates or service bulletins for me. Great service took 1 hour+15minutes. I waited.
No issues at the dealer, no new updates or service bulletins for me. Great service took 1 hour+15minutes. I waited.
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Unhingd (08-26-2016)
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You are lucky the nail held and that your tires are in great shape. I visited the dealer a few weeks back and needed to replace front tires. One was ok (kept it as a spare just in case) and the other had bad inside tire wear and a slice down to the chord (about the size of a pinky fingernail) and had to be replaced. Got an alignment done too.
Hope your next service goes just as smoothly as this one.
Hope your next service goes just as smoothly as this one.