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Blown tire on a dying car........

11 years ago

Well, in my other post I talked about how my transmission is dying. It's a 2001 Honda Odyssey.
I've been driving it very little and very gently, hoping to get through another month or 2. Well, today I was going to town (out in the country), and there was a terrible constant roar in the car and it wouldn't go past 2nd gear. I turned around and thankfully made it home. I was thinking transmission.

But when I got home I looked at the tires, just to make sure they were okay, and one of the back ones was exploded, so to speak. Dang. I guess I didn't even think of the tires because there was no pulling to one side, and no problems with the steering wheel.
Anyhow........here's my dilemma.....It's going to be below zero for awhile and I don't really want to look for a car. Would it be possible to just get 1 tire replaced? I know everyone always says 2, at least, but I just don't want to put any more money into this car, since the transmission could die tomorrow.

Is it impossible to find a place that would have a tire that would just work fairly well on a very limited basis? Too bad they don't put "real" tires in for spares.

I just want to get through another month or 2 without sinking more money into this.
Thanks!

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stoveguyy
11 years ago
almost any garage will have a bunch of good uses tires. bobs garage down the street and so on. this is where being in a rural setting might help. a big city garage might try and tell you to buy at least 2 matching tires. some shops refuse to sell used tires for liability issues. you have 3 "ok" used tires. why not get 1 more used tire? i am 98% sure you can find a nice used tire for less than $50 mounted and balanced.

This post was edited by cavell on Tue, Jan 20, 15 at 11:27
catherinet
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks cavell. I went ahead and got a new one that is the same as the others. The local guy said I wouldn't even notice just one newer tire, and he was right.
I was feeling sort of uneasy about buying a used tire, so I opted for the new one. Hopefully now the transmission will let me put a little wear on it.
Thanks for your input.
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stoveguyy
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thats why i never fill up my gas tank. the car might die and i would lose that valuable gas. sometimes i see folks giving away the odyssey PAX wheels/tires for free. they are the runflat tires that honda used and cost about $200 each and last about 25k miles. i have seen 2 free sets on craigslist. and 1 guy was trying to sell a set for $400. maybe he got them for free and was trying to sell them for a profit
GaryFx
11 years ago
For future reference, some places, including TireRack (last I checked) can shave a tire down to match the tread depth on your existing tires. I did this when my tire was attacked by some debris on the NJ Turnpike a few years ago, and no problems since.
catherinet
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks cavell and GaryFx.

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