Comments on: O Emergency Fund! How Do I Love Thee? http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/ Just tidbits about money and finance. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: mapgirl http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/#comment-79948 mapgirl Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:54:13 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/#comment-79948 KC - I have had a plugged tire before. Many shops will not do it anymore because opens them to liability. I was near a construction warehouse and punctured a tire. One of the construction guys saw my car and plugged the tire for me, but as I could not remember which tire had been plugged and it has been rotated so many times, I didn't feel like driving around with two possible plugs in the same tire. I drive high speeds to Philadelphia and I would rather not wreck due to a tire blow on I-95 from a failed plug. For safety reasons, that was my choice not to repair it but to replace it. KC - I have had a plugged tire before. Many shops will not do it anymore because opens them to liability.

I was near a construction warehouse and punctured a tire. One of the construction guys saw my car and plugged the tire for me, but as I could not remember which tire had been plugged and it has been rotated so many times, I didn’t feel like driving around with two possible plugs in the same tire. I drive high speeds to Philadelphia and I would rather not wreck due to a tire blow on I-95 from a failed plug. For safety reasons, that was my choice not to repair it but to replace it.

]]> By: KC http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/#comment-79766 KC Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:59:15 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/#comment-79766 I don't know if you already got new tires but you can get a plug put in where the screw is. Our one tire in the last 6 months has 3 plugs from 2 nails and one screw. We're planning to get new tires in the fall when the tire sales are on. Getting a plug put it allows for a frugal way of making your tire last until you're ready to buy new ones especially if your tire is a newer one. I don’t know if you already got new tires but you can get a plug put in where the screw is. Our one tire in the last 6 months has 3 plugs from 2 nails and one screw. We’re planning to get new tires in the fall when the tire sales are on. Getting a plug put it allows for a frugal way of making your tire last until you’re ready to buy new ones especially if your tire is a newer one.

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/#comment-79492 mapgirl Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:54:07 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/#comment-79492 ntguru: I did check TireRack.com last night. As far as my dad goes, he knows me. I'm not going to stick a gauge on the tires every time I fill up. In fact, if I didn't do the walk around to see just how low the tires were getting, they'd be pretty darned flat. He was trying to get me to build a habit and it works for me. I would have left that gas station without knowing I had a flat! ntguru: I did check TireRack.com last night.

As far as my dad goes, he knows me. I’m not going to stick a gauge on the tires every time I fill up. In fact, if I didn’t do the walk around to see just how low the tires were getting, they’d be pretty darned flat. He was trying to get me to build a habit and it works for me. I would have left that gas station without knowing I had a flat!

]]> By: ntguru http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/#comment-79429 ntguru Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:27:17 +0000 http://www.mapgirl.net/mfc/2007/07/10/o-emergency-fund-how-do-i-love-thee/#comment-79429 mapgirl, tires make a HUGE difference on a car. I won't go completely off track here but a lot folks have misconceptions because of lack of understanding about tires. A common one is that all rear wheel drive vehicles are terrible in the snow. While there is some advantage in front wheel drive by having the engine's weight over the tires, a lot of rear drive cars are sportier in nature and thus come with summer only tires. Put the right tires on a rear drive sportscar and it will handle a few inches of snow no problem! Check out www.tirerack.com for ratings including snow, dry and rain handling. I also think it's funny that your mechanic Dad told you to guage tire inflation levels by looking at them. While you can tell if a tire is REALLY low, you'd be surprised how low it has to be before you can easily tell. mapgirl, tires make a HUGE difference on a car. I won’t go completely off track here but a lot folks have misconceptions because of lack of understanding about tires. A common one is that all rear wheel drive vehicles are terrible in the snow. While there is some advantage in front wheel drive by having the engine’s weight over the tires, a lot of rear drive cars are sportier in nature and thus come with summer only tires. Put the right tires on a rear drive sportscar and it will handle a few inches of snow no problem! Check out http://www.tirerack.com for ratings including snow, dry and rain handling.

I also think it’s funny that your mechanic Dad told you to guage tire inflation levels by looking at them. While you can tell if a tire is REALLY low, you’d be surprised how low it has to be before you can easily tell.

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