2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Chevrolet

image2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Long-Term Road Test

Out 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray got a flat tire. We got it fixed.

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  • duck87duck87 Member Posts: 649
    You guys should hire nukedetroit, and I'm being serious. Maybe put him in the PG section of the website, but I guarantee that you will get a substantial increase in website traffic due to click-bait material. So many clicks it might offset the flood of calls and emails to your complaints department.
  • noburgersnoburgers Member Posts: 500
    weird coincidence, me too, same tire, same spot on the tread. Repair was take off rim, plug and patch, new valve stem and balance. $4.20
  • gslippygslippy Member Posts: 514
    You guys sure do get a lot of flats. I haven't had one in 8 years.
  • greenponygreenpony Member Posts: 531
    How common are tire punctures for the average driver?
  • nukedetroitnukedetroit Member Posts: 108
    I'm flattered, but I doubt they could afford me.
  • smrtypants44smrtypants44 Member Posts: 25
    I don't remember the last time I paid for a tire patch service...all the tires stores around here (OK) do it for free....
  • awddreaminawddreamin Member Posts: 7
    $30 for a patch?! Where I go its $10 and 10 mins for a patch!
  • yellowbalyellowbal Member Posts: 234
    The nice thing about Michelin tires is that the speed rating is maintained after a patch.
  • cjasiscjasis Member Posts: 274
    How many burnouts have you guys done? The middle of that tire is wearing out pretty fast! Good on you!!!!
  • s197gts197gt Member Posts: 486
    my wife picks up nails and debris like crazy in her car. i actually felt bad going into the tire store the last time. i think it was our third new tire she has gotten (we bought the road hazard warranty).

    i've only had two punctures in the last 7 years.

    i'd love to buy a road-force machine and run the service out of my garage. hard to get it done properly.
  • noburgersnoburgers Member Posts: 500
    We missed out on the opportunity to see the TPMS display that went with the leaker, although the post would probably not be as lively as the last TPMS thread on the ATS.
  • actualsizeactualsize Member Posts: 451
    Real estate costs in Santa Monica and the prevalence of tire rack online tire shoppers that come in for mount and balance only has killed the free flat fix in our area. Overhead is high and margins are thin. Also, they know the folks that live here have money. As for our flat frequency, it's based on pure volume. You're looking at 20,000 miles times 16 or so cars. That's 320,000 vehicle-miles per year, a lot more than any individual covers.

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