Ashburton puncture repair on Sunday?

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Ashburton puncture repair on Sunday?

Postby sergei » Sat May 04, 2013 5:11 pm

I got a puncture in Ashburton. Need to fix asap as tomorrow (Sunday) heading down to Cromwell and will be a real pain on a spacesaver.... The leak is slow but steady.... I'm happy to pay extra.
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Postby Stott69 » Sat May 04, 2013 5:18 pm

Bugga, I know a tyre guy in Rangiora.
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Postby sergei » Sat May 04, 2013 7:29 pm

called firestone 0800 number, told 24/7 truck only.
called newmans tyres (random googling) and half and our and $120 later it was fixed.
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Postby Elmo » Sat May 04, 2013 8:05 pm

Shyte thats expensive for a fix, but I guess you are paying the call out fee more than the repair, but I feel your pain of the space saver. Once got a puncture near Dannevirke (the infamous rail crossing in poor state of repair) on xmas, did Auckland and back to Chch before I got it fixed. Needed to pump it up twice a day, but that beats a space saver.
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Postby fangsport » Sat May 04, 2013 8:15 pm

sergei wrote:called firestone 0800 number, told 24/7 truck only.
called newmans tyres (random googling) and half and our and $120 later it was fixed.

geez, that sucks. could have got it fixed sown here for had i known earlier.
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Postby sergei » Sat May 04, 2013 8:24 pm

Elmo wrote:Shyte thats expensive for a fix, but I guess you are paying the call out fee more than the repair, but I feel your pain of the space saver. Once got a puncture near Dannevirke (the infamous rail crossing in poor state of repair) on xmas, did Auckland and back to Chch before I got it fixed. Needed to pump it up twice a day, but that beats a space saver.


it was losing 5psi per 30min so didn't want to risk it.

arrived at ashburton at 3, all the tire places were closed. probably picked up a nail in Christchurch. i noticed very slight pull to the left, lucky the road to ashburton is very straight and boring otherwise i would have missed it and destroyed the tyre.
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Postby DRFTIN » Mon May 06, 2013 9:09 am

did you stop and partake in the street parade on sunday?
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Postby sergei » Tue May 07, 2013 4:53 pm

DRFTIN wrote:did you stop and partake in the street parade on sunday?

I was gone on sunday morning...
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