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Old 12-01-2011, 01:46 PM
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I'm getting some new shoes soon and was wondering if you think its worth buying the tire protection plan? Its almost an extra $120 @ Big O.
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In my experience I have never used a store "plan".. the tire manufacturer normally has a warrenty that covers most incidents
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its worth it, think just an extra $25 a tire or spend $200+ on a new one depending what tire you have
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Use it once...its paid for and then some....
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Use it once...its paid for and then some....

i got it and used it 3 times!
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I've used mine due to road construction around my house. After working for Sears Automotive *horrible job* I can tell you that tire manufacturers warranty the craftsmanship of their tire. They did not make that tire with a nail in it. So, they will not warranty the tire.
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It all depends on what the warranty covers. I had a "Road Hazard" policy years ago. I thought that I would be covered for just about anything.

I picked up a screw and had to get the tire fixed. Guess what? The policy I had didn't cover punctures. Now, if the whole tire had exploded, it would have been covered. But, I had to pay for that repair out of pocket.

I haven't bought another policy since. I'll just pay the 20 bucks to get the puncture fixed and tire rebalanced.
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i used my warranty within a month of owning mine.

it does pay for itself
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It seems every set of tires I've bought in my life had issues somewhere along the line forcing me to buy at least one new tire. I get the road hazard warranty everytime I buy a set these days.
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I've known several friends who purchased the "No questions asked" cert. from discount and its just that. Even if you hammer a tire wheeling because your acting like a maniac, they replace it. Cheap insurance.
I cant speak to the Big-O plan, maybe quiz them a bit and if its similar, I'd recomend it.
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always get it. Never know what's gonna happen and if you use it one time for a set of tires, it pays for itself. if not, it's just like every other insurance. definitely look over the coverage though and make sure it's good.
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Yes.
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I've always bought it, It had paid for itself after 1 trip to Rausch creek when I sliced a side wall on 2 of my MTR's that had less than 600 miles on them
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I bought it on mine. I had to think about it for awhile though. I decided to do the statistical "decision analysis" that insurance companies do to figure out what their payoff is. Using my cost of $170 for the 4 certificates and new tire cost of $270 each I crunched the numbers and found that it would be the best economic decision to buy the certs if there is a 31% or higher chance of needing to replace a tire. I go wheeling a lot and know lots of guys who mess up their tires, so I figure for me there is probably way higher than a 31% chance of ruining at least one tire so it is a good deal. Depends on your what type of driving you do though.

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