I’m So Tire-d

What does a lady do when she has nothing to blog about, when her creative juices are running dry? Why, discuss car repair, of course! (I’d blog about best fat burners or diet pills, but I’m afraid that would drive some of you off, heh heh).

Well, I actually heard something useful on NPR (NPR is National Public Radio *zzzzzzzzzzzzzz*) last week. There’s actually a hilarious show called “Car Talk,” that runs on Saturdays. The guys are real cut-ups. They HAVE to be really, really funny if they’re going to get me (a real non-car girl) to listen to a car show.

Anyway, the Car Talk guys (Click and Clack, the Tappett brothers, how’s that for freaky) gave some good advice for car tire care, advice we’ve used this week for our own car.

One- save the tread on your tires- never turn the steering wheel when the car is not moving. Otherwise, the tire tread grates on the asphalt and the rubber wears off. Have you seen the prices of tires lately?! Every little bit helps, especially with snow tires, which have slightly softer rubber than regular tires.

Another tip is to visit your local junkyard when you need car parts. We do this a lot. We recently needed a new tail-light cover and tire rims for our snow tires. I did some online searching and telephone calling to my local suppliers, and the cheapest I could find was $45 for the tail light cover and $60 for rims, each. Holy cow! Guess how much the stuff cost us from the junkyard? $12 for the cover, and $15 for each rim. We went to a “you pull it” junkyard, but the place is very organized and it took only minutes to find what we needed. The cover and rims are in excellent condition, by the way.

So there are some tips! Woohoo! OK, let’s get back to driving!!

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