Los DOS Amigos

Went here for used tire. $ 30. We were in Phoenix for a visit and noticed one of our tires was showing metal but were low on funds so I found this used tire shop. It took a while for the guy to find the right size because my car’s tires are an odd size. But once he found it service was quick. He didn’t speak English which is fine with me since I speak Spanish.

A while back I literally POPPED a tire on sharp rocks on a back-​country trail on the way to a remote part of West Clear Creek.
After hobbling back out of the wilderness on a crappy spare and making it home, I decide that brand new tires can wait a little, but the next day there seemed to be no place to be found after 3pm on a Sunday to get myself a good used tire…
until I drove by the yellow painted carcass of a gas station resurrected as Los Dos Amigos LLanteria.
(that’s Two Friends Tires, gringo)
I was a little apprehensive, but had a good experience, overall.
I drove into the parking lot at the same time as two other cars. All three of us simultaneously had a different young hombre literally run up to offer doorside service. I encountered a (n expected) language barrier, but had already written down the size tire I needed on a slip of paper. I handed it to him and said «uno, por favor».
He sprinted over to a group of older men on lawn chairs under the old gas pump canopy, listening to a portable radio playing some bouncy happy mexican music, and shows one the slip of paper.
Senior pointed to a stack of tires and said something my limited spanish couldn’t comprende, then glances at me and smiled, «We have one, right now.»
The kid grabs the tire and rolls it up to me, offering it for inspection. It looks great, I ask how much.
«Tirdy Fibe» says Senior.
While I’m deciding whether or not it’s expected of me to haggle a little, he throws out that they’ll balance it and everything, and I tell them to go ahead.
Senior does not leave his lawn chair, but make no mistake, his wisdom is being passed along. The first guy rushes over with a jack to get to work. He starts to put it under the side, and Senior shouts at him to stop, it’s not the right place. After moving it and jacking it up, they are finished within only a couple of moments. My entire time here, start to finish, maybe 12 minutes.
Los 2 Amigos is filling a needed niche market, have good product (my tire was a great condition Goodyear with plenty of tread life left), and offer absolutely great customer service.
Cash only. Spanish language skills helpful, I’m sure, but not necessary.