Chau’s Tires

This place made my day! I got a flat tire and needed a new tire and another tire plugged. I called around– everyone was full and wanted a ton of money. I was in and out with a new tire and a tire plugged in 20 minutes and they didn’t break my bank. I recommend them to anyone!

When I heard that familiar, discomforting «whump, whump, whump» while driving, I knew I was on the verge of a blow-​out but having been drawn and quartered by both Tire Kingdom and Tires Plus, I was loathe to return to either. So on the way home, I decided to give a tiny tire shop in my neighborhood a try. Next to the YMCA on 4^th St. South in a shady part of town (but hey! it’s home!), the phone number on the sign was no longer in service but the gate was open so I pulled in. Sadly, I have the memory of a goldfish (Nice to meet you… oh, shiny object! What?) so I forgot the name of the gentleman that came out to greet me but he was NICE and promptly removed my tires to discover both in the rear were bald (which I knew), were half silver from exposed metal threads and one even had a generous flap of tread blowing in the breeze. Yep. That was a blow-​out about to happen. «Other» tire places quoted me nearly $ 300 per tire but in less than 20 minutes, I had two ready to roll for $ 90! I was so pleased, a couple of months later, I brough him my mother’s cadillac and he slapped 4 new tires on it for less than half of what those «other» places wanted to charge.
Did I get a written 100,000 mile blah blah blah warranty? No.
Do I care? No.
Same name, same size, good tread, fast service… why would anyone pick the $ 600 duck over the $ 90 duck?
Now, if I have a pre-​mature blowout that sends me and my car flying over the side of the Howard Frankland? Then I’ll come back and edit this review.
If I survived.