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In an effort to save some more money, J and I have started to carpool to work\u00a0on the\u00a0days\u00a0we start at the same time. His truck is a gas guzzler, my car a fuel efficient practicality, so together we take the Honda to work at least three days a\u00a0week.<\/p>\n

A couple of weeks ago, at 5:45 AM on a rainy Wednesday, we hit a small lake<\/del> puddle hidden in a curve of the road, causing us to hydroplane and come thisclose to hitting an oncoming vehicle. Our little car was careening out of control, and while we were able to avoid disaster that time, we might not be so lucky the next.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The first thing out of J’s mouth, after the both of us had calmed down, was “these tires cannot handle the rain<\/em>“. I reminded him that I told him to be careful in that corner seconds before the incident, and the situation wouldn’t have happened if he didn’t shrug off my warning, but I knew he was right. We needed new tires.<\/p>\n

In late 2011, I bought tires for my twenty-five year old Mercedes 190E. The tires cost me $550 installed, and a similar incident but with snow instead of rain was the catalyst for the purchase. That and many patched holes in each tire from driving over stray nails at work.<\/p>\n

I was sure that my Mercedes would last for at least a year after the tire purchase. I’d maintained it quite well and while it was an old car, it had a lot of gusto. Plus, who knew how many kilometers were on it. The\u00a0190E had an odd defect that year of\u00a0the odometer stopping at 146,000, where it had settled god knows how long prior to my acquisition of it.<\/p>\n

Three months after I dropped hundreds of dollars on the tires, my beloved trooper broke down a foot from my driveway. After a quick assessment of the issue and some price comparisons and research, and I resigned myself to the fact that it would cost far more than the car was even worth to fix it.<\/p>\n

The car was dismantled and shipped away and I bought my trusty Honda, excited for the air conditioning and windows that actually rolled down. The used car dealership where we bought her told us that the tires weren’t in the best shape, and that we’d need to get new ones fairly soon, but I pushed it off, thinking that I’d had enough of tire shopping to last me a decade.<\/p>\n

We went camping a couple of\u00a0weekends ago, and J pointed my tires out to a friend, who told me that they were the baldest he’d ever seen. Then, as if a message from the tire-Gods, we picked a big, sharp chunk\u00a0of metal from one.<\/p>\n

Needless to say I had to make that dreaded phone call to our local tire store today to book an appointment to get new tires on. We did a lot of research and found the right ones, but the last thing our budget needs right now is more large purchases, considering we have a wedding coming up.<\/p>\n

$545 later, and our new tires were installed and we were ready to take on the wet roads. Despite my disdain for the necessary purchase, one of us needs a vehicle, if not both (as a condition for our jobs), and as they say, safety first.<\/p>\n

When was the last time you bought tires?<\/p>\n

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In an effort to save some more money, J and I have started to carpool to work\u00a0on the\u00a0days\u00a0we start at the same time. His truck is a gas guzzler, my car a fuel efficient practicality, so together we take the Honda to work at least three days a\u00a0week. 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