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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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Help - need run-flat tire service in Columbia SC area

Anyone have recommendation where to take MCS with 16" run flats for tire service in Columbia SC?

Also FYI I also bought the "tire warranty" from Charleston Mini which they say can be used just about anywhere.

I'm not sure I want to drive back to the dealer on this leaky tire. It started out very slow leak but now is going down much faster.

thanks
John
 
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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 03:24 PM
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Call Charleston MINI, you have warranty and roadside service, they will come pick it up on roll back and maybe bring it back to you. Flow came to Charlotte from Winston Salem and picked mine up but I had to go get it. Call and ask it can't hurt. They also may send you somewhere in your area. The problem is they will charge you for new tire, just get it plugged and deal with it we have people do it all the time. We plugged on in the parking lot before a run and its still holding and that was 6 months ago.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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thanks y'all.

I ended up getting a local shop Nuttall's (whom I have bought many tires from over the years) to do the service. We had to order in the tire from tirerack to match the other three since it was not carried by the normal distributors. I had a weird experience getting the warranty people on the phone. I honestly think they must have had a phone system problem since I tried for an hour and half and nothing. I called back a couple days later and got right through. Hopefully I will get reimbursed. With the run-flats I thought the warranty sounded like a good thing.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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FYI:: Just a news follow up:

no response yet from the "Tire Warranty" people thru Hendrick on my repair.

I gave all the info over the phone, they then mailed me a form letter in which I had to fill out, again, all the info regarding the repair and mail it back (why?). And no response yet.

Guess I'll have to get back on the phone and see what's up.

I'm thinking this warranty was a bad idea....
 
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Old Apr 28, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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Just in time-- for the record my reimbursement check arrived today.
 
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