See this tyre?
Now the wheel. Just the black rubber part around the wheel. Well that cost me RM1500!!!! *bangs head on wall*
The story goes that I’ve had this car for some 5 years now but I’ve never changed the tyres. It still had some good trip though, maybe because I hardly use it these days. I drive it maybe once a week.
Anyhow I decided to change it because it looked a little hard and according to the workshop people that’s not a good thing.
I remember the first time I changed tyres for a car. It was about 12-13 years ago when I was still in college. I was driving this purple Proton Wira and someone told me that my tyres were balder than the Great American Bald Eagle. So I took it to the workshop and changed it. I went for the cheapest one. Dunlop. I thought hey I’ve heard of Dunlop before… can’t be that bad right?
Four tyres at RM100 each so that came up to a total of RM400.
So you would forgive me if I thought that the RM1500 I was quoted was for all four. No… it was PER TYRE. So to change all four it would be a grand total of RM6000!!! WHAT THE HECK?!?!!?
That’s just tyres. Now I understand that this car of mine had a larger wheel base so I needed 19 inch tyres. But woah that’s expensive!
I got it changed in the end. Dad told me that tyres are really important since they’re the only part of the car that contacts the road. So ok there. I am now RM6000 poorer.
I can’t complain though. This car overall has been really reliable and hasn’t really cost me much to maintain or service. So I’m grateful for that. Thank you my dear car.
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space