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When the tire shop said it would have to order a tire for our Audi R8 after last weekend’s blowout, I knew it wasn’t going to be cheap. Sure enough, when the tire arrived a couple days later the final tally after mounting and balancing was $450. No one ever said living with a supermodel was cheap.
Ed Hellwig, Senior Editor @ 9,984 miles
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ahightower says:
11:23 AM, 06/30/08
Ouch. Coulda been worse though with wheel and/or body damage.
Speaking of the body, I much prefer the R8 in a monotone paint job without the bare aluminum thing.
dougtheeng says:
11:37 AM, 06/30/08
"Speaking of the body, I much prefer the R8 in a monotone paint job without the bare aluminum thing."
I quite like this one, but I'd take either if you tossed me the keys.
jriz says:
11:57 AM, 06/30/08
"No one ever said living with a supermodel was cheap."
That's what I thought, but my six months with Alessandra Ambrosio has been well worth it.
altimadude00 says:
01:19 PM, 06/30/08
Who said money doesn't grow on trees? Just look at the rubber trees. The only bad thing is you have to pay for it.
compliance says:
03:11 PM, 06/30/08
Was this due to OE price gouging or just odd sizing? OE tires on a TSX are over $200, but you can get a better tire in the same size for $100 (OE is expensive and CRAPPY!).
hondacura4 says:
03:20 PM, 06/30/08
Given the price of the car the typical R8 owner wouldnt see $450 as a big deal.
wildbill1978 says:
12:20 PM, 07/ 3/08
I wish I could say I can feel your pain, but I owned a Chrysler Crossfire for awhile. She had Z rated 18s in the front and 19s in the back. The cheapest replacement I could find for one of the 19s when I hit a big nail was 390 bucks a piece. And that was from a discount website.