There is nothing complex in changing. Lift your car by jack, screw out five screw-bolts, take off the wheel, hang the new, and screw up it by the bolts. Very simple and $150 of economy.
Call me high-maintenance, but I did not wish to crawl on the wet ground in my work clothes when I had a client meeting in less than two hours. And the mechanics of the tire change aren't complex, but take a certain level of physical strength. :)
Tow service wasn't necessary. I had a spare in the trunk, jack, all necessary equipment. Just needed someone to help with the physical labor and logistics. Towing service don't exist in Russia? I'm sure they do. :)
The emergency roadside assistance numbers are all listed at this link, for each State. It seems #77 or *77 is common, but many also use 911 - http://www.ou.edu/police/dpsinfo/state-by-state-cellphone-highway-emergency-assistance-numbers.html. I didn't know that you can dial 511 in Virginia for current road conditions/construction updates. All this information I get from the radio or mobile apps.
Ha, I wish these stupid performance tires cost only $150. They are difficult to find, and can only be purchased at the Audi dealership. I don't have my receipt handy but I think the cost is around $400/per tire. Yet another reason I hate them. :)) I've actually had to replace this same tire twice in one year due to huge potholes in the city. The $150 was just the service fee to come and change the tire, as I had a spare in the trunk.
I usually wake up around 4:30 a.m. :)) My body requires little sleep to function, and if I don't leave at this time, it will take me over two hours each way to get to work, sitting in stopped traffic the whole way. Severe congestion in my region, at epic levels, which is recently made worse by problems with our metro system (some lines shut down). So, yesterday I left later due to a chore and it took me almost 3 hours to get to work. Can you imagine? :)) Perhaps you now understand why the thought of moving to some remote, rural village is appealing to me?
Unbelievable. I would die in a week if I lived like that. Certainly you should flee from there! And when do you go to bed? And when do you get home after work?
I usually arrive in the office around 6:30 a.m. and leave at 3 p.m. I get home between 4:30 and 5 p.m. Go to be around 11 p.m., sometimes it takes at least an hour to fall asleep, then I wake up constantly. Daily life of an insomniac. :))
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Lift your car by jack, screw out five screw-bolts, take off the wheel, hang the new, and screw up it by the bolts.
Very simple and $150 of economy.
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Technically this is simple but absolutely not pleasant.
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You are in the US; call tow service.
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It appeared that in WA you can just call 911 for roadside assistance. I didn't know that. I thought 911 is emergency only.
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I think I've got AAA membership as soon as I was able to get a credit card in US :)
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You were on the way to work at 5 a.m.?! Horrible. At what time do you get up, then?
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Unbelievable. I would die in a week if I lived like that. Certainly you should flee from there! And when do you go to bed? And when do you get home after work?
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