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by kahawe
5036 days ago
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Why is this sad? It shows we are living in a very service-oriented society where a lot of people will happily let "experts" do all sorts of tasks for them that maybe 50 years ago nobody would have imagined spending money on. Also, I think most quality tires nowadays don't puncture or rip that easily anymore, at least not the ones on sale here in Europe so most people hardly ever have to change or fix tires on the spot; and when having to switch to mandatory winter tires, well, then they obviously prefer to pay a little for it. And I doubt you are able to cost-effectively and efficiently balance and mount your own tires on the rims since you are very likely lacking all the (expensive) tools. Generally while not very applicable to tires but you can hardly do any repairs on modern cars anymore anyway. So I think these small tasks just died along with repairs. Nowadays cars are "black boxes" and they either drive or you hand the whole thing to someone who will hook it up to a computer and then do magic according to the manufacturer's specifications until that box drives again. |
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It is a sad state because tires are not a black box. This is not an anachronistic tool or bit of knowledge. Flat tires are common. If one finds it necessary to buy a replacement tire (which most people will) for $100 instead of plugging (or even patching) the old one - this is a sad state. It is wasteful of one's time and money.