Another tire damage thread
Not trailer tires. My truck tires. These are BFG Rugged Terrain, 275/70-18E. Threw the tread right off one of the rears. Did not deflate, but trashed the side of my bed. Felt something wrong with the ...
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ReneeG wrote:
...Claiming against the comprehensive never makes your insurance go up and it's the best value for the money. They won't cover the actual causing tire, but will anything damaged as a result around it.
I didn't expect them to cover the tire, but was surprised that they wrote up a new tire in the estimate, including mounting and balancing costs. The shop has already ordered the new tire. It is possible they will kick that back on me when the claim is closed. I'm sort of half expecting that, but if I have to pay for a tire that won't be a big deal to me. I think they are covering it because they expect BFG to be picking up the tab.
Someone commented on BFG. I agree that BFG is not the quality that they used to be. I see lots of complaints about them not holding balance or tread shifting. Seems to me like Michelin is bleeding them out.
