XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: invalid@invalid.invalid   
      
   Mighty Wannabe wrote:   
      
   > My neighbourhood small garage can patch my tire and then balance it   
   > again for $20.   
      
   I think the OP's insinuation is he can patch a tire that they won't patch.   
   That's his choice to make. We all make choices that pros won't make for us.   
      
   Each tire he "saves" (which is his personal choice to do) nets him $100 (or   
   whatever) plus the $20 plus he saves what he calls elapsed time doing it.   
      
   > $500 for the machine will be the cost of having 25 tires   
   > fixed by a professional,   
      
   Did you take into account that tires need to be replaced every few years?   
      
   I don't know how many cars are in the guy's household, but for easy math,   
   assume 4 cars & 4 years per tire, that's a hundred more dollars a year.   
      
   > I don't think I will   
   > ever need to fix 25 tires in my lifetime.   
      
   The benefit of doing repairs at home are why people do repairs at home.   
   Those who will never repair things at home will never see the benefit.   
      
   > and you still need to factor in the cost of the   
   > patches and glue if you do it yourself at home.   
      
   There's no way you can't get patches and stems and weights for less than   
   the professionals are going to charge you for the lower quality items.   
      
   I've noticed people who have never done something are always the ones   
   saying that it can't be done. We need to ask someone who has done it.   
      
   Whoever posted those videos shows that it can easily be done at home.   
      
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