I had just moved to Huntsville after 9+ years overseas so I was not sure where to go when I came out one morning and had a flat tire. I inflated it enough to limp down the road looking for a service station or anything that might help me. I found Clem's just down the road. Went in and explained the issue. Was told $29 to repair the tire. I sat down to wait. I chatted with the man behind the register about being new to town, being overseas with the Army, etc. After a bit the tech came inside and said my tire could not be repaired due to the nail being too close to the edge. Furthermore he said I needed not just that one tire replaced but two tires were in bad shape. I said it was a week before Christmas and I was not buying tires right now and to please put the spare on in place of the flat and I would be on my way. The man behind the register I had been chatting with looked at me and said, I quote "you got plenty of money after being overseas for so long buy two tires". I paid the $15 for putting the spare on and left.
Over Christmas week I was home in GA and went to see the tire folks my family has used for years. They repaired the flat, charged me $15, and put it back on the car and the spare back in my trunk.
I won't be using Clem's for anything, ever. read more