Had to go to Clem who pulled a metal shard out of my tire. He was friendly and helpful. He bragged a lot about how knowledgeable he was, but after fixing my tire, it seemed he earned the right to brag. Not so fast!
He charged me an extra charge for a "Special" extra large patch that he insisted was needed due to the placement of the hole. Sounded legit to me and I tipped him an extra five for being just the guy I needed in a tight spot. Well, just 11 miles later, my tire was flat. What terrible luck to get another piece of metal in the same tire, in roughly the same place. So I went back to Clem and told him my problem. I didn't accuse him of anything because I had zero proof this was anything more than a freak coincidence. Yet, he got very defensive and angry that I was blaming him, which I wasn't. He claimed it was impossible that someone with his experience could miss a second shard of metal so close to the original. Perhaps that is true! I was willing to pay him for the second visit. He refused to fix the second hole and shouted me off his property to "Go to Campos!" So I went to Campos.
What I learned while at Campos was even if this was a new hole and not the fault of Clem, that "Special and extra large" patch which I was charged extra, was not there. Had I gotten that extra large patch, it would have covered this second hold as well. So I don't know what to believe; was it a new hole or did Clem miss it the first time? Either way, what I do know, is I was scammed out of an extra charge for a large patch I did not get.
It has been almost five months and that patch put in by Campos is stilling going strong. Clem may truly be a skilled and knowledgeable guy. I believe he is, but, if you need trustworthy tire repair, do what Clem said to me and "Go to Campos!" read more