I had a slow leak in one of my tires so I took it around the corner to Just Tires.
I dropped it off went for lunch and waited for the call.
When I got the call he said that both rear tires had tread wear that would fail the state inspection. He said one was down to 2/32 (of an inch) and the other was at 3/32" . He also said the tire with the slow leak can't be repaired being too close to the side wall. His recommendation was to replace both rear tires.
I should mention that the car just passed inspection and I have a brand new inspection sticker on the windshield.
I authorized the replacement of the tire with the slow leak.
I have a ruler that measures to 1/32". I brought it with me.
When I arrived, before he could ring up the bill I asked to see the tire. After about ten minutes he brought it out. I measured the tread wear.
The Texas inspection standard is to measure at least 3/32 of tread if there are no wear indicators on the tire. My tires have wear indicators and they are not even close. In fact, I measured 5 to 6 /32" of tread, which at my rate should last a couple YEARS.
Also, the nail was in the middle of a tread, which is 100% repairable.
They tried to song and dance their way around it but I caught them red handed trying to coerce (safety, family, hydroplaning) me into buying two tires I didn't need.
TLDR: Avoid Just Tires. Firestone is right around the corner. read more