nail in tire

Have you read the contract?

 

Toyoguard, unless your contract is different, has nothing to do with tires at all, and is a 'paint protection' film that is sprayed on your car for several hundred dollars, plus a few other things which serve to only guard their profits.

 

Every day I learn about another scam the dealer sells with the car.

1) Extended Warranty
2) Pre paid maintenance
3) Toyotaguard to protect your paint (new to me)

I bet if you add GAP insurance, life insurance on the car loan, rust proofing, scotch guard inside and outside you can spend more money on add-ons then the car cost.

 

There is no warranty on OEM tires.

 

There is the tire manufacturer's warranty covering defects....

No warranty for road hazards, though.

 

I had Toyoguard on a past Toyota I owned. It amounted to a polymer wax applied to the car with repeats at 6-12 mo. intervals for 2 years of something like that. It was an additional cost of around $200 and I noticed no difference in how the paint looked or wore with it, a complete rip-off IMO. Some dealers say they do it routinely on all the cars in their inventory and thus you have no choice but to have it, I say either don't put it on my car or take off the price of it or I won't buy from you, to the dealer.

 

I don't know how far south in FL you are, but if you have a Discount Tire near you, they will repair it for free. Or if they can't repair it, they will give you a "spare" tire of the same size to replace it. They do this goodwill repair for free so you remember them when you have to buy your next set. Good people.

 

I've gotten nails, and other things, include a "tap", from a tap and dye set, in my tires, on various cars. If you can't find a place to fix it for free, about any mechanic will patch a tire for about $10 - $20. A proper patch involves removing the tire from the wheel, gluing on a patch, remounting, inflating and re-balancing the tire...

Good luck.