Van Wyck tire service

We have had to use this tire service shop (these types are a dime a dozen in this area) but we happened to have a flat twice that required someone near by to fix it. The first time, they charged $ 50 to patch. The second time, they couldn’t FIND the hole (we ended up having them put air in then bringing it down the street to our mechanic who (guess WHAT?) found the puncture and FIXED IT! The very next day we had our THIRD flat on a different tire. Their «fix» lasted two days before losing air. We ended up taking it to another spot when we were out and noticed their air low again and that place REALLY fixed it (don’t recall the name of this shop at the moment).

I’ve lived in NYC for years — I never trusted these little tire places — I mean I didn’t want people’s cast off tires you know? Budget constraints made me stop in before I moved to the west coast. Chris the owner was very professional, I was impressed! I’m an aircraft mechanic and I’d easily recommend this guy over ANY Sears auto centre where you have some guy who doesn’t care that you don’t even meet look at your car. Chris set me up big time, found some problems that I never knew I had and all for less than a third of what you’d pay for new. The tires were almost new and he explained how they get them. If your tires are iffy go ask him — highly recommend this little place. It feels like you’re in a little tire shop in the islands, but the attention is, in my opinion, better than a big pep boys or Sears place any day. They’re not too business savvy obviously –I even had to add the business myself on here! But don’t let that fool you — check it out. I got to Seattle no problems at all!