Goodyear Is Good

[DallasSteve]

This is a little positive feedback for a famous, old American company, Goodyear. I bought a new Winnebago 2 months ago and they had installed Goodyear tires on the rig. I checked the tire pressures before the current trip and they were a little low. As it is a new rig I hadn't prepared for the complications of loading air into the tires which are far apart and have dual tires on the back with difficult stem placement.

I went to Walmart and Auto Zone and I couldn't find what I needed to inflate the tires myself. I was stressed. I know with more time I can order the right equipment. My wife suggested trying to have a tire store inflate them. So I searched and there was a Goodyear tire center for commercial users, with large trucks, just 1 mile from our campground in Elm Mott, Texas, a little north of Waco. I called and asked if they could inflate my motorhome tires. She said yes, but she didn't know how much it would cost. She said they charge about $50 to do an 18-wheeler.

I decided I would drive over there and ask for a price. The shop is located on Old Dallas Road, a very good name for a road, in my opinion. When I got there the mechanic said he would do my 6 tires for free. Very nice people. And they had no customers this morning, maybe because the shutdown is/was hurting their business. I gave him $10 and a big thank you. I felt a lot better knowing my tires were inflated correctly. Thank you, Goodyear.

[DallasSteve]

After reading these replies I updated (edited) my original post to indicate that the shop is located on Old Dallas Road in Elm Mott, Texas. I like the name of that road.

[cummins2014]

DownTheAvenue wrote:
This is more about the management of the individual store than the major corporation. I don't know about commercial tire stores, but for autos and light trucks, Goodyear has nothing to do with those stores except for lending them their name (for a fee, of course)!

I was going to say ,nothing to do with Goodyear ,any reputable tire dealer would take of someone that needed air.

[gbopp]

You may want to post your experience on RV Service Reviews.

[DownTheAvenue]

This is more about the management of the individual store than the major corporation. I don't know about commercial tire stores, but for autos and light trucks, Goodyear has nothing to do with those stores except for lending them their name (for a fee, of course)!

[ford_truck_guy]

Thats great to hear. ..

I do also believe that the thanks should go to the tire shop and not Goodyear.. I am sure GY corporate had no clue this happened...

Either way, kudos to that tire shop..And glad your aired up properly

Joe

[bucky]

The praise belongs to the dealer and the person that helped you. Name the place, they will thank you.