Vulcanizing Rip-Off along E. Rod corner Cordillera St., Q.C.

[alakdan168]

Hi everybody.

I had this unfortunate encounter with a vulcanizing shop right beside Metrobank along E. Rodriguez Ave. near the corner of Cordillera St.

My rear tire ran over a piece of screw and was pierced. Although the tire still has enough air, I decided to have it vulcanized. I pulled over and parked my car on the wide sidewalk of Metrobank - E rod. Right beside was this vulcanizing shop whose guy very eagerly removed the tire and proceeded with his "vulcanizing". Then at the final phase of patching the tire, he asked this question: : Sir anong gusto nyo dito, etong patch P350.00, pag etong nylon na lulutuin P400.00 pero mas matibay?" Whooa. Magkano??? P100.00 lang yan ah. Hindi sir. Wala nang ganung presyo ngayon. In short, I think it was a HOLDAP store disguising as a VULACANIZING shop. There are many things that I should have done but decided to just pay him off to finish the job.

My objective here is to warn my fellow motorist to avoid this shop at all cost. Tama na ang isang naloko niya.

Remember, this is the one beside Metrobank along E. Rodriguez near Cordillera Street.

[crazy_boy]

Madaming squaters sa area na yan

[dr. d]

unknown shop... i would have asked first, before he even got to loosening my wheel bolts..
and doesn't luto-ing the rubber weaken the tire? i always insist on cold patch. and certainly not the quick-fix injection of rubber compound without having to remove the tire from the rim; this is strictly emergency use only and i don't expect it to last long.. .
but thanks for the information.

but i am curious... how did you know the screw was screwing your tire? in this day of power steering, it's not very easy to feel low tire pressure..

[stickers]

Whatever you buy or service you avail, the 1st question is always how much.

Unless suki ka na.

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[K.I.L.L.]

I wouldn't be surprised if they are the ones who threw the screw and nails around the area and caused the puncture in your tyre. Shops like that in dodgy areas tend to have shady business practices.

[uls]

alam ko ang vulcanizing shop na yan

avoid that shop

kahit ma-flat ako sa harapan ng shop na yan mag running flat nalang ako kesa magpagawa ako dyan

[vinj]

unknown shop... i would have asked first, before he even got to loosening my wheel bolts..
and doesn't luto-ing the rubber weaken the tire? i always insist on cold patch. and certainly not the quick-fix injection of rubber compound without having to remove the tire from the rim; this is strictly emergency use only and i don't expect it to last long.. .
but thanks for the information.

but i am curious... how did you know the screw was screwing your tire? in this day of power steering, it's not very easy to feel low tire pressure..

In my case i feel A difference in handling and behavior over road bumps if a tire upfront is soft.

[alakdan168]

unknown shop... i would have asked first, before he even got to loosening my wheel bolts..
and doesn't luto-ing the rubber weaken the tire? i always insist on cold patch. and certainly not the quick-fix injection of rubber compound without having to remove the tire from the rim; this is strictly emergency use only and i don't expect it to last long.. .
but thanks for the information.

but i am curious... how did you know the screw was screwing your tire? in this day of power steering, it's not very easy to feel low tire pressure..

I felt I rolled onto something - near erod- morato. Then I hear this ticking sound while the tire rolls. Got off the car to check and saw this large screw still screwed in my tire. Then got screwed in the vulcanizing shop.

[alakdan168]

Whatever you buy or service you avail, the 1st question is always how much.

Unless suki ka na.

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I did ask. The answer was " tignan natin butas"... (patay na).

[alakdan168]

Madaming squaters sa area na yan

Kahit saan naman sa Metro Manila maraming squatters...

[andywesteast]

Kahit saan naman sa Metro Manila maraming squatters...

Sabi nga ni Dan Brown

[tr1ck5h07]

Holdap nga! A Shell Service station only charges 75 to 100 pesos per patch.

[s10pao]

sa bridgestone pasong tamo ext. Php 15 lang ung patch kaso Php 180 ung labor

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[holdencaulfield]

100php lang yan, pinakagat ka lang. mga jeep nagpapavulcanize diyan. alam ng mga leon kung sino mahina at dapat kainin. ingat na lang ulit at next time.

[carlos]

You should have asked for a receipt. Malamang wala sila resibo, no business permit. Baka may kilala ka sa city hall.

[joemarski]

Pinakagat ka lang talaga bro.
Actually, kung ang porma mo eh tipong sanay na sa mga ganitong sitwasyon,
hindi na nila sasabihin kung magkano ang serbisyo nila, drama lang nila 'yun...
Minsan, itinatanong na lang nila kung ano ang gusto mo: Tapal ba o Luto?
Pareho lang ng singil 'yun. 100kesos nga lang. Ingat na lang next time.

[beni23]

What? 100 lang ba yun? Jan ako nagpapagawa at naka 2 tires na ako sakanila. F*ck.

[falken]

And avoid the "luto" type of vulcanizing. It could weaken the steel belts of your tires.

[alakdan168]

Lesson learned. It might also cost me the whole tire.

Anyway, hope you fellow tsikoters learned something too... para di masayang P400.00 ko.

[victorevolution]

to the ts, thanks for the heads up, 500 might be a stiff price but look where they are now... that 500 php wont last long. di nila ikayayaman yun furthermore wala ng babalik na customer sa kanila.

regarding cold patch- it's actually not as durable as the old process, sabi ng mga expert for temporary lang daw talaga yun... anyway once na nabutas and na patch na yung tires talagang you cannot return them into 100 percent perfect condition

better if you buy one of those tire that doesn't need to be vulcanized even if it is punctured, forgot the name of the tires it was advertise here a few years back