Competent people rock!

So I notice yesterday evening that I've got a flat tire...but the puncture or tear where it is can't be big, cause I drove around with a 3/4 flat tire and it didn't deflate much. So I drive it to CostCo to get it fixed by they require a membership, which I don't gots none of. So I come back to the house all defeated and get lazy. Get up this morning, changed to a spare, and started calling places. Not many places open on a Sunday but a firestone center is, so I drive up.

Dude at the counter listens to my problem, goes and takes a look at the tire, airs it up, finds out it's a leak in the valve and not the tire itself, replaces the valve (in 30 seconds literally...not sure how valves get replaced so quickly), jacks up the car, puts the tire on, airs up the spare, and we're done. The whole thang took less than 5 minutes and there's no charge. The great thing is he didn't just throw away the old and replace it with a new. The great thing is he knew exactly about how long it would take to fix it. The great thing is, he actually knows his stuff and can toss something like this off quickly without some sort of procedure. Yay. He's got my business...I'm going there for my brakes. So anyone in the Goleta area need tires/brakes/fluid changes, go to the firestone car center.

Firestone Tire & Service Centers
3948 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 569-1451

Good stuff indeed.