On 24 May, as YowCH drove into the carpark at work, the rear left wheel hit the kerb, but the damage was quite bad as the tyre side wall suffered a cut. YowCH realised the rupture while driving home, and stopped at the nearby Caltex petrol station to change to the spare tyre. Esther and David walked from home to help.
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With the spare wheel mounted, we drove to dinner and then sent the car for replacement tyre the next morning.
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Returning to YowCH’s favourite tyre shop, Arrow Tyres at Ang Mo Kio, we are so blessed that the shop had 3 second hand pieces of the same tyre model, size and age (same manufacturing week!). The replacement cost was $80. The replaced tyre is actually in better condition than the other 3 that is on our car.
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On 25 May (Saturday), YowCH drove Grace to work (starting 8:30am) and had breakfast in KKH together, as Arrow Tyre starts at 9:00am. Upon getting the car in the carpark, a note was left on the windscreen that the tailgate has been accidentally hit by a reversing car. YowCH called up the gentleman and had a quick discussion, and Kwan agreed to pay for the damages.
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After the tyre replacement, YowCH got a recommendation from the boss of Arrow to look for Sau Hock Motor at AMK Autopoint, and got a quote to repair the dent and re-spray at $280. YowCH informed Kwan and Kwan transferred $330 to YowCH, with $50 for the inconveniences. Reasonable and gentlemanly. Matter closed.
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