Posted on 06/11/2013 6:35:10 PM PDT by nascarnation
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that America's tire rental business is growing. Companies that previously specialized in rent-to-own wheels are now shifting their business to provide low-income drivers with rent-to-own tires. Customers can pay as little as $14 per month for new rubber, but may wind up paying as much as four times the retail price by the time all's said and done. While the first rent-to-own wheel and tire dealer surfaced in the mid '90s, the business has been expanding.
(Excerpt) Read more at autoblog.com ...
It’s not a real depression until you have rent-a-condom places springing up.
LOL Rent-A-Rubber
Renting rubbers is questionable.
You wouldn’t LOL if you had to clean them to get ready for the next guy.
Do you have to rent the air as well ?
The people who rent tires are the same people who patronize those places that give you a loan on your car title.
Could you imagine how a story like this would be played up in the MSM if a Republican was POTUS?
I’ve had a few meals I thought I rented.......... ;-)
You know you’re doing crappy when you have to rent tires.
I used to rent beer by the case.
Let me guess where this is happening. It occurs in areas where people do not have checking accounts and frequent businesses for payday advances. The other part of the demographic is that in all instances they have failed government schools with high dropout rates, and those that graduate are still functionally illiterate. If Obama had sons and daughters ...
At least you got a lot of miles out of it.
Well, it is a step up from the ones who drive around with mismatched and completely bald tires picked up from a junkyard.
yep. it’s a fascinating regression. third world economics in a first world market.
Down at Ft Bragg - I saw two places where you can rent RIMS for your car.
No kidding.
Those that pick up bald tires from the junkyard actually have some smarts. They are not buying into flashy wheels and are probably using their money wisely ... even if they are bald tires and could not pass inspection. They also have the smarts to know what they are doing is somewhat unsafe and compensate in the way they drive - for their own safety. They may be the few that are not illiterate.
When I was broke, I would buy used tires from a reputable tire store. These used tires were actually in great shape, but were discarded by a customer looking to upgrade to a fancier set of wheels.
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