A6QW new tire meets a curb with straight edge

[loren01@ix.netcom.com (Scott Bermes)]

Well, two months with the new beast and my wife has already scraped the 
front bumper when she kissed the metal bumper of a beat up pickup truck 
in the drive thru at McDonalds.  BTW, that bubble on the bumper makes 
repairs even harder, thank you...

Now, I she put a nice small slit on the side of my Goodyears with only 
4k on them.  Its just above the "G" in Goodyear and nobody will touch 
it since they can't plug or patch holes on the sides.

I am going to go to a Goodyear store tomorrow since local dealer was of 
no help. Am I SOL, or will a Goodyear retailer give me a lot of tred 
credit due to the low, low miles on them?  Appreciate any advise or 
suggestions.

FWIW, she has been gettin A LOT of compliments on the black wagon with 
16" wheels. Most have been from females.  

Scott
97 A6QW