Costa Rica Tire Repair – Murphy’s Law in Costa Rica

Murphy’s Law unfortunately applies to living in Costa Rica as well as everywhere else.

Unlike most laws, these are simple laws to understand in any language. For example there’s the one which states that; “cellphone coverage will be extensive and reliable unless you must make, or are expecting an important phone call.”

Murphy’s Law also has a separate clause that speaks of the circumstances when you will have a flat tire: “Flat tires will only occur on the one day of the year when you have loaned your jack to someone else and he buggers off without giving it back to you.” Or, “when you have the most important appointment of the year.”

So it happened a few weeks ago leaving home early one morning for an extremely important, ‘you-only-get-one-shot’ appointment to discover a rapidly deflating tire thanks to an enormous nail.

I drove very slowly with emergency lights flashing down into Escazu to the Compañía Mercantil S.A. Where they offer various services for oil (servicios de lubricación), batteries (baterías), brakes (frenos), alineamiento (alignment), engine (motor) and llantas (tires).

The tire was removed in seconds, the nail was given to me with a big smile and then they repaired the tire and put it back on… I am not kidding you when I say that I was in and out of there in under 7 minutes and on time for my appointment.

Total amount charged was 1,111.92 colones with tax and the big smiles were included at no charge – That’s US$2.13

I love this place.

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Written by Scott Oliver, author of How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa and Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore.

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.