How much to fix a flat these days?

> wrote in message
...
> Just went down and saw a flat on my front right tire ('95 Probe GT).
> They're original tires as I hardly drive the car. I've read that one
> shouldn't insert Gunk to fill the tire unless you need to get to a gas
> station or tire shop to buy a new tire, as stations hate to repair
anything
> with that stuff inside the rubber tube.
>
> I've also read there are two methods - the patch and the plug.
>
> Any comments and prices?

I took one off my van a week or so ago and carried it to a local tire
distributor
(not Discount Tire), where they dismounted it and repaired from the inside.
Charge was $7.50.

I have used the canned inflatant in the past to get to a tire shop, and they
haven't
complained BUT I always tell them up front.

I used to use the adhesive felt strips, and plugged the tires myself. It
always
worked perfectly and I never had any problems with the method. I noticed
that
those kits now carry a statement that these are for temporary repairs. I
wouln't
hesitate to use them if I needed them.