In Mexico, the three biggest industries are petroleum, public corruption, and desponchadoras.
There are so many desponchadoras in Juarez that if you search for them on Google maps it looks like a measles outbreak. Some have infiltrated El Paso.
I lent Oleg my truck. God bless him.
The sidewall blew a leak. Is it Oleg’s fault? Absolutely not. Am I going to lend Oleg my truck ever again? Absolutely not.
So I took it down to Alameda. A half a mile from the free bridge, on Alameda, east of Copia, I found Rapidito.
My tire was wasted so I bought a new used tire for $25. They had it on my truck in less than five minutes.
I asked how much to fix a puncture. They told me six bucks. What do the gringos charge?
El Paso ‘ta chingon.
Unfortunately, most El Chuco tire repair places will no longer repair a side puncture, since it has become illegal. I remember, way back when, I had a slow leak, and was in Waterfill (although we called it Zaragoza). One of the many desponchadoras along the main drag quickly fixed my leak (yes, it was a side wall) with a plug, and never even had to take the tire off the car! Cost? Maybe a buck.