Whats a shimmy in a tire and how much does it cost to fix.?

Question

im buying a used sebring with a shimmy. Also, can you tell me how much it is to buy a convertible roof. Is patching a good idea?

Answer 1

typically a shimmy is caused by a very worn tire , or a tire that is seperating. be careful with the dodge vehicles, they also have transmission vibration issues.

Answer 2

A shimmy is a very small rodent that like to get inside tires and spin around with the tire.  They like the head rush.. Ok if its just a tire that is causing a vibration while driving.. AT the very least check the balance its cheap go to a tire shop and ask them to do that.  If it needs a new tire put a used one on JUST to see if its really a tire causing the problem.  Patching a top is better than no patch at all.