Has anyone bought tires recently??

[a kennedy]

Holy crap....are they expensive and we need four....d*mn.

[LynneSin]

1. Confirm that you need all 4

Slick tire sales people will convince you that 4 are need when perhaps it's just 2 that are needed.

[a kennedy]

6. Oh yah, we looked at them all and oh my, they're in bad shape.

Dang it.....

[cbrer]

2. The Sams wholesale store

Here has the best prices. IMHO the road hazard warranty is cheap insurance, and then hope you never need it.

Air pressure in tires should be checked weekly. 38 PSI = little better mileage/easier steering. 32 PSI = little better traction. Buy a good gauge and stick it in the glove box. Check you spare too, even if just a donut ring. Tire tools as well.

[Ikonoklast]

15. Be careful when purchasing tires from Wal-Mart.

Not because it's from Wal-Mart, it's because those tire are specially made for Wal-Mart by the manufacturers, and are inferior to a similar make or model of others tires coming from the very same manufacturer.

Sam's and Wal-Mart have their own spec for the tires they sell, and it is only comparable to OEM tires that automakers put on their vehicles (cheapest spec available).

The only place that honors any warranty on those Wal-Mart spec tires is Wal-Mart.

Michelin is the only manufacturer that sells Wal-Mart the same tire they make for everyone else.

Pay the extra money, and get a good spec tire from a tire retailer. It will last longer than most anything Wal-Mart sells.

[liberal N proud]

3. I just bought a new car, it was cheaper.

I did buy a new car and my old car which was down with major repairs and would have needed tires if I would have repaired it. The car I bought was used, but had new tires.

[a kennedy]

7. This is what's so weird, our car is fairly new...only two years old...

we bought it with 7000 miles on it, and now there's about 20,000 a lot of mostly highway miles, but still, can't believe they're only good for 20,000. D*mn.

[liberal N proud]

9. They make the tires softer to get the quite ride when new.

Soft means short life.

[pscot]

26. Some of the Michelins are good for 40,000+

Bridgestones are grippy, but soft, and wear quicker. Costco is the best buy in our area.

[GoCubsGo]

4. Yep. Tell me about it.

I had no choice but to get new ones, as the old ones were worn to the point of being dangerous. I had been putting it off in hopes that my fortunes would improve, but no such luck. I managed to find a set for $360 including balancing, stems, labor, etc. They increased the value of my car by 50%. Of course, one of them went flat within 24 hours. Story of my life. The valve stem was loose. They fixed it right away, fortunately.

[bluedigger]

5. I'm dreading it.

It will be about $800 for four for the Jeep when I need them in another 5k miles. A little less if I go with an off brand.

[a kennedy]

8. We checked out the Honda dealer, and they gave us estimates

of 1000.00 down to 700.00 total for tires, balance, and mounting.....d*mn, we don't have that spare money laying around. D*mn. But we have to get them before winter...and they're even suggesting like, now. Ugh. D*mn.

[jp11]

10. I don't know your situation with the car but dealers overcharge for just about everything

that exists. I would only go to the dealer for free service on some TSB repair I couldn't or wouldn't want to do myself.

Standard cheap tires could be as low as $50 each, I bought good 'upper mid range' tires on http://www.tirerack.com/ for under $400 a couple years ago mounting and balancing was like 10-15 each at a local mechanic a 'pricier' one might charge 20-25 each.

At the very least checkout a firestone/pepboys or whatever chain or auto service shops around you that sell tires for more price quotes.

You could always get 2 pricey tires for the front and 2 cheap ones for the rear to lessen the blow.

[Populist_Prole]

11. And they're always trying to upsell you on this and that

Extra warranties, extra work.

I do the repair maintenance on my car, but when it comes to tires, I have to go to a tire place so they can mount them on the wheels and balance them, but I hate having to endure a barrage of "suggestions".

[tjwash]

12. And that's just the price for the tires

...they tack on half again that much on mounting, balancing, and other crap

[riderinthestorm]

13. I don't know where you live but Farm and Fleet is unbeatable in my neck of the woods.

Do you have a Fleet Farm or Farm and Fleet near you? I've also heard Sam's is reasonable. Shop around!

[a kennedy]

21. Yah, have heard Farm and Fleet are pretty good places to buy....

neighbors have suggested them also. Thanks.

[Motown_Johnny]

14. What vehicle are we talking about?

And what part of the country?

[a kennedy]

20. It's a 2011 Honda CR-V

and we live in Southeastern Minnesota, right across from La Crosse Wisconsin, the Mississippi runs between us.

[Motown_Johnny]

28. Your 2011 needs tires already?

1 Goodyear model for $128.00 each and 1 for $145.00 each with a possible rebate. Both are 65,000 mile tires. At Walmart store: Onalaska 3107 Market Pl


http://www.walmart.com/catalog/tiresResultAction.do?frompage=vehicle

[HopeHoops]

16. Get good ones like Michelin HydroEdge. I've got them on the Pontiac Montana and love them.

[mnhtnbb]

17. Bought Continental DWS Extreme Contact tires for my BMW (replacing run flats)

Price not too bad and I really like them.

[hunter]

18. I don't rotate my tires so I never need four.

New tires go on the back, old tires go up front. That's counter-intuitive maybe, but it's better to have the tires you control fail than the ones you can't.

I buy good tires because I keep cars until they're not worth fixing. I hate cars, and they hate me. I think they live long just to spite me.

150,000 miles is a young car in our driveway. Our "youngest" car is approaching 180,000 miles.

If one tire fails, which isn't often, I replace it with a used tire so I can stay on my two tire purchasing cycle.

Buying two new tires for a $800 car doesn't seem so silly to me as buying four new tires.

[noamnety]

19. Ugh, I don't want to think about it.

We just spent hundreds this month to replace all four tires on my car in preparation for a long road trip. Half way through the trip, the car died. We had to rent a car to get to our destination, then back home, then back to the car rental place with the husband following me (for 5 hours) in his truck with a car dolly we rented off craigslist. Then return the rental, and tow my car back home for those 5 hours. Then we had the fun of getting the car off the car dolly at 4am, an adventure that involved tying the back of the car to a tree with steel cables and using a come-along to yank it off.

[Honeycombe8]

22. Discount Tires and other discount places. They often have specials on standard tires.

Watch out for the sales pitches for extra warranties and expensive tires you don't need.

[Blue_Tires]

23. Well, at least you're not buying some Michelin Pilot Sport Cups

[Kali]

24. tires are a freaking ongoing expense for us, sort of like toilet paper

and with our roads tires are pretty much as disposable, so we just buy used tires from the various little tire shops/mechanics around here.

So far last week I ruined a tire hauling some steers to the sale. That involved a call home for rescue because of no spare and a highway patrol warning for no insurance card (where the hell did I put that?) and parking on the median. It was hot and I had animals in the trailer and 3 dogs in the truck, plus my fat ass, so I rolled to the first overpass with some shade and pulled in - to the spot where the cops usually sit . One "new" and a mount - $25.

Since the tire I ruined was wrapped around the axle we went back by the tire place to have them help get it off and picked up a couple matching tires for the trailer (15s are hard to find). Plus a new front for the son's truck. Total $85.

Next day went back with the rims for those (and to pick up sales checks from the steers) and the guy spent about 20 minutes cleaning one and mounted them all for another $15.

Last night I ruined yet another tire and the spare for the ruck is already showing cords so we need to go find yet another or two today. SIGH

[Motown_Johnny]

29. I bought some used tires last year.

Something I thought I would never do but I am happy with them.

4 used Uniroyal Tiger Paws (75,000 mile tires) with maybe 3/4 tread life left, mounted and balanced for $120.00 plus a 30 day warranty (in case a sidewall was dry rotted or something).


Crazy. I guess someone wanted a different set and pulled these off their vehicle. I"ll also bet the people I bought them from charged a disposal fee for them. Pure profit for these guys.

[pink-o]

25. I have an old beater Corolla

And tires will be way cheaper for it--it needs 4 as well. But if we're talking relative pricing, everywhere else would've been over 400. But Sears is only charging 280.

Don't know if that helps, but I know where I'm going!

[cliffordu]

27. I got two for my bicycle

they were 85 bucks each.

[glinda]

30. $500 in January for our tires.