How and Where Do You Buy Your Tires?

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When it’s time for new tires I usually start out by doing some research on Tire Rack. I get down to two or three options and then take them over to my favorite forum for more feedback. Once I’ve made my final selection, I call around to my local tire dealers and check on price and availablity. If no one can beat or match Tire Rack I go ahead and order from them. When I bought new BF Goodrich Radial T/As for my Mopar last year, I wasn’t sure if I could squeeze 255/60/15s in back or not, but Discount Tire was willing to order 245s as well and do a test fit. 255s fit just fine, so I was a happy camper. I’ve also had very good luck with Les Schwab–when I ordered new Michelins for my Volvo from Tire Rack, Les Schwab mounted them for me.

A note on the photo below. I wasn’t super thrilled with the photos of the tires on my Satellite, but I really loved the look of these Hoosiers and retro Keystones on the ’69 Barracuda at the Mopars Unlimited Spring Roundup last year.

So how and where do you buy tires?

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Posted at 6:16 pm in BFGoodrich, Tire

Comments

GTwildfire
Aug 5, 2008 at 4:04 am

I like to get my tires used but in good condition, if possible. If not, I’ve bought from tiresdelivered.com. I also don’t rule out Pep Boys or other local chains if I find something good at a price I can tolerate.

Stewart
Aug 5, 2008 at 12:23 am

I like Les Schwab a lot.
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Great customer service.

Justin
Aug 4, 2008 at 9:25 pm

I do my tire shopping online at tirerack.com, good deals and their customer service is pretty good. Not to mention the site is easy to navigate and even have a screen where you can view the rims and or tires you want on your ride to give you a good idea of what it will look like.

Anonymous
Aug 4, 2008 at 7:44 pm

those keystones are bad ass outlaws. I mean they are outlawed aren’t they? The only wheel in the history of my hundreds of thousands of miles and over a dozen automobiles..I have never lost a wheel but the keystone photo’d. Kinda jumped me to see that 1/8th inch washered tragedy awaiting to happen with the giant superslick to insure it twists it off. The tire pursuit question…I am for tire rack as well. If it weren’t for them, I would not have deciphered my local ripoff tire place.

Evan
Aug 4, 2008 at 7:32 pm

Isn’t it interesting that you bring this up. Just last month I wrapped some new rubber on my ride as the other ones were, ahem, used up shall we say.

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With the advent of the Internet Tire shopping is way easier and way more competitive. It’s great for the consumer who doesn’t have to go to every tire shop in town to get the best price. Still, I find what I like then take it to my Favorite tire shop and he usually beats the price for me, we shake hands, I buy him donuts and he get’s the tires I want for the price that I want.

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Tirecraft in View Royal — http://www.tirecraft.com/BC/victoria.asp

Highspeedhijinks
Aug 4, 2008 at 7:13 pm

I do pretty much the same thing. People have to remember to add in the shipping costs when going on Tire Rack. Otherwise your not seeing the real price.
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Every time somoene in the family needs tires I make a point to find some in expencive namebrands for them. My grandfather of all people always seems to find them cheaper. He always seems to find discouts and free giveaways that make the tires 40-50 dollars cheaper than I can find them.

cknarf
Aug 4, 2008 at 6:33 pm

My car has had the same tires for at least seven years. I ‘m not sure where I’d buy them.