I have shopped TR but never bought tires from them, partly because all of their
listed installers in our area appear to be a bit odd. I had a
Bridgestone/Firestone dealer near me and I never went there because at the time
I didn't want to buy Bridgestone/Firestone. I did go there for tire repairs
and Interstate batteries, and one day they told me that they could get any tire
brand I wanted. The next time I wanted tires I asked them for a quote and they
were competitive with TR so I bought tires there ever since. Ironically after
doing research I realized that Bridgestone does make some good tires and some
of their performance tires are a good value compared to other brands.
Unfortunately that store got wiped out by a freeway expansion so I had to go to
Discount Tire for my last tires. I have noticed that Discount Tire seems to
have a lot of tire models that aren't on TR so it is hard to comparison shop
there.
> I have had good experience with TireRack too, but also learned something
> important the first time I used them. I ordered the tires and then made an
> appointment with one of their listed installers to have the tires mounted
> locally. He told me the only reason he worked with TR was to get new
> customers and that he could generally beat their prices. After that, I would
> shop TR and then give him a call.
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