Good idea, Mark. Actually, most tire stores will sell 'take-offs' at
substantially reduced prices, and still offer decent warranty. One situation
that
comes up here in Calgary reasonably often is that a particular line of vehicles
will get delivered to a dealer with inappropriate tires, so they hit up one of
the better tire dealers, and get them to change over all of the cars with the
dealer's choice. Then the tire dealer can resell the OEM tires at a pretty good
discount.
Theo
CoolVT@aol.com wrote:
> A hint that might get you a deal on tires. A neighbor of mine works for
> Sears automotive. As most people know Sears offers "satisfaction or your
> money back." They have a problem with young kids, especially with trucks and
> suvs. Buy a set of tires and return them after a few weeks wanting their
> money back usually trying another tire somewhere else. These tires with
> 500-2000 miles are stacked in the back rooms of Sears and are sold to Sear's
> workers or the public, if they ask.
> My local Sears, today had 3 sets of 4. I bought 4 for my pick up
> (265X75X16). Sears sells them for $135 each + mounting and balancing. I
> paid $200 including mounting and balancing for the set of 4. Look just like
> new. Worth asking about if you need something.
> Mark L.
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