Subject: Re: [TR] Buying tires on-line at Tire Rack

From: Geo Hahn <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 10:07:22 -0700

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Every tire on every car I have (with one exception) was purchased online.
Never had a problem, but I mounted and balanced them myself.

The one exception was when I stopped in at Discount Tire to see their price
and I showed them the on-line quote.  They promptly beat that price.  That
was a cash & carry sale (i.e. I still chose to mount them at home) but you
might see what your local dealer (or Discount Tire if you have them in your
area) would do with an online quote.

BTW - most of my on-line purchases were with these guys:
http://www.tires-easy.com/

Geo

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Brad Kahler <[email-masked]> wrote:

> The local tire store wants $550 for a set of four Kumho 205/70R15 tires
> mounted and balanced.  So, I'm considering buying four of them from Tire
> Rack for a delivered cost of $331.  Quite a difference in price.
>
> My question is have any of you ever had regrets buying tires online and
> having them mounted locally?
>
> Brad
> 63 TR4
> 72 TR6
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Every tire on every car I have (with one exception)=
=C2=A0was purchased online.=C2=A0 Never had a problem, but I mounted and ba=
lanced them myself.</div><div><br></div><div>The one exception was when I s=
topped in at Discount Tire to see their price and I=C2=A0showed them the on=
-line quote.=C2=A0 They promptly beat that price.=C2=A0 That was a cash &am=
p; carry sale (i.e. I still chose to mount them at home) but you might see =
what your local dealer (or Discount Tire if you have them in your area) wou=
ld do with an online quote.</div><div><br></div><div>BTW - most of=C2=A0my =
on-line purchases were with these guys:=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.tires-e=
asy.com/">http://www.tires-easy.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div>=
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan=
 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Brad Kahler <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:b=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrot=
e:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-l=
eft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>The local tire s=
tore wants $550 for a set of four Kumho 205/70R15 tires mounted and balance=
d.=C2=A0 So, I&#39;m considering buying four of them from Tire Rack for a d=
elivered cost of $331.=C2=A0 Quite a difference in price. =C2=A0<br></div><=
div><br></div><div>My question is have any of you ever had regrets buying t=
ires online and having them mounted locally?</div><div><br></div><div>Brad<=
/div><div>63 TR4</div><div>72 TR6</div></div>
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From: Joe Burlein <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 12:35:31 -0500

Never. I've done it for all my cars. They also post local places that will install them. You can then negotiate from that point for an even better price. 

> On Jan 24, 2015, at 11:42, Brad Kahler <[email-masked]> wrote:
> 
> The local tire store wants $550 for a set of four Kumho 205/70R15 tires mounted and balanced.  So, I'm considering buying four of them from Tire Rack for a delivered cost of $331.  Quite a difference in price.  
> 
> My question is have any of you ever had regrets buying tires online and having them mounted locally?
> 
> Brad
> 63 TR4
> 72 TR6
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From: "dave n" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 11:47:18 -0600

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I have bought many, many tires from tire rack.  I have them mounted at a =
local tire place.  my wife one time took her tires to NTB to have them =
mounted and got charged over $200 (just for mounting the tires she =
brought in), so be sure to ask up front.

From: Brad Kahler=20
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 10:42 AM
To: Triumphs=20
Subject: [TR] Buying tires on-line at Tire Rack

The local tire store wants $550 for a set of four Kumho 205/70R15 tires =
mounted and balanced.  So, I'm considering buying four of them from Tire =
Rack for a delivered cost of $331.  Quite a difference in price. =20

My question is have any of you ever had regrets buying tires online and =
having them mounted locally?

Brad
63 TR4
72 TR6
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From: Jack Mc <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 14:55:33 -0500

I've ordered tires on-line and had them mounted locally many times - no regrets.

But if I were ordering tires in that size for street use (actually I am) I would (and I will) order Vredestein Quatrac 3s from Vulcantire.com for $336 plus shipping. 
I already have those on another car and, having looked recently, I think it's the best tire you can get in 205/70 15.
NFI 
YMMV

Cheers,
Jack Mc

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From: "Greg Lemon" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 15:15:11 -0600

I have "a guy" who has a shop who will mount and balance a set of four tires 
for $15 or so each, the going rate at the local chain stores was $20, but 
when my wife took a set in they charged her $100 for four on my son's Maxima 
(maybe its gone up, maybe they charge women more, but I doubt it they are 
pretty good to deal with), man that seems like a lot to do four tires.  I 
remember when the going rate was five bucks and it seemed like it stayed at 
$5 for a long time, then started going up rapidly.  Even cheapskate me does 
not expect the $5 deal these days.

Check out Discount Tires Direct to, they have free shipping all the time, 
and on some tires the prices aren't too much more than the guys who charge 
shipping.

Greg Lemon

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From: Brad Kahler <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:15:33 -0500

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Geo & All,

Thanks for the info, most of the responses were positive pertaining to
online purchases with only Hugh having reported issues.  I was actually
surprised there was only one reply reporting a bad experience, I would have
expected more.  Based on the majority having providing positive feedback
I'm going to go ahead and order online.  Hopefully I won't be the second
one to report on a bad experience!

I will definitely ask up front what the mounting and balancing prices are
before selecting someone to mount them.  I too have noticed that those
services seem to be escalating in price over the last few years.

I compared the tires-easy.com prices and they were slightly more than
TireRack.

Thanks!

Brad

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Geo Hahn <[email-masked]> wrote:

> The one exception was when I stopped in at Discount Tire to see their
> price and I showed them the on-line quote.  They promptly beat that price.
> That was a cash & carry sale (i.e. I still chose to mount them at home) but
> you might see what your local dealer (or Discount Tire if you have them in
> your area) would do with an online quote.
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Geo &amp; All,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for the info, mos=
t of the responses were positive pertaining to online purchases with only H=
ugh having reported issues.=C2=A0 I was actually surprised there was only o=
ne reply reporting a bad experience, I would have expected more.=C2=A0 Base=
d on the majority having providing positive feedback I&#39;m going to go ah=
ead and order online.=C2=A0 Hopefully I won&#39;t be the second one to repo=
rt on a bad experience!</div><div><br></div><div>I will definitely ask up f=
ront what the mounting and balancing prices are before selecting someone to=
 mount them.=C2=A0 I too have noticed that those services seem to be escala=
ting in price over the last few years.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I com=
pared the <a href=3D"http://tires-easy.com" target=3D"_blank">tires-easy.co=
m</a> prices and they were slightly more than TireRack. =C2=A0</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Brad</div><div><br></div><div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan =
24, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Geo Hahn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ahwa=
[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wro=
te:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-=
left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Every tire on e=
very car I have (with one exception)=C2=A0was purchased online.=C2=A0 Never=
 had a problem, but I mounted and balanced them myself.</div><div><br></div=
><div>The one exception was when I stopped in at Discount Tire to see their=
 price and I=C2=A0showed them the on-line quote.=C2=A0 They promptly beat t=
hat price.=C2=A0 That was a cash &amp; carry sale (i.e. I still chose to mo=
unt them at home) but you might see what your local dealer (or Discount Tir=
e if you have them in your area) would do with an online quote.</div><div><=
br></div><div>BTW - most of=C2=A0my on-line purchases were with these guys:=
=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.tires-easy.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://www.=
tires-easy.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM,=
 Brad Kahler <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>The local tire store wants $550 for a=
 set of four Kumho 205/70R15 tires mounted and balanced.=C2=A0 So, I&#39;m =
considering buying four of them from Tire Rack for a delivered cost of $331=
.=C2=A0 Quite a difference in price. =C2=A0<br></div><div><br></div><div>My=
 question is have any of you ever had regrets buying tires online and havin=
g them mounted locally?</div><div><br></div><div>Brad</div><div>63 TR4</div=
><div>72 TR6</div></div>
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From: Brad Kahler <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:19:30 -0500

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Jack,

Never having seen or used Vredestein tires what advantages do they have
over Kumho or other brands of tires?  I'm running Kumho tires on my TR4 and
really like the way they handle on the windy twisty roads here in Kentucky
but I'm open to change if the advantages out weigh the price differential.

By the way, had a great time at the convention this year!

Brad

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Jack Mc <[email-masked]> wrote:

> But if I were ordering tires in that size for street use (actually I am) I
> would (and I will) order Vredestein Quatrac 3s from Vulcantire.com for $336
> plus shipping.
> I already have those on another car and, having looked recently, I think
> it's the best tire you can get in 205/70 15.
> NFI
> YMMV
>
> Cheers,
> Jack Mc
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Jack,<div><br></div><div>Never having seen or used Vredest=
ein tires what advantages do they have over Kumho or other brands of tires?=
=C2=A0 I&#39;m running Kumho tires on my TR4 and really like the way they h=
andle on the windy twisty roads here in Kentucky but I&#39;m open to change=
 if the advantages out weigh the price differential.</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>By the way, had a great time at the convention this year!</div><div><br>=
</div><div>Brad</div><div><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 2:55 PM, Jack Mc <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt=
;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</=
a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0=
 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I&#39;ve ordered tir=
es on-line and had them mounted locally many times - no regrets.<br>
<br>
But if I were ordering tires in that size for street use (actually I am) I =
would (and I will) order Vredestein Quatrac 3s from Vulcantire.com for $336=
 plus shipping.<br>
I already have those on another car and, having looked recently, I think it=
&#39;s the best tire you can get in 205/70 15.<br>
NFI<br>
YMMV<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Jack Mc<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jan 24, 2015, at 11:42 AM, Brad Kahler &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bkahle=
[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; The local tire store wants $550 for a set of four Kumho 205/70R15 tire=
s mounted and balanced.=C2=A0 So, I&#39;m considering buying four of them f=
rom Tire Rack for a delivered cost of $331.=C2=A0 Quite a difference in pri=
ce.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; My question is have any of you ever had regrets buying tires online an=
d having them mounted locally?<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Brad<br>
&gt; 63 TR4<br>
&gt; 72 TR6<br>
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