Re: [T3] Wheels Sans Tires

[Sonny8oy@aol.com]

i recently bought some tires after shopping for a few months.
most places are desperate for your business, especially the chains, who all
seem to have a lowest price guarantee.
i found places like firestone/goodyear/whatever dealers to be pretty much
nonnegotiable, and they're already overpriced.  only go there if you're a
granny or grandpa with a crown vic.
i went to america's tire co (which is the same company as discount tires
direct - tire rack's main adversary).
their price per tire was a couple of bucks more than the magazine/internet
price, so they dropped to that price.  they took off the super-duper warranty
nonsense stuff.  they waived the waste tire disposal fee.  then i got their
out-the-door price including mounting, tax, everything, and merrily went
around the other places like wheel works, and then went back to america's tire
co, because he was a decent bloke, and he beat my then lowest price
(incidentally, came out to be $208 for 4 dunlop 165r15s).
none of these places asked for written proof, but i have too much of a
conscience to lie to them.  
so, you should be able to beat tire rack's price when you consider that you
still have to pay a fair bit to have the tires fitted, but their price is a
good place to start.
hope some of this makes sense.

sonny

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