[s-cars] Tire Recommendations

Michael Gough mdg3369 at newtsplace.com
Sat Aug 16 14:38:22 EDT 2003 

You are right, a lot of the time you get what you pay for. However, the
people at my Costco seem to be VERY competent and careful. I can't speak for
the other stores, but I have never had any damage done to any of my
expensive wheels. I also always make sure to watch them wile they're working
on the car, so maybe that helps, I don't know. I would never let Walmart do
anything on my cars, I've heard too many horror stories, which may or may
not be true.
Just my $0.02
Mike

> Cheaper is not always better... I went to Wallmart to have a set of tires
> mounted and balanced, yup it was cheap to have the work done, but the
> damage they did to the inside of the rims was costly... they did a nice job
> of scratching the hell out of them to get the tire on the rim :-(
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Gough [mailto:mdg3369 at newtsplace.com]
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 11:34 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations
>
>
> I always use Costco to install my (usually) Tire Rack purchased tires. At
> the Costco by my house it's $5 a tire mounted and balanced. Funny thing is
> that to install tires purchased FROM COSTCO it costs something like $7 per
> tire! The local tire shops cost between $20-$30 a tire, which would make all
> my tire purchases more expensive than buying them from the shop. Thank God
> for Costco!
> Mike
>
> ----------
>>From: "Linus Toy" <linust at mindspring.com>
>
>
>> Costco.
>> $9/tire, mounted & balanced, new stem & disposal fee included.
>> I've heard of less at Costco outlets in low-rent districts, but otherwise,
> same
>> deal.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>> Linus Toy               Insanity is doing the same thing
>> Mercer Island, WA       you've always done and expecting
>> linust at mindspring.com   different results
>>                         - Roger Milliken, Milliken & Co
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
>>> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Joel Rector
>>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 2:04 PM
>>> To: landaeta1 at comcast.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
>>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations
>>>
>>>
>>> When you guys buy mail order tires, who puts them on?  Some
>>> local tire shop?  Is it really cheaper to do it this way?  I
>>> mean you when you just go to the tire shop they put them on,
>>> do the old tire disposal, and balance.  Usually provide free
>>> rotation for the life of the tire too. If you buy the tires
>>> mail order and then pay for this stuff separately, does it
>>> really come out to be less or are you just doing it so you
>>> can get tires your local tire shops don't carry?
>>>
>>> Joel
>>>
>>> Douglas Landaeta wrote:
>>>
>>> >Joel,
>>> >
>>> >I followed the crowd, too, with special interest in Lee's experience
>>> >with tires... (Boston weather and several vehilces in his
>>> garage) --->
>>> >Toyo Proxes 245/45/16, on stock AVUS wheels, got them at
>>> 1010tires, but
>>> >after their somewhat inflated shipping, prolly could have shaved
>>> >another 12-13$ off the total price of 4 somewhere else.
>>> >
>>> >Excellent in the wet, first few hundred miles needed to
>>> really feel the
>>> >grip they have, great Summer tire, of course, now I can feel
>>> the slush
>>> >in the suspension and the steering a bit more. Perhaps I
>>> should rotate
>>> >them soon?
>>> >
>>> >Doug L
>>> >94 S4
>>> >
>>> >-----Original Message-----
>>> >From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
>>> >[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Philip Mische
>>> >Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 2:27 PM
>>> >To: Joel Rector; s-car-list at audifans.com
>>> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >I did my usual agonizing research before I decided on the
>>> Toyos and I
>>> >am happy with the choice.  245-40 17s for ~$160 ea from
>>> eTires.com.  I
>>> >hear from qualified sources that the 255s fit on 8" wide
>>> wheels, though
>>> >the fitment guide says no.
>>> >
>>> >Great grip, reasonable ride, not too noisy, and way less weight than
>>> >the S0-2s that came off.
>>> >
>>> >Phil Mische
>>> >95.5 S6
>>> >----- Original Message -----
>>> >From: "Joel Rector" <urs4 at magnaspeed.net>
>>> >To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>>> >Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:50 PM
>>> >Subject: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >>I'm buying my first set of 225/50 16" tires for my 93 Audi
>>> S4.  Help
>>> >>me decide.  what are you listers running and for what
>>> >>climate/weather/season and type of driving?
>>> >>
>>> >>I did some web searching and I'm seeing alot of people like the
>>> >>Bridgestone S02/S03, Dunlop SP 9000, Toyo Proxes T1-S, Yokohama AVS
>>> >>Sport, and some others.  Any in favor of any of these or any others?
>>> >>
>>> >>I know this has been brought up before, and I did search the list
>>> >>archive but didn't find enough info.
>>> >>
>>> >>Thanks in advance,
>>> >>
>>> >>Joel Rector
>>> >>
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