AZjeff
$50 Site Donor 2023
Originally Posted by rooflessVW
The best defense is to avoid tire chains. They're meat grinders, same as the lube joints. My dealer charges no more than anyone else to mount, balance, and install tires. Patches aren't free but aren't expensive either. They're expedient. They have loaners if your car is new enough/you're a long term customer. They have a shuttle service.
Reasonable advice. But.
My only local tire shop treated me like an no-nothing idiot (might be but not their call) and was over $100 more for a set.
Not everyone bought their car at a dealer or has reasonable access to their brand. Before we moved the Toyota dealer we bought the RAV from was 50 miles away.
I had nothing but great service from DT with the 4 sets of tires I've bought at 2 different locations other than the noted situation that luckily resulted in no damage to the wheels.
The best defense is to avoid tire chains. They're meat grinders, same as the lube joints. My dealer charges no more than anyone else to mount, balance, and install tires. Patches aren't free but aren't expensive either. They're expedient. They have loaners if your car is new enough/you're a long term customer. They have a shuttle service.
Reasonable advice. But.
My only local tire shop treated me like an no-nothing idiot (might be but not their call) and was over $100 more for a set.
Not everyone bought their car at a dealer or has reasonable access to their brand. Before we moved the Toyota dealer we bought the RAV from was 50 miles away.
I had nothing but great service from DT with the 4 sets of tires I've bought at 2 different locations other than the noted situation that luckily resulted in no damage to the wheels.
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