Going bottom dollar at WalMart tire center tomorrow

[The_Jeff]

Adjusted for inflation, tires have never been cheaper. Even if you go back 30 years to the Pep Boys 4 for $99 model, they only had 13-15 inchers with 65-70-75 aspect ratios. And had a 35k warranty.

Getting 20 inchers for under a hundo each, you did very well.

 

[Bailey28]

While waiting I was listening to the service writer taking a phone call from someone who wanted to replace one tire on their vehicle. The service writer said to them the replacement tire needs to match the 'speed rating' of the other three tires or they would not do it.

My receipt also says on top "Please note, your tires will be electronically registered for the name and address stated on this work order pursuant to law".

 

[K2K2]

Be careful in the rain. Very careful.

 

[crashz]

Wow - they drove the car after and re-torqued the lug nuts. Color me impressed!

For what its worth, I bought the cheapest 4 tires I could get for my CRV a number of years ago for similar money. Hated them from the minute I drove away. Terrible tires. But they lasted forever. I bet I had close to 50k miles on them and they still had good tread when I gave the car away. But every one of those miles was a punishment. So it sounds like you're a step ahead.

 

[DannyM]

Be careful in the rain. Very careful.

These guys on BMW forum are using the Grand Sport's with success in the rain : https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2049060

 

[Bailey28]

These are in fact the Arroyo "Grand Sport" UHP tire. 103W XL load. Tread depth is very deep.

Update to where they are manufactured: The sidewall says Made in Morocco.

 

[DannyM]

These are in fact the Arroyo "Grand Sport" UHP tire. 103W XL load. Tread depth is very deep.

Update to where they are manufactured: The sidewall says Made in Morocco.

Can you check the DOT code first three digits when you get a chance.

 

[Jay73]

I almost pulled the trigger on a set of Reliants here but got a set of Pirellis installed for the price of Chinesium at the local America’s Tire down the street.

I will say this - the Chinese brands (LingLong, Sailun, Sentury) and Omni United(Radar, some Lexani) plants in Thailand and Cambodia use a lot of automation(AI and robotics) to minimize human contact during the tire building process.

That's exactly what I was gonna do the Reliants. Ended up doing MSW Rims, Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3 Tires and Dill TPMS.

 

[nthach]

Oh man.
In Serbia in 90’s due to sanctions, company Tigar (now owned by Michelin) developed tire for MIG21. Before Yugoslav wars tires were supplied by Dunlop for that particular airplane. Turns out, Tigar had 70-% longer lifespan which is very important on MIG21 due to very high landing speeds.

And when Concorde crashed in 2003 killing all on board during takeoff when a piece of metal damaged a tire that also damaged critical parts of its fuselage, Air France was using Dunlop at the time. Michelin helped bring Concorde back into service with the AirX with nearly zero growth design. Most commercial airliners seem like they come from the factory with Bridgestone or Michelin.

Never heard of Tigar - isn’t that who makes Michelin’s Airstop tubes in Serbia?

 

[4wd]

And when Concorde crashed in 2003 killing all on board during takeoff when a piece of metal damaged a tire that also damaged critical parts of its fuselage, Air France was using Dunlop at the time. Michelin helped bring Concorde back into service with the AirX with nearly zero growth design. Most commercial airliners seem like they come from the factory with Bridgestone or Michelin.

Never heard of Tigar - isn’t that who makes Michelin’s Airstop tubes in Serbia?

Goodyear has the B777X … specifically developed for it …

 

[TomYoung]

And when Concorde crashed in 2003 killing all on board during takeoff when a piece of metal damaged a tire that also damaged critical parts of its fuselage, Air France was using Dunlop at the time. Michelin helped bring Concorde back into service with the AirX with nearly zero growth design. Most commercial airliners seem like they come from the factory with Bridgestone or Michelin.

Never heard of Tigar - isn’t that who makes Michelin’s Airstop tubes in Serbia?

Are you saying the Concorde would still be flying if Air France had bought some Linglongs?

 

[nthach]

Hell no. LingLong sounds like the name of a local dim sum restaurant or a brand of frozen potstickers. Oh wait, Costco does sell something similar - Ling Lings.

Are you saying the Concorde would still be flying if Air France had bought some Linglongs?

Sentury said they designed the tires for the B737NG - but last time I saw a video on YouTube from an American line mechanic at LAX, those 737s were on Goodyear. Southwest and United have theirs on Michelin?

 

[Jay73]

One thing I like about battery/tires coming from Walmart is if you travel a lot you can always find a Walmart over some one off store or small chain of stores. I've done batteries from Walmart but tires I've been pretty exclusive to Discount Tire for at least 27 years which has a decent network of stores in the directions I travel. Maybe someday I'll save a few bucks and give Walmart a go on tires.

 

[TomYoung]

Hell no. LingLong sounds like the name of a local dim sum restaurant or a brand of frozen potstickers. Oh wait, Costco does sell something similar - Ling Lings.

Sentury said they designed the tires for the B737NG - but last time I saw a video on YouTube from an American line mechanic at LAX, those 737s were on Goodyear. Southwest and United have theirs on Michelin?

The brand is Linglong for certain

 

[CKN]

Hell no. LingLong sounds like the name of a local dim sum restaurant or a brand of frozen potstickers. Oh wait, Costco does sell something similar - Ling Lings.

Sentury said they designed the tires for the B737NG - but last time I saw a video on YouTube from an American line mechanic at LAX, those 737s were on Goodyear. Southwest and United have theirs on Michelin?

This is like a bad cold that doesn't go away.....

 

[Bailey28]

"Can you check the DOT code first three digits when you get a chance."

For DannyM As seen on the tire: DOT 07W A1KB5C 4325. I see they were made during the 43rd week of 2025.

 

[IndyIan]

None of the cheaper tires are going to be competitive against them. That's a given.

I don't think that's a given, you can get some quite sticky tires in the wet, made by the cheaper brands. Now they may not be quite as fuel efficient or last quite as long. But if your tires age out before wearing out, saving $100/tire makes some sense, especially on an average vehicle.
If people are really interested in the "safest" tire for their money, they should probably run 2nd tier UHP all seasons, as they will grip much better than a Michelin all season of equivalent cost/mile.

 

[nthach]

People who track their cars, like for a weekend SCCA/autocross event or track day also find a great value in Chinese tires. Sure, a Bridgestone Potenza RE-71R or Michelin Pilot Sport Cup will give that 1/1000ths of a second faster times but many amateur racers aren’t concerned about getting the fastest times around the course. 24 Hours of LeMons, a LingLong/Leao/Primewell will get you around the racetrack just fine.

 

[JGmazda]

This is what YouTube “entitled jerk” videos are made of. “Let Walmart” do the work…like they are clamoring for someone like you to do business with??? People that will work doing anything anywhere deserve respect.

True...but.... Can you blame the "OP" for being concerned about someone doing the right thing? Shoot, I've see all sorts of sketchy stuff happen through my years.
I've seen some young bucks at Discount tire jacking-up cars in the wrong areas and for the most part, they have always been super careful with my vehicles.

I can totally understand the OP's concerns. I guess it all depends on how many times a person was subjected to terrible services and bad practices.

 

[Patman]

Wow - they drove the car after and re-torqued the lug nuts. Color me impressed!

For what its worth, I bought the cheapest 4 tires I could get for my CRV a number of years ago for similar money. Hated them from the minute I drove away. Terrible tires. But they lasted forever. I bet I had close to 50k miles on them and they still had good tread when I gave the car away. But every one of those miles was a punishment. So it sounds like you're a step ahead.

It was good that someone double checked that, but the better way to do that is to drive the car 50 miles or so and then retorque. At the same time, I have bought many sets of tires in my life where they didn’t ask me to come back to retorque the lugs and it was fine. But better to be safe…