It's a savings of $50 to buy new oddball-size special-order snow tires online and worry about getting them installed. A lot of the shops around me now hem and haw about mounting tires that are carried in, or charge a premium for the privilege.
For a larger savings on a more common size tire, it's worth it to me to buy online and deal with the hassle. But for $50 on a special-order oddball-size tire, I'd much rather buy through a local shop in case a tire gets mangled anywhere in the process from the distributor through getting mounted.
For a larger savings on a more common size tire, it's worth it to me to buy online and deal with the hassle. But for $50 on a special-order oddball-size tire, I'd much rather buy through a local shop in case a tire gets mangled anywhere in the process from the distributor through getting mounted.