Originally Posted By: Virtus_Probi
I'd assume the OPer is just trying to drum up business, but I found his post to be insulting.
I know how much the tire shop I like to use charges to mount and balance tires, and I can also figure out how much TireRack is going to charge to ship the tires to me. I do my research, relying heavily on TireRack.com, and usually figure out what it's going to cost to get the 2 or 3 models I'm interested in from that site shipped to me and then mounted at my local shop. I then call that local shop and get their price on those same tires...if they're within $40 or so, they get the business because I like them. Sometimes, they're cheaper...when I ordered decent wheels along with my last set of winter tires, I saved over $400 online because the local shop couldn't even remotely approach the TireRack price for the wheels. Was going to put them on myself and have the dealer register the new TPMS sensors, but those gougers wanted $50 for something that probably takes less than a minute...the shop I like put the tires on and took care of the sensors for $20. Because they treat me right, they get a shot at winning the business for my next set of tires.
Don't care about free rotation or anything else because that shop is too far away for small services like that...the tire places nearby are incompetent and/or crooked.
It's not rocket science or even lawn science, people understand about shipping and installation...cmon.
You'd assume wrong, I'm out of the business. Just sharing what I've seen first handed when I was in the business.
Originally Posted By: Bladecutter
Originally Posted By: AjsGarage
I cannot imagine
That's your problem right there.
You don't want to believe something is true, so in your mind, it can't possibly be.
Lots of people have this affliction, typically manifests with their political rants.
People have been doing this for ages, and saving money, and resolving warranty issues.
Just because you don't think it's possible, doesn't make it so.
BC.
On the topic of "political rants", its common for critics of information, like yourself, to quote out of context to forward an agenda.
If you expand the little slice of my post you quoted, it would read: "I cannot imagine this many people having their own tire machine and balancer, so I have to assume most take the tires to a shop to get mounted. "
Also, you never once touched on the portion of my post in which you referenced. Do you have your own tire machine and balancer? Most of the other posts here reflect my imagination and support the assumption that most take these online purchases to a shop to get mounted/balanced.
But thanks for adding nothing to the thread, I'm glad the world has people like you with nothing better to do. Makes things interesting.
To all of those who were actually productive in this thread, great responses! A lot of you are turning me on to the "way of the tire deals".
Another thought provoking question:
Do you find online sites sales/rebates to be better then comparable tire dealer sales/rebates? Have you found one to be more often better then the other, or really is it a grab the best deal situation?