Originally Posted By: SilverC6
The answer is maybe.
I personally don't believe in warranties like that.
They seem like additional profit for the dealer.
But I'm pretty careful driving and tend to avoid damaging circumstances.
My wife, on the other hand, drives by feel and has ruined four tires in the last 12 months.
Her new set of Bridgestones, therefore, have a road hazard warranty.
Ya See! this is what Im talking about. If your prone to tire damage, by all means, get the Road Hazard Warranty(RHW). But, if your a careful driver and don't or haven't had any bad expeirinces with ruining tires then, I don't recomend the RHW.
In some cases, the RHW is required in order to get the tire rebate or is included in the tire stores installation price. In this case, of course, you have to get the RHW. There is one tire store in my area that has "Out The Door Pricing". Everything is included in their instalation pkg. Such as; mounting, balancing, valve stems, nitrogen, New York State tire disposal fee, free lifetime flat repair, lifetime balancing and ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY. The prices of all of their tires include these features so, this isn't the place to buy a tire and have someone else install it. People love this place and their always bussy. Maybe their a little slow during these hard times but for the most part they're bussy all of the time. They've lost my business after buying 6 sets of 4 tires due to poor workmanship, bad attitudes and their just too bussy to listen to a customes issues.
Now that I've been buying my tires online and having them installed at W*M, I deffinatly don't buy the extra cost RHW. I check about 5 different tire websites and tire stores localy in my area for the best price. Sometimes I can get the best price localy but, most of the time my best price is online w/shipping or free shipping and having them installed at W*M.