when ive gone down there its often taken 3 hours to get a set of tires
mounted, what with all the interruptions for other work. they also often
closed for lunch.
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Burwell" <jimb@broadvision.com>
> One thing to note about ADDS Wheel Warehouse is that for all practical
> purposes, they're not open on Friday. The Tire Rack web site shows that
> they're open M-F 9-5, but Barry seems to reserve Fridays for car
> dealership work he does. This type of work is likely the largest source
> of revenue for the business, so you can understand why they do this.
>
> This probably isn't a problem for most, but for some reason the last two
> times I've drop shipped from Tire Rack to ADDS, the tires managed to not
> get there until Friday :-(. They're also open on Saturdays, but only
> for half a day, and seem to take off Saturdays once in a while (such as
> this weekend). So I wouldn't count on Saturday either.
>
> So basically, there's a four to four and 1/2 day at best window in which
> you can have your tires installed at ADDS. Since Tire Rack reserves a
> two day window from the time you order your tires to the time which your
> tires are shipped, even with their fastest two day shipping, it makes
> hitting ADDS' M-Th four day window more difficult than it might appear.
> So if you're in a hurry to get your tires on (I'm on a donut tire right
> now, so I'm in a hurry :-), ADDS may not be the way to go unless you can
> get your tires to arrive M-Th. Best bet is to order from TR on W-F I
> guess, so they get there (hopefully) M-Th.
>
> I'm going to try out Used Tire Warehouse in Santa Clara this time. A
> few people have said good things about this place on other lists. Any
> other opinions ?
>
> - Jim
>
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