The Discount Tire places I've dealt with in Austin will come within $7 or so
of Tire Rack (They say that's Tire Rack's cost plus shipping), if you ask.
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John Steczkowski
Director, Server I/O
Crossroads Systems, Inc.
512-794-2742
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Dahl [mailto:adahl@eskimo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, June 19, 1999 12:33 PM
> To: autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: How to get R tires
>
>
> At 12:19 AM 6/18/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >I've always been torn between supporting Tire Rack, with their very
> >helpful and knowledgable sales force, and my local Discount Tire,
> >with their quality tire installation equipment, willingness to try
> >sizes, and cheaper prices (due to the lack of shipping and install
> >charges).
>
> Before everyone runs out to their local Discount Tire and
> insists on their
> matching mail-order prices be aware that not all Discount
> Tire franchises
> will do this. Some will, some won't. My local Discount Tire
> will not come
> within $25 per tire of Tire Rack's prices or even the prices
> of their own
> Discount Tire Direct.
>
> - Alan Dahl
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