Re: [TR] Buying tires on-line at Tire Rack

[Brad Kahler <bkahler1@gmail.com>]

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Geo & All,

Thanks for the info, most of the responses were positive pertaining to
online purchases with only Hugh having reported issues.  I was actually
surprised there was only one reply reporting a bad experience, I would have
expected more.  Based on the majority having providing positive feedback
I'm going to go ahead and order online.  Hopefully I won't be the second
one to report on a bad experience!

I will definitely ask up front what the mounting and balancing prices are
before selecting someone to mount them.  I too have noticed that those
services seem to be escalating in price over the last few years.

I compared the tires-easy.com prices and they were slightly more than
TireRack.

Thanks!

Brad



On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr@gmail.com> wrote:

> Every tire on every car I have (with one exception) was purchased online.
> Never had a problem, but I mounted and balanced them myself.
>
> The one exception was when I stopped in at Discount Tire to see their
> price and I showed them the on-line quote.  They promptly beat that price.
> That was a cash & carry sale (i.e. I still chose to mount them at home) but
> you might see what your local dealer (or Discount Tire if you have them in
> your area) would do with an online quote.
>
> BTW - most of my on-line purchases were with these guys:
> http://www.tires-easy.com/
>
> Geo
>
> On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Brad Kahler <bkahler1@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The local tire store wants $550 for a set of four Kumho 205/70R15 tires
>> mounted and balanced.  So, I'm considering buying four of them from Tire
>> Rack for a delivered cost of $331.  Quite a difference in price.
>>
>> My question is have any of you ever had regrets buying tires online and
>> having them mounted locally?
>>
>> Brad
>> 63 TR4
>> 72 TR6
>>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Geo &amp; All,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for the info, mos=
t of the responses were positive pertaining to online purchases with only H=
ugh having reported issues.=C2=A0 I was actually surprised there was only o=
ne reply reporting a bad experience, I would have expected more.=C2=A0 Base=
d on the majority having providing positive feedback I&#39;m going to go ah=
ead and order online.=C2=A0 Hopefully I won&#39;t be the second one to repo=
rt on a bad experience!</div><div><br></div><div>I will definitely ask up f=
ront what the mounting and balancing prices are before selecting someone to=
 mount them.=C2=A0 I too have noticed that those services seem to be escala=
ting in price over the last few years.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I com=
pared the <a href=3D"http://tires-easy.com"; target=3D"_blank">tires-easy.co=
m</a> prices and they were slightly more than TireRack. =C2=A0</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Brad</div><div><br></div><div=
><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan =
24, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Geo Hahn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ahwa=
hneetr@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">ahwahneetr@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wro=
te:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-=
left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Every tire on e=
very car I have (with one exception)=C2=A0was purchased online.=C2=A0 Never=
 had a problem, but I mounted and balanced them myself.</div><div><br></div=
><div>The one exception was when I stopped in at Discount Tire to see their=
 price and I=C2=A0showed them the on-line quote.=C2=A0 They promptly beat t=
hat price.=C2=A0 That was a cash &amp; carry sale (i.e. I still chose to mo=
unt them at home) but you might see what your local dealer (or Discount Tir=
e if you have them in your area) would do with an online quote.</div><div><=
br></div><div>BTW - most of=C2=A0my on-line purchases were with these guys:=
=C2=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.tires-easy.com/"; target=3D"_blank">http://www.=
tires-easy.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class=3D"g=
mail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 9:42 AM,=
 Brad Kahler <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bkahler1@gmail.com"; ta=
rget=3D"_blank">bkahler1@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa=
dding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>The local tire store wants $550 for a=
 set of four Kumho 205/70R15 tires mounted and balanced.=C2=A0 So, I&#39;m =
considering buying four of them from Tire Rack for a delivered cost of $331=
.=C2=A0 Quite a difference in price. =C2=A0<br></div><div><br></div><div>My=
 question is have any of you ever had regrets buying tires online and havin=
g them mounted locally?</div><div><br></div><div>Brad</div><div>63 TR4</div=
><div>72 TR6</div></div>
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