Which major chains install pre-purchased tires?

Bradley Walker

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Jul 21, 2006, 4:37:15 PM7/21/06

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Hey all,

I'm going to be buying me new tires from tirerack.com here within a week or
two. Does anyone here know what major chain stores will take and install
pre-purchased tires not from the same store? For example I checked with
Costco and because they don't sell the type of tire I want, I asked them if
they would install tires for me if I brought in with me, they said no they
wouldn't. Does anyone know if any major chains will do this at a nominal
cost?

Brad

Carl 1 Lucky Texan

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Jul 21, 2006, 5:12:26 PM7/21/06

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Bradley Walker wrote:

Um, dig around some more at tirerack, they keep a list of installers.

Carl

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Bradley Walker

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Jul 22, 2006, 1:55:41 AM7/22/06

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I called the dealership just to get their input, amazingly they will do it.
However it's $10 per tire installation fee. Good... bad? The TripleTreads
are $109/piece ($436) + around $50 shipping + $40 for installation gives a
grand total cost of $526. This is the first time I will have ever had tires
replaced on a vehicle of my own. How does that cost stack up for an `01
Outback? Is the cost of all of this worth it for the TripleTreads??

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan

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Jul 22, 2006, 2:02:24 AM7/22/06

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I think that fee sounds very good for a dealership - likely it is a good
will service.
Triple treads are very highly regarded. I've never owned any and have
only read of a complaint of a little noise - though one wonders if new
tires might always seema alittle noisy due to having deeper tread than
the worn -out tires they replace and you've become accustomed too.
Be certain to rotate them - every oil change or certainly every
alternate oil cjange at least.

AS

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Jul 22, 2006, 10:26:30 AM7/22/06

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My local TirePlus store said they would instal them, but then, they
offered to get the tires themselves, and for the same price as the tire
rack, they included the road hazard coverage.

It was a pleasure to deal with TirePlus.

Victor Roberts

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Jul 22, 2006, 10:33:19 AM7/22/06

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On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 05:55:41 GMT, "Bradley Walker"
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>I called the dealership just to get their input, amazingly they will do it.
>However it's $10 per tire installation fee. Good... bad? The TripleTreads
>are $109/piece ($436) + around $50 shipping + $40 for installation gives a
>grand total cost of $526. This is the first time I will have ever had tires
>replaced on a vehicle of my own. How does that cost stack up for an `01
>Outback? Is the cost of all of this worth it for the TripleTreads??

$10 per tires seems low to me. Does this include balancing,
or do they add that charge once you get there? New valve
stems? Disposal of old tires? ($5 each in NY where I
live.)

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Bradley Walker

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Jul 22, 2006, 1:34:40 PM7/22/06

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What does the road hazard guarantee offer?

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Jul 22, 2006, 2:09:02 PM7/22/06

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Bradley Walker wrote:

> What does the road hazard guarantee offer?

I find that it typically includes repair of the tire
if repairable. May include rebalancing. Some include
replacement policies if unrepairable.

AS

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Jul 22, 2006, 4:15:27 PM7/22/06

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I guess it depends on the store chain, but in my case it includes:
- Free flat repairs.
- Prorated replacement of the tire if it becomes unusable due to a road
hazard.
- Free balancing for the life of the tire.

You are aware that the triple treads seem to worsen the fuel economy, right?

Good luck!

Bradley Walker

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Jul 22, 2006, 5:21:48 PM7/22/06

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Yeah, I've been reading and some say a 1-2mpg drop in mileage, but for me
considering I'm not wracking up massive amounts of miles to continously pour
gas in the tank, the difference would be negotiable at best.

Who honors the road hazard guarantee (if purchased from tirerack.com)?

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Body Roll

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Jul 23, 2006, 3:31:45 PM7/23/06

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AS wrote:
> I guess it depends on the store chain, but in my case it includes:
> - Free flat repairs.
> - Prorated replacement of the tire if it becomes unusable due to a road
> hazard.

Which in case of Subaru would most likely be useless, because you may
have to replace
all 4 tires and they won't cover that.

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Dmitriy

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Jul 24, 2006, 12:57:46 PM7/24/06

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$19 seems very good for a dealership.

Around here, Belle Tire charges $10/tire for mounting/balancing and
discount tire charges $14.

However, I used to buy tires from tirerack all the time, and what I
found is that a lot of times tire shops don't like that... many will
give you an attitude like "you went somewhere else to buy tires??!?!"

I have a better suggestion for you, since most places (I know discount
tire will) will match or even beat competitors prices, find the
cheapest price you can on the Internet, add everything to your shopping
cart so it shows shipping and taxes. Then print that out, and take it
to a tire shop... most will beat the price. I saved almost $100 on my
BFG gForce Sport tires at Discount Tire by getting them to beat
Tirerack's price in this way.

Good luck!

Bradley Walker

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Jul 24, 2006, 2:19:26 PM7/24/06

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Thanks!!!

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SilverStude

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Jul 25, 2006, 8:42:06 AM7/25/06

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Isn't the Tiresplus chain, only in Canada?

AS

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Jul 25, 2006, 2:47:46 PM7/25/06

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They have like 600 locations in the US, www.tiresplus.com/locations_home.jsp