Auto Tires

[Fourpar]

Just had an "enlightening" experience buying tires for my car. I needed 4 new tires and talked to one supplier and got a price for a new set, mounted and "out the door" of $1,400+
I then contacted a new place in Lady Lake, Tire Kingdom" and asked for price on same tires...they said $1,040. I opted to go to Tire Kingdom and they did a timely, professional job mounting my new tires and I was back home in 1.5 hrs. They're a friendly, knowledgeable staff. It was a pleasure to do business with them. I highly recommend TIRE KINGDOM in Lady Lake! :coolsmiley:

[chuckster]

Just curious........What type of vehicle and tire size at 250.00 each........

Need tires for my Toyota and I hope prices have gone up that much in 2 years.

[golfnut]

very nice golf cart, probably has a very nice car too, thanks for the info fourpar.....gn

[GeorgeT]

Just curious........What type of vehicle and tire size at 250.00 each........

Need tires for my Toyota and I hope prices have gone up that much in 2 years.

Exactly what I was thinking. $250 each seems like a lot! I usually go to Costco with a $70 coupon.

[red tail]

Exactly what I was thinking. $250 each seems like a lot! I usually go to Costco with a $70 coupon.

the new 19 inch tires get pricey. not like the old 14 and 15 inch days

[chuckinca]

Need to check the born on date of the tires to make sure they are fairly new.



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[REDCART]

We've had good experience with Tire Round-UP, 441 in Lady Lake.

[golfnut]

i too recommend tire round up, on 441, just south of 466....gn

[batman911]

Recommend you check online with The Tire Rack before you buy tires locally. One of their recommended installers is Tire Kingdom. You can buy the tires online and have the tires shipped direct to Tire Kingdom who then installs the tires on your vehicle at a preset price. See the attached link for details.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/index.jsp?s_kwcid=TC|21263|wheels%20free%20shippin g||S||6298672693&

[REDCART]

BM, Awhile back Brian Ross of ABC News did an investigative piece about new tires that were manufactured years before they were sold. Every tire sold now has a code embedded on a tire's sidewall indicating the year and week a tire was manufactured. The code is at the end of a jumble of letters and numbers on the tire. For example, the number 419 indicates the tire was manufactured in the 41st week of 1999 and is 10 years old.

I would think that if you purchased tires locally, that you'd be in a better position to reject a "new" tire that was manufactured more than two years ago.

Here's a link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbWlHEAOC9U

George