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MJCtalk
01-01-2024, 10:19 AM
Best discount tires for sale

villagetinker
01-01-2024, 10:22 AM
TireRack.com, then go to local dealer to have installed, OR go to Wildwood Tire, and get very close to the Tire Rack price with installation.

Chi-Town
01-01-2024, 10:26 AM
Sumter Tire and Auto.

photo1902
01-01-2024, 10:29 AM
Best discount tires for sale

Sam’s Club. Plus free lifetime rotation

Babubhat
01-01-2024, 10:32 AM
Wildwood or Sumter tire. Costco if willing to take a drive

Miboater
01-01-2024, 10:39 AM
I would also recommend Costco if you're a member. I just bought tires for our car and they were 20% cheaper than any other place I called.

retiredguy123
01-01-2024, 10:54 AM
I bought my last set of tires from Firestone. They were less expensive than Wildwood Tire, Sumter Tire, and the Goodyear store near Sam's Club for top-of-the-line Michelins. Also, they installed the tires the same day, when the others wouldn't. Sam's did not have any tires to fit my SUV.

Topspinmo
01-01-2024, 11:19 AM
I first research the tires and highest ratings. Then I shop around for competitive pricing. Hard to be Walmart/sams club. If they don’t have brand they can order them.

retiredguy123
01-01-2024, 11:22 AM
When I buy new tires, or even a new car, I always check the DOT number on the side of the tires. The last 4 digits will tell you the week and year that the tire was made. So, "1423" means the tire was made during the 14th week of 2023.

Stu from NYC
01-01-2024, 01:06 PM
Sam’s Club. Plus free lifetime rotation

Ask them how long to make appt for rotation and balancing. Last time was two weeks out.

photo1902
01-01-2024, 01:17 PM
Ask them how long to make appt for rotation and balancing. Last time was two weeks out.

I time it around oil changes. A few weeks is nothing.

VApeople
01-01-2024, 01:34 PM
TireRack.com, then go to local dealer to have installed, OR go to Wildwood Tire, and get very close to the Tire Rack price with installation.

That is an excellent answer!

Based on recommendations on TOTV, we started going to Wildwood Tire soon after we arrived here in May 2016 and, since that time, we have been very pleased with the work they have done on our cars.

When we needed some new tires a few years ago, I checked the prices on Tire Rack and they were not much lower than the price at Wildwood Tire, so we bought the tires there.

VApeople
01-01-2024, 01:39 PM
Ask them how long to make appt for rotation and balancing. Last time was two weeks out.

Personally, we do not want our tires rotated.

Our cars are front-wheel drive and we just let the front tires wear down. Then we have the rear tires moved to the front and get new tires for rear.

photo1902
01-01-2024, 01:49 PM
That is an excellent answer!

Based on recommendations on TOTV, we started going to Wildwood Tire soon after we arrived here in May 2016 and, since that time, we have been very pleased with the work they have done on our cars.

When we needed some new tires a few years ago, I checked the prices on Tire Rack and they were not much lower than the price at Wildwood Tire, so we bought the tires there.

Tire rack was $15 more per tire (same brand and model) for my vehicle than either Sumter Tire or Sam’s.

retiredguy123
01-01-2024, 01:55 PM
If you are shopping at the retail tire stores, I think that most tire stores will price match a written quote from any of the other stores, except the warehouse clubs.

CoachKandSportsguy
01-01-2024, 02:01 PM
Personally, we do not want our tires rotated.

Our cars are front-wheel drive and we just let the front tires wear down. Then we have the rear tires moved to the front and get new tires for rear.

DING! DING! WINNER WINNER -> CHICKEN DINNER

with a front wear factor of somewhere between 3 and 5 times the rear tire tread wear, you change 2 instead of 4 . . .

CAN"T be done on an ALL WHEEL vehicle though

Topspinmo
01-01-2024, 02:52 PM
DING! DING! WINNER WINNER -> CHICKEN DINNER

with a front wear factor of somewhere between 3 and 5 times the rear tire tread wear, you change 2 instead of 4 . . .

CAN"T be done on an ALL WHEEL vehicle though

Since 16 or 17 I have never worn out set of tires, I rotate them myself. Tires get dry rotted and when over 6 years old blowouts become liability.

kkingston57
01-01-2024, 05:01 PM
Best discount tires for sale

Any warehouse club 1st. Boulevard tires 2nd

kkingston57
01-01-2024, 05:04 PM
Ask them how long to make appt for rotation and balancing. Last time was two weeks out.

That's not good, but 2 weeks to wait for a rotation is not going to hurt anyone.

Keefelane66
01-01-2024, 06:08 PM
The last tires we bought were Walmart include tire rotation and road hazard. Where isn't there a Walmart tires are covered nation wide for free rotation and road hazard.

dcammel
01-02-2024, 04:17 AM
Sumter Tire and Auto.

Only two choices! Sumter Tire in Wildwood, or Sam’s Club. AVOID all franchise stores like Tire Choice, Tire King and others. They all all upsell tactics for services you probably don’t really need.

Nova Filtration
01-02-2024, 05:12 AM
Amazon, then walmart mount them for $11 each

Mikee1
01-02-2024, 06:00 AM
Might want to check Pep Boys

sowilts
01-02-2024, 07:32 AM
I would also recommend Costco if you're a member. I just bought tires for our car and they were 20% cheaper than any other place I called.
Costco. They have an excellent hazard policy also. All they do is tires and they do a great job.

NoMoSno
01-02-2024, 08:56 AM
I time it around oil changes. A few weeks is nothing.
Last I checked Sam's Club doesn't do oil changes.

sowtime444
01-02-2024, 09:23 AM
Sam's Club I got tires that were around $75 each. When I drove over a nail that punctured right near the seam of a tire a week later, they replaced it while I shopped (for free).

Bill Dozer
01-02-2024, 10:35 AM
Tire Choice should be called "Last Choice."

photo1902
01-02-2024, 11:09 AM
Last I checked Sam's Club doesn't do oil changes.

I never said they did. Simply pointed out that I rotate tires around the time I change my oil.

dpmers
01-02-2024, 11:07 PM
You can also buy installation from a local shop through Tire Rack. They are great to deal with, UPS lost my tires in Leesburg, Tire Rack replaced them in one day and shipping is free