Recommendation for new tires
 

My car is 6 years old but only has 30,000 miles on it. However, I was told I need new tires, I assume this is due to "dry rot" even though my car spends most of the time in the garage.

Anyway, I need new tires, but Honda dealership wanted over $700 for tires on a Honda Fit, very small car/tires.

Can you recommend a reputable place? I know NOT to go to Tire Choice, but is another tire shop like Tire Kingdom or something like that best or a local garage like Wildwood tire or even just go to Walmart or Sam's Club

Thank you for your advice

We always use Costco or Sam's to get tires, but having said that have not purchased locally yet. Their tire septs are normally very efficient and good

Get a second opinion at a tire store. Doubt you need them if the tread is good. Double doubt if Jenkins said that. Recently the Goodyear store price matched Sams club for me. Wildwood Tire and Sumter Tire are highly rated .

Walmart on 466 has a good tire department and priced right.

I bought 4 new Michelin tires for my SUV several months ago. I got prices from Wildwood Tire, Sumter Tire, Goodyear near Home Depot, and Firestone on Rt 466. Sam's Club did not have any tires for my vehicle. The prices ranged from $925 to $1,160, for the exact same tires. I bought them from Firestone for $925.

I have had great service and very good prices from Wildwood Tire (very close to 301 on 44).

Also, go to www.tirerack.com, there you can look at prices and rating for various tires, and pick what you feel is best. The last time I did this, Wildwood Tire was actually able to beat the price, or get tires with higher ratings at the same price as what i was looking at.

GOODYEAR. Most of my life. No problem yet.

It may be tentative, but tires do have an expiration date. There is a general consensus that most tires should be inspected, if not replaced, at about six years and should be absolutely be swapped out after 10 years, regardless of how much tread they have left.

I had similar issue tire dealer would rotate tires refused to spin balance due to age and signs of cracking on sidewall.

Please tell me what you "double doubt Jenkins said" Why in the world would I lie about that?

Barnett tire in Leesburg. Family owned for generations. Knowledgeable, with competitive pricing. Used them for our 15 years here.

So if your car sits mainly in the garage, and you don't drive long distances, and you don't put lots of miles on the car at 5K per year, then don't buy expensive tires. by the cheapest set of tires you can, as you are neither wearing them out nor demanding high performance.

You should target no more than $100 per tire

There's a few areas I try not to skimp maintenance wise on a vehicle, tires are one of them. You don't have to pay a fortune to get highly rated tires and one area living in Florida I'm very focused on is their wet weather rating. The difference in the rain could end up 'saving' you in the long run. Favorite tire? Michelin, but specific tires not their entire range. Bang for the buck? Cooper, most made in the U.S.A. not China and do well in most rating categories.

Michelin tires, hands down.
Great tires

BTW. Sam's club will order any tire for you. Free mounting, tire rotation for life, and free puncher repair for free,
all this at any Sam's club nation wide.

Watch for a sale from time to time.

Walmart.

IMO that’s good if don’t plan on no long road trips and just putting around villages and check tire pressure monthly. That’s when most likely old tires (1 out 4) fail on long road trips.