New car tires

[Papa bear]

Does anyone have good places to buy new tires? Between my car, my wife’s, and my dad, we need 12 new ones.  My old tire guy sold his business so now I have to buy tires like the regular folk.

Anyone have any buy 8 buy 4 free deals?  Haha


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[achvfi]

We buy from costco and they are decent value compared to other places I have seen and they include related benefits like hazard insurance, warranty and free tire rotations.

[foghorn]

I needed new car tires this Spring and went with Discount Tire.

I considered both Discount Tire and Sam's Club as they both seem to offer a variety of follow up services (Tire Rotation, Hazard Repair, etc.) plus both stores are within walking distance from my home.  So, my plan was to drive the car to the shop, walk home, walk back to the store upon installation completion and drive home.

In the end I chose Discount Tire as they were open during the Covid shutdowns.  Sam's Club had closed their tire center during that time.  They both seemed like good deals and are highly reviewed (as is Costco).  I think any of those three place are worth looking into - if they are options in your area.   

[terran]

Discount tire worked well for me. Picking out a good deal on there website before going in definitely seemed to result in a better deal than I think I would have gotten if I just showed up and let them sell me something. Looking at their promotions page to see what mail in rebates are available can help.

I've read good things about ordering tires from tirerack.

[ObviouslyNotAGolfer]

I actually buy my tires from my local independent mechanic, who takes care of most of my car's other issues. His prices are good, it gives him (as opposed to a mega-chain) some business, and he includes a good warranty, free rotation and repair (if needed) for a long as I have those tires. I have been happy with this arrangement. If you have a good independent repair shop (as opposed to a stealership) you take your car to, you might want to inquire.

Bought a set of Michelin Defenders for my Volvo brick last year--much better than the (crap) Goodyears I had previously!

TIP: ALWAYS check the week and year of manufacture, which should be visible on the tire's sidewall. You want something as new as possible because tires age even when just sitting around. "Unused" does not mean "new" in this case!

ANOTHER TIP: NEVER buy used or cheapo off-brand tires, which is a very dangerous way to try to save money!

[WhiteTrashCash]

I bought new tires for my car from Goodyear, because they include free tire rotations for the life of the tires and a tread wear warranty that lasts for 85,000 miles. That's a much longer warranty than anybody else out there.

[chemistk]

I've purchased every single set of tires for my and my wife's cars at TireRack (online tire retailer).

Their prices are usually unbeatable and you have one of the most expansive selections of tires available. Most tire shops/dealerships only carry certain brands/styles so you're limited to some of the bigger national retailers.

At TireRack you can shop nearly every brand (well, they don't tend to carry the ultra cheap ones that you usually find for like $30-40 a tire). They have excellent and robust reviews and ratings, and for most tires they'll do an in-house road test on their test track and rank a particular tire against others in the same category. They offer free road hazard and other related warranties.

The only 'catch' is that you're on our own for installation. You can choose to have your tires shipped to a shop that works with them, a shop of your choice, or to your front door (if you're so inclined). I typically have them shipped to a local chain shop that works with TireRack - the way that relationship works is that the shop will call you once the tires arrive and schedule a appointment for installation (or you can call ahead of time and do it yourself). TireRack is also glad to have tires shipped to whatever shop you want, but it's important to call the shop ahead of time and see if they're okay with that.

If you have them shipped to a shop that works with TireRack, you'll find up-front 'guaranteed' installation&fee schedules. Usually works out to $20/tire.

I always go this route because I refuse to be 'sold' on a set of tires just because the shop I've got my car at has an incentive to sell more Michelins/Goodyear/whatevers. On TR's website, you can even search for reviews of a tire by people who own the same car as you.

[cool7hand]

https://simpletire.com/

[Papa bear]

Thanks for all the suggestions!  Time to look up some stuff.


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[six-car-habit]

I've purchased every single set of tires for my and my wife's cars at TireRack (online tire retailer).

Their prices are usually unbeatable and you have one of the most expansive selections of tires available. Most tire shops/dealerships only carry certain brands/styles so you're limited to some of the bigger national retailers.

At TireRack you can shop nearly every brand (well, they don't tend to carry the ultra cheap ones that you usually find for like $30-40 a tire). They have excellent and robust reviews and ratings, and for most tires they'll do an in-house road test on their test track and rank a particular tire against others in the same category. They offer free road hazard and other related warranties.

The only 'catch' is that you're on our own for installation. You can choose to have your tires shipped to a shop that works with them, a shop of your choice, or to your front door (if you're so inclined). I typically have them shipped to a local chain shop that works with TireRack - the way that relationship works is that the shop will call you once the tires arrive and schedule a appointment for installation (or you can call ahead of time and do it yourself). TireRack is also glad to have tires shipped to whatever shop you want, but it's important to call the shop ahead of time and see if they're okay with that.

If you have them shipped to a shop that works with TireRack, you'll find up-front 'guaranteed' installation&fee schedules. Usually works out to $20/tire.

I always go this route because I refuse to be 'sold' on a set of tires just because the shop I've got my car at has an incentive to sell more Michelins/Goodyear/whatevers. On TR's website, you can even search for reviews of a tire by people who own the same car as you.

 Agree with all this stated above.
 I'll add that the tires usually come banded together in pairs - i get mine at home - than set up the appointment and bring in the loose rims/ old tires to the local 'Les-Schwab" big chain tire center. [I'd rather they not jack up my car/ I'd rather final torque the rims on to the vehicle, etc - but thats just finicky of me, i'm sure most folks would just drive their car there with the new tires in the trunk. ] 

   Usually the shipping cost is low if not free.

   If there is a promotion on buying a full set, Tire Rack sends you a pre-paid debit card thru Michelin,Firestone  etc. [ got $80 back on last set ]

  You'll probably have to pay $2-3 per tire each disposal fee - which if your state requires it , the shop would have charged you anyhow if they sold you their " house brand'" .

   If the rims are 18" or larger, expect to pay closer to $30 per tire for mounting and balancing.

[thurston howell iv]

Check out (discount tire direct. com. )  It's not exactly discount tire but similar.

I use them for all our tires (5 cars).   I've even used their road hazard warranty a few times with absolutely zero issues. They ship from a few warehouses (for free) and sometimes I have tires the next day! 

They do have some buy 3  get one free deals on (usually the higher end tires)


Good Luck   

[HPstache]

Costco and Discount Tire Direct are both great options.  Costco Alternates between Michelin, Bridgestone and BFG as to which tires go on "sale" each month.  So if you have one in mind, it's worth waiting for that sale.  It's usually like $70-$100 off or as cash back if you use your Costco Citi Visa.

[katsiki]

I have had good luck with PepBoys and NTB.  Both do specials often, especially around holidays (if you can wait).

[HPstache]

I have had good luck with PepBoys and NTB.  Both do specials often, especially around holidays (if you can wait).

With chain stores like Pepboys, you are likely way overpaying even when on sale.

[use2betrix]

After many experiences with Discount Tire, I don’t intend to ever go to a different distributor. Their customer service is out of this world and to me that might be worth a few other bucks I might save. Everyone I know that also uses them would say the same.

[katsiki]

I have had good luck with PepBoys and NTB.  Both do specials often, especially around holidays (if you can wait).

With chain stores like Pepboys, you are likely way overpaying even when on sale.

Good point.  I couldn't find better pricing anywhere else the last two times though.

[jpdx]

Based on suggestions from this forum, I just just purchased a set of tires from Tire Direct. They are being shipped as we speak to one of their preferred installers (Firestone) who will install the set for $78.

[Papa bear]

Well, so far, on a same tire basis, Costco is coming out ahead.  Same price on the tires, but offering $150 off if you buy 4.  So looks like that might be the option.  Thank you everyone for all the suggestions!


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[ChickenStash]

Some car dealers will price match or beat online retailers or Costco and handle the installs. They also will sometimes have different rebates or incentives than other places. When I last needed new tires for my daily driver I wound up at a Ford dealer that price matched the best price I could find online and had some additional rebates from Ford and the tire manufacturer they tacked on. It really depends on what they have going for specials but it's easy enough to ask.

[Fru-Gal]

I've only ever bought used tires. Never had a problem in 30 years of doing so.