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4 new tires on vehicle
Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:52 am
Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:52 am
Need to get 4 new tires on my daily commuter car. The Goodyear tires I have only lasted 20,000 miles.
Starting to look around, and the decent Firestone tires are getting $1,000 quotes for 4 new tires, alignment, etc which seems ridiculous for little 235/45/18 tires.
I can get some of the shittier brands (Yokohama) for $350 otd, but I'm afraid I'll only get 8 months out of them.
Been a while since I bought 4 new tires at one time. Is it worth it to spend that much more? Is the 70,000 limited warranty good for anything on tires? Or is it better to go cheap and replace more often?
Starting to look around, and the decent Firestone tires are getting $1,000 quotes for 4 new tires, alignment, etc which seems ridiculous for little 235/45/18 tires.
I can get some of the shittier brands (Yokohama) for $350 otd, but I'm afraid I'll only get 8 months out of them.
Been a while since I bought 4 new tires at one time. Is it worth it to spend that much more? Is the 70,000 limited warranty good for anything on tires? Or is it better to go cheap and replace more often?
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Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:53 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Check Costco if one is close and you are a member.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:53 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Yoko's are shitty tires??
I thought back in the day they were teh shite?
I haven't bought tires in a long time
I thought back in the day they were teh shite?
I haven't bought tires in a long time
Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:53 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Yokahama is not a shite brand. Go with that.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:53 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Cheapest 255/40/18 I could find was $215 per tire, out the door price.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:54 am to UFownstSECsince1950
Sams or Costco. Michelin. Thank me later.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 11:56 am to UFownstSECsince1950
If you know anyone who can put them on, go here:
Tire Rack
Those are usually the best prices you are going to get.
I had a buddy who worked at a Goodyear garage. He'd let you bring in tires and they'd just charge you the labor.
Tire Rack
Those are usually the best prices you are going to get.
I had a buddy who worked at a Goodyear garage. He'd let you bring in tires and they'd just charge you the labor.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:06 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
20K miles on a set of Goodyears? Sounds like you don't take care of them at all.
Yoko's are good tires. $350 OTD installed, balanced and aligned? No way.
Yoko's are good tires. $350 OTD installed, balanced and aligned? No way.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:08 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Had good luck with Toyos on a truck.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:09 pm to Boudreaux35
I was thinking the same thing.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:10 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
If you are in shreveport i would tell you gateway tire on shreveport barksdale hwy. They are the best anywhere
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:10 pm to Boudreaux35
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20K miles on a set of Goodyears
Goodyear's suck arse. I've had 2-3 sets over the past 10 years. Never gotten more than 25-28k out of any of them with regular rotations
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:10 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
quote:
Need to get 4 new tires on my daily commuter car. The Goodyear tires I have only lasted 20,000 miles.
Starting to look around, and the decent Firestone tires are getting $1,000 quotes for 4 new tires, alignment, etc which seems ridiculous for little 235/45/18 tires.
I can get some of the shittier brands (Yokohama) for $350 otd, but I'm afraid I'll only get 8 months out of them.
Been a while since I bought 4 new tires at one time. Is it worth it to spend that much more? Is the 70,000 limited warranty good for anything on tires? Or is it better to go cheap and replace more often?
Best tire on the market right now is Hankook, in that size their best tire is the Ventus H452. My dad is a tire dealer, has been for 40 years, I've been slinging tires since I was 12 years old, and still hang around his shop from time to time. I just looked, his cost is $129 each on this tire. So retail would be $189 each and we'd do a free front wheel alignment with purchase of 4, just to give you an idea of what prices should be.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:12 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Hankook....decent prices and you can put a lot of miles on them.
This post was edited on 9/1/17 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:13 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
frick it. Get some of those cheap Chinese tires off eBay.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:17 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
235/45/18 tires are low profile probably soft rubber. Generally these tires won't last as long as more conventional tires regardless of make. Buy Michelin, keep them inflated and rotated often. Good luck.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:19 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Rotate your tires.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:20 pm to jdeval1
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Never gotten more than 25-28k out of any of them with regular rotations
Damn! I haven't had Goodyears for about 15 years, but I remember getting at least 40 on my truck back then, and that was at a time that they were having problems with them. 20K isn't even 2 years of light driving. For that kind of performance, I'd just buy a set of whatever is cheapest at a place like Walmart or something.
Still can't understand the 4 for $350 Yokos though.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:20 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I like the Falken Sincera for my commuter. SN211s, but they may be SN250s now. Im on my second set of 211s.
Posted on 9/1/17 at 12:22 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Get some Cooper tires. They're good for the price.
Or grab some Milestars for cheap and just replace more often
Or grab some Milestars for cheap and just replace more often
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