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holy crap tires are expensive now!

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the snow storm today finally convinced me to go get new tires for the car. i cant believe how much tires are now. a set of blizzaks will cost me 130 each! grrrr

i ran blizzaks about 5 years ago and they were sub 100 a tire.



 
No kidding. I was looking at a set of Yokohama Ice Guards for the wife's Volvo and they're $99 each.
 
True story: a few months ago a new America's Tire store opened up not far from my house, and we took advantage of the $100 off a set of 4 grand opening special to get new tires for the wife's car. While there, I put my name in the grand opening contest to win a free set of tires and actually won $1000 gift certificate towards a new set of Michelins. So yeah, I'm rocking Pilot Sport A/S's on the WRX now, and they didn't cost me even a penny. 😎
 
Originally posted by: Vic
True story: a few months ago a new America's Tire store opened up not far from my house, and we took advantage of the $100 off a set of 4 grand opening special to get new tires for the wife's car. While there, I put my name in the grand opening contest to win a free set of tires and actually won $1000 gift certificate towards a new set of Michelins. So yeah, I'm rocking Pilot Sport A/S's on the WRX now, and they didn't cost me even a penny. 😎
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salt + open wound = :laugh:
 
I have cheap generic tires that were like $250 for the entire set. Have not rotated them in a long time either.
 
Originally posted by: Citrix
the snow storm today finally convinced me to go get new tires for the car. i cant believe how much tires are now. a set of blizzaks will cost me 130 each! grrrr

i ran blizzaks about 5 years ago and they were sub 100 a tire.
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Better call the whambulance. I paid $800 for a set of Toyos on my F150.

Blizzaks are nice tires. I ran them on my car when we live in North Dakota.
 
Pep boys gives you a MIR on the 4th tire so you only pay for 3, but I still had to front $600 for my truck. Boooooooooo
 
Originally posted by: Vic
True story: a few months ago a new America's Tire store opened up not far from my house, and we took advantage of the $100 off a set of 4 grand opening special to get new tires for the wife's car. While there, I put my name in the grand opening contest to win a free set of tires and actually won $1000 gift certificate towards a new set of Michelins. So yeah, I'm rocking Pilot Sport A/S's on the WRX now, and they didn't cost me even a penny. 😎
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Same exact tires I have on my Mazda 6 that I bought last year. They cost me like $700.+installed. 225/45/17

 
Originally posted by: CorCentral
Originally posted by: Vic
True story: a few months ago a new America's Tire store opened up not far from my house, and we took advantage of the $100 off a set of 4 grand opening special to get new tires for the wife's car. While there, I put my name in the grand opening contest to win a free set of tires and actually won $1000 gift certificate towards a new set of Michelins. So yeah, I'm rocking Pilot Sport A/S's on the WRX now, and they didn't cost me even a penny. 😎
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Same exact tires I have on my Mazda 6 that I bought last year. They cost me like $700.+installed. 225/45/17
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I got the same size even. With installation and all the extra warranties (even the one where they replace all 4 just because 1 went bad), the total would have been like $900-something.
 
Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: Citrix
the snow storm today finally convinced me to go get new tires for the car. i cant believe how much tires are now. a set of blizzaks will cost me 130 each! grrrr

i ran blizzaks about 5 years ago and they were sub 100 a tire.
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Better call the whambulance. I paid $800 for a set of Toyos on my F150.

Blizzaks are nice tires. I ran them on my car when we live in North Dakota.
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Did you just tell someone to call the whambulance then proceed to whine about the cost of your tyres?
 
Last year I had a bad blowout on some old tires so I bit the bullet and bought some nice off road tires and the total came out around $1200 for 4 tires.
 
Originally posted by: Vic
True story: a few months ago a new America's Tire store opened up not far from my house, and we took advantage of the $100 off a set of 4 grand opening special to get new tires for the wife's car. While there, I put my name in the grand opening contest to win a free set of tires and actually won $1000 gift certificate towards a new set of Michelins. So yeah, I'm rocking Pilot Sport A/S's on the WRX now, and they didn't cost me even a penny. 😎
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how do you like them? I just ordered them from TireRack over the weekend.

 
Try putting offroad tires on a truck with 17" rims.

Queue Linda Ronstadt:

:music:
Ooh, it hurts so baaaaad....
 
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Originally posted by: Vic
True story: a few months ago a new America's Tire store opened up not far from my house, and we took advantage of the $100 off a set of 4 grand opening special to get new tires for the wife's car. While there, I put my name in the grand opening contest to win a free set of tires and actually won $1000 gift certificate towards a new set of Michelins. So yeah, I'm rocking Pilot Sport A/S's on the WRX now, and they didn't cost me even a penny. 😎
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how do you like them? I just ordered them from TireRack over the weekend.
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Worth every penny. 😉

No seriously, they're probably the best tires I've ever owned. The most remarkable thing about them IMO is how quiet they are for how well they perform.
 
Originally posted by: GodlessAstronomer
Originally posted by: dainthomas
Originally posted by: Citrix
the snow storm today finally convinced me to go get new tires for the car. i cant believe how much tires are now. a set of blizzaks will cost me 130 each! grrrr

i ran blizzaks about 5 years ago and they were sub 100 a tire.
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Better call the whambulance. I paid $800 for a set of Toyos on my F150.

Blizzaks are nice tires. I ran them on my car when we live in North Dakota.
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Did you just tell someone to call the whambulance then proceed to whine about the cost of your tyres?
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I told them to call the whambulance because $130 is pretty cheap. Hence the comment about my $200 tires (which I was not whining about, just stating a fact).
 
Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
Originally posted by: Vic
True story: a few months ago a new America's Tire store opened up not far from my house, and we took advantage of the $100 off a set of 4 grand opening special to get new tires for the wife's car. While there, I put my name in the grand opening contest to win a free set of tires and actually won $1000 gift certificate towards a new set of Michelins. So yeah, I'm rocking Pilot Sport A/S's on the WRX now, and they didn't cost me even a penny. 😎
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how do you like them? I just ordered them from TireRack over the weekend.
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Mine are a little over a year old and they look slick. Performance wise I've had no problem with hydroplaning. Yet to try them in the snow. We don't get much in TN.

Smooth ride.
 
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