where can a poor student get cheap/durable tires for his saturn :]

[TurtleMan]

Well, is my only option at Sams' or Costco ?
Or i heard something like i can buy it at Tires.com or something and have them shipped to me ??
but how would i put it on.. any suggestion would be appreciated =]

 

[Heisenberg]

tirerack.com has a large selection. You just have to find someone in your town to mount and balance them for you.

 

[TurtleMan]

ahh so i would juss buy it online and have them ship to me, and
go out to like some shop and have do the thing for me..
but won't that cost more ?

also i heard that if i get it at sam's or costco i get like lifetime warranty, and free mount and balance , is that rite ?

thx

 

[Dragnov]

also i heard that if i get it at sam's or costco i get like lifetime warranty, and free mount and balance , is that rite ?

thx

I dunno bout the lifetime warranty, but the free mounting and balancing for life is there at Costco if you get all 4 tires there.

 

[TurtleMan]

ahh costco...

anyone any difference between BF Goodrich® brand and yakohama brand tire ?

 

[Vette73]

Go to a Super Wal-Mart. Get the highway douglas tires. Cheap and have a very good treadwear.

 

[Pliablemoose]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Go to a Super Wal-Mart. Get the highway douglas tires. Cheap and have a very good treadwear.

Plus if you keep the receipt in your glove-box, you can have it serviced just about anywhere, rotate those tires etc...

(Last time I went, they had my tags in their database & I didn't have to show a receipt).

 

[floccus]

Side of the road dude

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Go to a Super Wal-Mart. Get the highway douglas tires. Cheap and have a very good treadwear.

Plus if you keep the receipt in your glove, you can have it serviced just about anywhere, rotate those tires etc...

(Last time I went, they had my tags in their database & I didn't have to show a receipt).

Me too, me too! That's where I went to get a tire for MY saturn

 

[Thegonagle]

Don't forget about independent local dealers. They're generally extremely competitive with the larger chains. Tires carry a higher mark-up than you might imagine, so independents have room to beat chain-store prices and still make money.

I got some decent-in-the-rain-and-snow, long-treadwear Michelins for my Civic for under $200 OTD at a local.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

also i heard that if i get it at sam's or costco i get like lifetime warranty, and free mount and balance , is that rite ?

thx

I dunno bout the lifetime warranty, but the free mounting and balancing for life is there at Costco if you get all 4 tires there.

 

[TurtleMan]

ahh... didn't know walmart sell them

highway douglas tires... alrite i will pay walmart a visit tomroorw =D thx

 

[0roo0roo]

consumer reports has a review of tires. ur library will hae the issue.

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: TurtleMan
ahh... didn't know walmart sell them

highway douglas tires... alrite i will pay walmart a visit tomroorw =D thx

The tires that Wal-Mart sells in their tire centers can be viewed on-line at any time of the day. In addition to Douglas tires, they also sell Good Year, BF Goodrich and Michelin tires - and maybe some others.

For Example:

Good Year Viva 2: 60K treadware warranty, all-season tire. Priced between $45 - $53 (each tire.)
Good Year Viva: 80K treadware warranty, touring tire. Priced between $65 - $75 (each tire.)

Mounting, balancing, lifetime road hazard warranty along with free tire rotations and free lifetime balancing is about $9.76 per tire.

The road hazard warranty that Wal-Mart, Costco or Sam's Club provides will aid you in the event your tire has a problem where it can't be repaired. They will just replace the tire for you under this plan. If you buy your tires from Tirerack.com, you can have your tires mounted and balanced at Costco for $9.00 per tire - but, you'll forfeit the road hazard warranty.

It sounds like you're just looking for some general passenger car tires. I'd explore the options of Wal-Mart, Costco and Sam's Club. If you were looking for higher-end tires, then Tirerack.com is the way to go because the savings will be quite substantial.

 

[BaliBabyDoc]

Tirerack has some of the best prices plus links to local shops and prices for installation.

KUMHOS rule for cheap, durable tread.

 

[Zugzwang152]

kirkland signature is da bomb!

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
kirkland signature is da bomb!

Actually, my Costco location does not carry the Kirkland Signature tires any more. I guess they didn't sell too well and people still prefer to have name brands on their tires.