Seven Hunderd and Fifty Dollar Saturday!

[sr71blackbird]

<p>My tires were getting a little thin and I had a few too many close shaves with skids and spin outs that I decided to invest in 4 new tires.&nbsp; I looked around and was impressed with the Goodyear Assurance Triple Tread.&nbsp;&nbsp;They&nbsp;are&nbsp;suppose to be the&nbsp;sine qua non of tiredom.&nbsp; They are very popular and I checked many places online and Mavis seemed like it had the best price.&nbsp; So I went there and guys were ordering them right in front of me.&nbsp; The sales guy kind of skeeved me out though and I talked with him a while and got his quote.&nbsp;&nbsp;On my way there, I noted a Goodyear distributor like 2 blocks away, so I took my quote and left and stopped off at the Goodyear place and they beat the price by $10 a tire (still steep at $117.00 each though!)&nbsp; and so I got them from the Goodyear place.&nbsp; I head home with my new tires, feeling all proud and wondering&nbsp;about the&nbsp;impact of the investment.&nbsp; </p><p><img height="150" src="http://john1701a.com/prius/images/Tire_Goodyear-TripleTred.jpg" width="150" border="0" /></p><p><br />I&nbsp;also have another vehicle, a minivan, which I hadnt run in a few weeks, so I went to go start it, and it wouldnt turn over.&nbsp; I jump it and get it going and check the battery and see it has no water in it.&nbsp; Great!&nbsp; So, I take the minivan and head to Sears (Diehard battery) and the guy is checking it out and notices my serpentine belt is frayed.&nbsp; Great!!&nbsp; The battery turns out is out of warrantee, but they knock some money off it and the belt and battery end up costing me almost $200!!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />My grand total for the day is $750.00!!<br /><br />By the way, I looked at the tire selection in Sears while they were fixing the van.&nbsp; You know how much the same Triple Tread was in Sears? $111.00!!!!!<br /><br />From now on, I only shop in Sears for my car!&nbsp; I havent gotten screwed yet! </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by sr71blackbird on 9-16-06 @ 10:00 PM</span>

[sr71blackbird]

Now I am hoping BIG time that I got some money in that Mega Million pool!!!

[Don Stugots]

if you investment saves a life, it is woth every penny.

[FUNKMAN]

i have been going with the Goodyear Regatta for about 10 years now. It's been a good tire...

[PapaBear]

<p>I've been buying my tires from Tirerack.com for 3 years. Great prices (even with the shipping). They get to me in about 2 or 3 days, and the gas station down the road puts them on (and disposes of the old ones) for $7.50 a tire.</p><p>I went to Tirerack, because my tire size is not very common. Most places only carry one tire in that size. Costco usually has the best price at about 90 bucks each w/ mounting and balancing. At Tirerack, I get some nice Kumhos for about 95 bucks for a pair with shipping and mounting/balancing.</p>

[sr71blackbird]

I didnt know a gas station would mount them for a cheap price like $7 a tire.&nbsp; I always figured if you had to pay someone to do it, the savings would be gone.&nbsp; Am I wrong?

[Gaia]

Tirerack.com is a great site...My bf and I&nbsp;use them all the time.

[PapaBear]

<strong>sr71blackbird</strong> wrote:<br />I didnt know a gas station would mount them for a cheap price like $7 a tire.&nbsp; I always figured if you had to pay someone to do it, the savings would be gone.&nbsp; Am I wrong? <p>That station is pretty cheap, but you can also choose to have the tires shipped directly to a place that will mount them. Most places charge 15 bucks per tire. You're still saving money in the end.</p>