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Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:07 pm
by Imprezive
Ok maybe it's just me because I've been out of the loop for a while, but have tire prices jumped up quite a bit? I just went looking for some 205/55/16s for my 240sx and I can't get a decent set of tires for under $350-400 shipped on the internet.
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:50 pm
by crisco
been that way since 2002...
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:21 pm
by PhyrraM
Yeah, I can't remember the last set of sub-$100-per-tire tires that I bought.
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:52 pm
by Imprezive
eh? I used to buy 215/45/16 Falken RT-615s for ~105 each w/ free shipping back when I have my subaru.
Oh well..
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:32 am
by Apex3
Only tires I've ever bought for less than $100 a piece were 14s and 15s. First 16s I bought was 6 years ago and they were $109, cheapest not-garbage tire I could get.
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:55 am
by Deride
They have jumped a shit load in the last ~6 years. My last set of NEW tires about 6 years ago were $100 per tire, the same tire right now is over $150. Needless to say I just ordered a set of 4 225/45/17 Dunlop Star Specs and it was $758 after tax/install/etc. If I had gone the tire size I had really wanted it would have been nearly $100 more.
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 3:13 am
by Deride
^^ and now I get a call that they are on a national back order and I might have to wait a few months to get them. Awesome.
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:21 pm
by silver03
craigslist.
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:45 pm
by Imprezive
silver03 wrote:craigslist.
haha so I can buy 3 tires @ 50% wear and one at 15% wear? gotta love those deals.
That is really weird, I always buy tires from discounttiredirect.com. Free shipping (which increases the tire price a little), but America's Tire will service 'em for free if you need a valve stem replaced or something.
Re: Tire prices what the sh%t?
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:37 pm
by crisco
right but the free shipping reduces the overall cost for sure compared to tirerack.com
i normally pay a little extra locally and get the free mounting/balancing and it works out better in the end, instead of online buying.
i miss being in Georgia where i had a sweet hookup with a local tire place that always gave me a discount because they sponsored my employer at the time.