Flat Tires, Yikes!

Originally Posted by Ronzi

Pete: A "boatload" compared to what?

A couple of yrs. ago I needed to replace two of the four Conti 17"ers and checked Tire Rack vs the shop I typically deal with in Boulder. After including shipping and the cost of mounting and balancing, there was virtually no savings whatever over what I paid the local shop for two tires, with no shipping cost and mtng/bal "included".

I know a lot of folks think Tire Rack is the greatest thing since canned beer, but that just hasn't been my experience. Not cost-wise anyway.

Good point, Ronzi! People should use the pricing knowledge gained from places like Tire Rack, and use that to negotiate a better price with the dealership or local area tire shop. Lots of local tire places do price matching of other advertised pricing (sometimes regardless of the other price not being local).