Cummudgwho? ~Holland On Nov 9, 2015 20:44, "'Matthew Yip' via MK2-16v" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Ironically I've been tempted by but have never used Tire Rack. My local > tyre shop supports all sorts of local car clubs which is a rarity these > days especially with the big name tyre chains taking over the marketplace. > The owner and I have talked about pricing many times and his reply is that > he simply cannot beat Tire Rack's price but he can come close. More > importantly, he employs local people and he supports local clubs - not that > Tire Rack doesn't support programs but as much as I'm a curmudgeon, I'd > rather keep my money local. > > - Matthew - > > On Nov 9, 2015, at 19:49, Les Noriel <[email protected]> wrote: > > From my experience, Tire Rack always had lower prices on the tires than my > local shop. What had to be considered was shipping cost. that oftentimes > evened out the savings. HOWEVER, what was most appealing to me is that the > certified installer was one that came to my front door. Tire Rack shipped > the tires to me and my installer mounted, balanced and disposed of my old > tires from my front driveway! How convenient is that. No lines, no waiting > in waiting rooms and I could go about my day without having to make a side > trip to the tire store. > > Cost for mounting and balancing was about $15 per tire. > > I've bought tires for all of my vehicles from Tire Rack for the past five > years. > > > On Nov 9, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Chad Rebuck wrote: > > I just dropped off a car at Tire Kingdom to have a set of four 15" tires > mounted, balanced with the lifetime balance and rotation option included. > Cost is about $110 before tax. I purchased the tires at Tire Rack because > I was looking for a good deal. > > Anyone else buy tires at Tire Rack then wonder if it would have been > better to just buy locally? Do places like Tire Kingdom and Tires Plus > still charge less for mounting and balancing when tires are purchased from > them? > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC_3wwkV_6mDFc-pbbXPRDdhxf3H%3DyBw%3DxjCtxnSZ7wrBg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC_3wwkV_6mDFc-pbbXPRDdhxf3H%3DyBw%3DxjCtxnSZ7wrBg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/D6493766-7D60-432B-BDEA-4B4D360F3CC4%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/D6493766-7D60-432B-BDEA-4B4D360F3CC4%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MK2-16v" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/EFDBA1E4-BD58-45F0-8A24-39931BF26FE7%40yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/EFDBA1E4-BD58-45F0-8A24-39931BF26FE7%40yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CABrbKBnmDDi8Sz8Zo4ttMeq4d1HzgFri_zPp9SmaZV8PcvjvHw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
