Tire Store’s….. all the big stores pretty much the same in price?

[RK Racing]

Looking at getting some BF Goodrich all-terrain and it seems like all the big tire stores are pretty much the same in price. Is there really any difference from one tire store to another? Thank you for your reply.

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[HighVelocity]

Mount & balancing may differ as well as quality of service.

 

[CalvinT]

Mount & balancing may differ as well as quality of service.

That's the only real difference I've found. Some will nickle and dime you for disposal fees, valves, etc. Those don't show up in the advertised price. Also some are more liberal than others in how they interpret the road hazard warranty.

 

[MachOne]

I just bought a set of KO3's at Costco. Average price, but as previously stated by others, the incidentals are what makes a difference. I strongly recommend them, if you have one near you.

 

[SFChambers]

You also have to look at road hazard warrantys, you may get one from a local shop but go outside of the area and get a flat. I stick to the national chains just for that reason.

 

[Valhalla]

Buy swamper E rated, no need for road hazard warranty.... You may never get balanced, small price!

 

[23OBX2.7]

Not an exceptional tire that warrants no discouting and highly likely can get takes offs cheap somewhere local at some point I personally just buy what ever premium brand and tier 2 has aggressive pricing from retailer that incl everything.

I find regional chains in person will discount on the spot, and then tire-rack has great deals occasionally but check date codes by tel.

 

[rdg04578]

Priority Tire is often the best price on line--local shop for mounting and balancing.

 

[chris harley]

Recently bought 5 315 KO2’s from Tire Rack for $355 each. They were significantly lower than anywhere else I shopped, I assume because they’re burning old inventory before moving completely to the KO3. In any case, I thought it was a great deal.

 

[GnormalGnome]

Looking at getting some BF Goodrich all-terrain and it seems like all the big tire stores are pretty much the same in price. Is there really any difference from one tire store to another? Thank you for your reply.

I prefer Les Schwab for tires. All-in pricing is comparable, warranty included, and they have highly trained techs. But they're a regional 'western U.S.' company, so not available to everyone.

Costco would be my 2nd choice.

Back in my serious penny pinching days, Discount Tire was my go to. Their initial price is always lower but then comes the nickel&dime stuff. One thing i would always do is book it and pay online, declining the add-on road hazard warranty. Then when at the shop, they would try and sell me the warranty again, but it always turned into a 50% off deal...pay for the warranty on 2 tires, they throw the other 2 in at no charge. Every. Single. Time.

IME, buying tires online (i.e., TireRack) and then taking them somewhere local for install is not worth it unless you're getting a crazy discount on price.

Good Luck!

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