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Old 05-24-2006, 11:37 AM
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Holy crap $350/ tire

My dealer told me what it would cost to buy new tires - either 220 or 350 for toyo or bridgestone respectively (I'm pretty sure those were the 2 brands).

Is that just crazy expensive or should I suck up $1400 when the time comes?

Are there better deals on the net somewhere? I don't mind paying a little extra for quality rubber.

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Most dealers will beat the price you get from someone else. Make sure price encludes mounting and ballanceing. If dealer wont beat price, get them somewhere else but make sure they wont screw up your TPMS when they mount them(ie are they experanced?).NOTE: In your area heat rating is important.

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Originally Posted by pieter3d
My dealer told me what it would cost to buy new tires - either 220 or 350 for toyo or bridgestone respectively (I'm pretty sure those were the 2 brands).

Is that just crazy expensive or should I suck up $1400 when the time comes?

Are there better deals on the net somewhere? I don't mind paying a little extra for quality rubber.

uhh check tirerack.com or costco.com (if you are a member) my KDW's were $180 per tire includes road hazard insurance and lifetime free rotation/balance. I got it at Costco.
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Don't buy anything from the dealer that you don't absolutely have to. You can find almost everything cheaper somewhere else.
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Find a tire store in your area. You should beable to find a good selection of performance tires for under $200. As Magic8 said, look at the Tire Rack and have them shipped. They are a sponser of this web site.
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Originally Posted by alnielsen
Find a tire store in your area. You should beable to find a good selection of performance tires for under $200. As Magic8 said, look at the Tire Rack and have them shipped. They are a sponser of this web site.
Tire Rack is great. They are extremely helpful & have a pretty wide variety for all uses on just about any car. However, they don't carry Toyos, which is what I had decided upon; therefore, I went to Edge Racing (edgeracing.com) & was very pleased with service. Had my tires in 3 days, I think...
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tirerack is where you should go.

I can even get 19" tires (245/35/19) for $120 a pop. Z rated.
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