New Tires & $$$$

[marcus mcgee]

Ok, went out to shop for tires in the Rochester, NY area. Seems we
have the greediest tire dealers in the US or they have a conspiracy
going on. They must figure that since we pay $1.18 a gallon for regular
that we still have a lot of money left over for tires.

The Bridgestones R265 225/75 E 16s were quoted at !$165.00 each at the
Firestone store, $153.00 plus ballancing and $5 tire recycleing fee
at NTB.

After reading the email here that seems very high. Any comments or any
mail order sources that are out there would be appreciated. When I told
them that I had seen "friends" quoted $110 they laughed and said to go
see my "friends".

By the way, I got stalled on packing the light order (my wharehouse guy
went on vacation) so they will start to out this week.

Marcus

 

[bartz paul]

> Marcus:
>
> Got mine last July from Zurcher Tire in Monroe IN, about 30 miles S of
> Fort Wayne, 800-589-6172, $110 ea plus UPS cost. Another local coach
> owner got his from Discount Tire in the Kalamazoo MI area for $105 ea.
>
> What I did was contact Bridgestone by phone and asked who their
> largest tire dealers were in MI and surrounding states. Called each
> and took the best price.
>
> Paul Bartz
>
>
> ----------
> From: Marcus McGee
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Sent: 4/26/98 12:26:40 PM
> Subject: GMC: New Tires & $$$$
>
> Ok, went out to shop for tires in the Rochester, NY area. Seems we
> have the greediest tire dealers in the US or they have a conspiracy
> going on. They must figure that since we pay $1.18 a gallon for
> regular
> that we still have a lot of money left over for tires.
>
> The Bridgestones R265 225/75 E 16s were quoted at !$165.00 each at the
> Firestone store, $153.00 plus ballancing and $5 tire recycleing fee
> at NTB.
>
> After reading the email here that seems very high. Any comments or
> any
> mail order sources that are out there would be appreciated. When I
> told
> them that I had seen "friends" quoted $110 they laughed and said to go
> see my "friends".
>
> By the way, I got stalled on packing the light order (my wharehouse
> guy
> went on vacation) so they will start to out this week.
>
> Marcus
>

 

[marcus mcgee]

>
> > Marcus:
> >
> > Got mine last July from Zurcher Tire in Monroe IN, about 30 miles S of
> > Fort Wayne, 800-589-6172, $110 ea plus UPS cost. Another local coach
> > owner got his from Discount Tire in the Kalamazoo MI area for $105
Paul:

Did you have any problems with your local people getting them mounted
and balanced?

Marcus

 

[bartz paul]

Marcus:

Not at all. Had Discount Tire do it.

However, when you have them balanced, make sure you find out if the shop
has the tape-on vs. clip-on style weights. The clip-on style, commonly
used on most vehicle wheels, is dissimilar metal as compared to the
aluminum wheels. This causes galvanic action (i. e. corrosion) behind
the clip with time, resulting in a loss of the aluminum metal.

After the tape on style weights are installed, which are mounted on the
back side of the wheel rim, run a bead of silicone sealant around their
perimeter so that water, etc., does not loosen the adhesive.

Paul Bartz

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus McGee [SMTP:crsalert]
> Sent: Monday, April 27, 1998 11:38 AM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: FW: New Tires & $$$$
>

> >
> > > Marcus:
> > >
> > > Got mine last July from Zurcher Tire in Monroe IN, about 30 miles
> S of
> > > Fort Wayne, 800-589-6172, $110 ea plus UPS cost. Another local
> coach
> > > owner got his from Discount Tire in the Kalamazoo MI area for $105
>
> Paul:
>
> Did you have any problems with your local people getting them mounted
> and balanced?
>
> Marcus