OK heres the deal.........

I was gonna buy my new rear tires P255/35/ZR19 Continental ContiTouringContact CW95 from www.tirerack.com

But I did some checking and here is what I found out.

Tirereack will sell them to me for $464 a pair plus $22 shipping (no taxes)
Total $486.
Then mounting and balancing at any location near my house would be a minimum of $32 each so that puts me at $550 total purchased, mounted and balanced with nothing more than the factory warranty.

Now on the other hand...........

Discount Tire sells the exact same tire for $494 a pair before tax.
(no shipping cost here) This price reflects Tirerack's price and shipping costs to me in their price matching.
Overall cost difference for the tires is + $8 at Discount tire.(before tax)

BUT by buying them at Discount Tire, the mounting and balancing is only $13.99 each (not $32 each) and includes free lifetime balancing and prorated replacement road hazard protection and free flat repair. That put me at a cost of $522 purchased mounted and balanced with the Discount Tire service warranty.
then add tax of $42 and the total is $564

So if ya have been able to follow me here I am paying $14 more buy purchasing at Discount tire but have the lifetime balancing , free flat repair and prorated replacement warranty by going to any of their locations.

Shopping at Tirerack just didn't seem to be the best option here.

Your thoughts ??

 

Discount Tires for the win!

 

In your case Gary Discount makes the most sense. Its local for you. I'd buy local as well if it was close in price or I got a bit more value (you are getting lifetime balancing and free flat repair). Tire rack does have great prices and service when you can't find it locally.
Pat

 

How did this 2 year old thread get brought back to life??

 

That's hilarious! His last post on this topic was 12-27-2006.
He's probablly been through two sets of tires since then, that is if he still has the car!