Anyone had purchase tires from the States?
Hi All,
My Pilot Sport looks like F1 racing rubber now, no treads. I am going to buy Potenza RE960AS from TireRack. Question, anyone tried to get tires from TireRack and shipped to a tire shop near a border and do the tire swap there? I live in Vancouver, so I am thinking asking TireRack to send the tires to a tire shop in Belligham and have my tires changed there, this will save me at least $120 dollars.:driving: Anyone tried this before? |
i've heard of people doing that with success. although i hope you'll be saving a lot more than $120. to make it worthwhile you need to be saving at least $200-$300. think of the time, effort, and fuel costs involved on your part. those border lineups are no joke either. as a fellow vancouverite i'd say you're looking at a 6 hour round trip including install time, $25 fuel, so be sure to calc the savings prior to ordering to assess the "deal" (or not).
for local ordering, i've heard great things about Tire Trends out in coquitlam (i think). i plan on getting a set installed soon and they seem to have very competitive prices. |
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pay a few more dollars for shipping, the GST and make your own choice of reputable installer locally. |
Check out www.1010tires.com and www.tiretrends.com as well, they are Canadian so you won't have to pay brokerage and duty but in most cases tirerack.com still ends up being cheaper even after the fees. I ordered Dunlop SP Sport Maxx tires in 245/45/18 a few months ago on sale on tirerack for $120 a tire and paid about $200 in brokerage/tax/duty fees, still ended up being cheaper than anywhere else.
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Originally Posted by fais
Check out www.1010tires.com and www.tiretrends.com as well, they are Canadian so you won't have to pay brokerage and duty but in most cases tirerack.com still ends up being cheaper even after the fees. I ordered Dunlop SP Sport Maxx tires in 245/45/18 a few months ago on sale on tirerack for $120 a tire and paid about $200 in brokerage/tax/duty fees, still ended up being cheaper than anywhere else.
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I bought my tires down in the states and it was a great deal. I called a store up and asked for the direzzas and it came out to $760 us installed. I took a road trip down to the states and had them put it on. The service was great and the deal was even better.
1010 tires would have caused me just over 1g plus installation. So I think it was worth it for me to go down to the states. hope this helps. |
Here's the link with details on my purchase from Tirerack, almost 2 years ago, but still should give you some idea as to what the experience was like.
https://g35driver.com/forums/canada/73820-snows-g.html When I'm in the market for tires again, I won't hesitate to get them from Tirerack. |
Originally Posted by ILuvMyG35
I see, so did you ask TireRack to send to your vancouver address directly or send to a place at the border and pick it up there?:coolio:
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Originally Posted by akrus
Here's the link with details on my purchase from Tirerack, almost 2 years ago, but still should give you some idea as to what the experience was like.
https://g35driver.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73820 When I'm in the market for tires again, I won't hesitate to get them from Tirerack. |
My 4 PS2's were $1032. US ($1158.83 CDN) back in April. My UPS costs were:
30.48 entry prep (my company preferred rate) 1.83 brokerage HST 69.53 customs HST 101.81 total shipping to Dartmouth was $126 US ($141CDN) The same tires in Canada were about $2200 versus $1400 all in. |
Originally Posted by RBull
My 4 PS2's were $1032. US ($1158.83 CDN) back in April. My UPS costs were:
30.48 entry prep (my company preferred rate) 1.83 brokerage HST 69.53 customs HST 101.81 total shipping to Dartmouth was $126 US ($141CDN) The same tires in Canada were about $2200 versus $1400 all in. Michelin is the biggest rip off in Canada right now. The savings differential will be a little less for most other brands. (but still worthwhile :) ) |
Originally Posted by inTgr8r
Similar for me.
Michelin is the biggest rip off in Canada right now. The savings differential will be a little less for most other brands. (but still worthwhile :) ) |
I just recently got some stock sized 19" tires off eBay, they were used and had 7/32nd's left on them. Had them shipped to the boarder (Calais) and went to pick them up for just under $400 Cdn. My duty to bring them across the boarder was 40 bucks. Much better than any $1200 alternative I had found before that.
I'll do that 3 times and still get more tire life than 1 set. :biggthumpup: |
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