Maaaaaannn I forgot what it was like to drive on brand new tires! Feels great!

Something strange that confused me though: I tried to get the tires from Tire Rack through Midas, because I didn't feel like driving to South Bend. They were telling me the tires cost $148 through the Tire Rack wholesale site, when I was seeing $112 on the regular site... I even brought that up to the rep at Tire Rack and they didn't know why either. So I just went over to Tire Rack and had them install the tires. Shipping would have costed the same for the labor anyway.

 

Just had a new set mounted 2 weekends ago, like riding on a cloud of win.

 

Nice! What tires did you get?

 

Bf Goodrich's ? Thats what I got for $112 last week

 

Kumho Ecsta LX Platinum
They ride really smooth. Was doin 80 on i80/90 on the way home, no shake or vibration! I could feel the better grip just pulling out of Tire Rack at 15mph lol (my old tires were really bald.) I could see above Abe Lincolns head haha

 

Exactly! I brought my friend along with me and he thought I was stupid for grinning just because I got some new tires... Some people just don't understand

 

LOL, I understand.

 

New tires aren't that nice... I always buy used xP. I can never find a good enough deal to justify buying new...

 

^ I can understand that. But to me, buying used tires is like buying a used mattress, or used underwear I know it doesn't make sense, but that's just me

 

that is incorrect. a mattress and underwear are diffrent in terms of tires.

Used tires are similiar to buying a used cell phone, used computer, TV and etc.

They can look just like new but at 50% cost. But as always you can be buying busted up items. You aren't getting a warranty with the stuff you buy. Ive never bought a new set of tires either. Bought rims with LIKE new tires.

Nice you got a good deal on tires. I guess they work for you in the winter. I personally dislike Kumho, nothing based off facts but i just dislike them. $500 installed i might consider them tho. I'm not too far from south bend either but going there means i pay taxes and pay them for mounting, I think they have a little higher cost like $20-25 a tire. VS my local shops that are $10-20

 

I said that it felt like that TO ME. I didn't say it is a fact that the comparison is the same... So you can't say that what I said is incorrect Basically I was just saying that I didn't want it like I don't want used mattress's and underwear lol

It was $540 out the door for me, Tire Rack was $15 a tire. Oh and the tires came with road hazard too. So I think I did pretty good.

 

When I went shopping for my tires, all i could find was ridiculously priced used tires.

Unless you get a killer deal on used tires I would always buy tires new. And buy tires when they are running good deals/incentives helps too.

 

I usually wait to see if I can find a buy 3 get 1 free deal. But there was just nothing out there and I couldn't wait any longer.

Also, I was looking at the same tires on Sears web site and they listed the tires at $112 as well, but as soon as I put in my zip code to select the store the price jumped up to $148 I thought that was very strange.