Was riding on a compact spare in the rear on a 2002 Civic LX for a while. Finances didn't necessarily allow me to get a full set until next payday (got an odd pay schedule), and this car needs a full set.
I was kind of surprised. I called around for tires, and quite a few stores had websites with available tires (maybe not real time inventory though) but not everything they could get was shown on the websites. I'd actually called up one place and I though they had one but they didn't when I came in and I wasn't going to wait until Friday when they could get a tire ordered and delivered. But I had called another shop that said they had a good condition used tire that might go for $50. So I headed there and asked in person. Everything new was at least $90 per tire and they mentioned the used tire again. So I had a look. It was a Toyo and looked to have light/even wear that was better than the tires I had. And then the manager said $40 so I took it. When I asked about installation, I was told $40 out the door. I was the only customer with an installation so I watched it. I've seen tires installed before, but this was the first time I'd seen a water trough with soapy water where they dunked the entire tire in to see if it leaked.
Not sure if it was the greatest idea, but the tire looked good and I'm only out $40 for now. Certainly better than riding on a compact spare.
I was kind of surprised. I called around for tires, and quite a few stores had websites with available tires (maybe not real time inventory though) but not everything they could get was shown on the websites. I'd actually called up one place and I though they had one but they didn't when I came in and I wasn't going to wait until Friday when they could get a tire ordered and delivered. But I had called another shop that said they had a good condition used tire that might go for $50. So I headed there and asked in person. Everything new was at least $90 per tire and they mentioned the used tire again. So I had a look. It was a Toyo and looked to have light/even wear that was better than the tires I had. And then the manager said $40 so I took it. When I asked about installation, I was told $40 out the door. I was the only customer with an installation so I watched it. I've seen tires installed before, but this was the first time I'd seen a water trough with soapy water where they dunked the entire tire in to see if it leaked.
Not sure if it was the greatest idea, but the tire looked good and I'm only out $40 for now. Certainly better than riding on a compact spare.