Originally Posted By: eljefino
Originally Posted By: GMFan
I don't really see the value in junk tires when you can buy a quality tire like a General, Kumho, Uniroyal or Kelly tire for what, $10 more a tire in a common sedan size? Or purchase them on rebate or whatever.
I've got 50k+ out of my General Altimax RTs (old model) and they are still providing excellent traction in the rain with 4.5/32nds on them. If I recall they were only $10-15 more expensive then the bottom barrel tires and still $50-$60 cheaper then Michelins. I bet I could get another 15k out of them but will likely replace before that. Not bad for $80 tires.
Good points but the markup on store brand tires is better so for someone just wandering in needing a tire in stock, that day, that's what they get.
Us mail-order tire gents are a cut more sophisticated.
Wandering in a tire store is just so old school.
The morning that I had a bad experience with a road hazard that took out one of the OEM Dunlops on my Accord, all it took was a trip to Walmart.com to have an exact replacement shipped to the Walmart of my choice within 3 hours for $79.00. which was $8.00 more than one of their no-name tires.
The local Goodyear wanted $130.00, plus 3 days to get the tire in.
Stopped on the way home, they put it on. Easy Peasy.