I buy Kumho Ecsta tires from TireRack for my 2000 Honda Civic Si. My local Honda dealer mounts and balances them for $10. They do not charge me for disposing of the old tires. I have never had any balancing problems. I have done this for about 5 sets of tires and no problems. There are such thing as blems and seconds, but the tires I get from TireRack are first rate. Of course the local shops hate Tire Rack because Tire Rack is eating their lunch. I have never had my car realigned (80,000 miles on it) and it tracks fine and the tires wear evenly.
I don't think you can blame Tire Rack much for tire problems...they don't make them...they just sell them. Of course you can blame them for how they handle the problems.
I don't think you can blame Tire Rack much for tire problems...they don't make them...they just sell them. Of course you can blame them for how they handle the problems.
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Originally posted by boone88rr:
It costs $20 per tire to have them mounted. Plus shipping charges. Plus the cost of a balance and alignment. Plus the cost of throwing away your old tires. In the end how much are you really saving? Anything? And you're recieving tires that have balancing problems. Hmmm, sounds like a great deal to me.
If you buy the tires from a local shop they give you a free alignment, mounting and balancing. There is more to it then just the price of the tires.
Lawsuits? Do you understand what a blemish is? The manufacturer simply can't sell them for full price. I didn't say "defective".