Originally Posted By: bubbatime
They will put them on for free. After all, they are worried about selling the car, not losing a sale over a $60 install charge. Then take the original tires home and sell them. You should be able to recoup about 75% of the original price of those tires.
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If you bring the tires, I'm sure they'll install them for free, or at least at a substantial discount.
Go to the service dept and see if the dealer uses Hunter equipment, specifically the Hunter GSP9700 Road Force machine. This will ensure the new tires will be mounted and balanced correctly for the best ride and handling, just what you expect of a new car.
I would not let the tire jockeys at Sams Club do the install unless you know them to be very high quality installers. Also, if the dealer does the work and something gets screwed up, you have some warranty work leverage with them. If Sams or some other place does the install, the dealer can blow you off if they feel like it. Do not put yourself at a disadvantage here - pay the $60 for install if you have to, but make sure the job is done right.