I'm sure they'll be more expensive, but I feel that the dealership would do a more professional job with the installation and whatnot. I noticed my dealership sells Michelin tires which is what I want to get. Anyone?
Has anyone bought new tires from the dealership?
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I was thinking of going to the dealer only because they have treated me well up to this point, but I haven't needed tires yet. I had an awesome local shop that even did the official Michelin rebates when available, but the two owners sold it and the guys that took it over are terrible. Besides my family, I know three others that stopped going there since it was sold.
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Do they just charge a lot, or is the actual quality of service worse now too? Finding people you can trust is incredibly hard with car stuff, especially when every other idiot who watches Chris fix it thinks he can start a business (then proceeds to cut every corner known to man).
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Quality of service for sure. I was pretty bummed when they sold it, but they had it for a long time and I guess felt it was time to go enjoy themselves or whatever.
When I needed a new tire on my Macan S, the dealership price (mounted/balanced) was ~$50 more than I'd get the tire direct from TireRack, so that was pretty reasonable in my book.
When my Miata needed tires, I asked the dealership and they quoted me at $1,200. A local performance shop was $900, and Costco was ~$820. I went with the performance shop because I thought they'd be the most gentle with my BBS wheels.
It pays to shop around a bit, but you have to balance that with who will take greater care of the wheels, if you care.
My wife's 2017 Civic? I tend to get tires for that at Costco since the wheels already aren't in the best shape.
When my Miata needed tires, I asked the dealership and they quoted me at $1,200. A local performance shop was $900, and Costco was ~$820. I went with the performance shop because I thought they'd be the most gentle with my BBS wheels.
It pays to shop around a bit, but you have to balance that with who will take greater care of the wheels, if you care.
My wife's 2017 Civic? I tend to get tires for that at Costco since the wheels already aren't in the best shape.
I checked with my local dealership too and their tire prices were way higher than what I ended up paying elsewhere. If you're checking options, take a look at https://pneusquebec.net/pneus-11r22-5/ — I found their prices more reasonable and they had what I needed without a weird markup.
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