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virtualchoirboy t1_j2a1m6h wrote

Always remember that the $100 has to come from somewhere. Often, it's inflated prices from the beginning so it pays to shop around.

Personally, I stopped using tire stores and get my tires from Tirerack now. Just picked up a set of 4 tires on Wednesday for a Volvo XC90 for $906 out the door. Will have them installed by my local installer on Sunday (yes, he's open on New Years Day) for $90 which includes disposal of the old tires for me. The local tire shop wanted $1,000+tax before an upcharge for a 4-wheel alignment, mounting, balancing, and road hazard (lots of potholes around me - road hazard has saved me several times).

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Omniwar t1_j2apioe wrote

For what it's worth, the Goodyear credit card offer OP is describing (most likely) applies to GY tires purchased at TireRack too. For me it was a $75 base manufacturer mail-in-rebate which was bumped up to $150 if I had the goodyear credit card. Not worth burning a credit card slot for $75, obviously, so I just took the base mail-in-rebate.

+1 on buying online and having the tires shipped to an independent installer though. Much cheaper than the dealer and better service than the big shops i.e. Firestone/Discount Tire/Pepboys

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