235 40 18 Y AS3 ordered from my local ford Dealer. They matched as close as they could to costco but at $1080 installed its about $30 more. I am OK since I can have it done with my regular service so the $30 is worth the convenience to me.
Plan to have an Alignment done at the same time. i always find that its worth the investment to get the most life out of new tires especially with th potholes we had after this brutal winter.
Not scheduled to the 15th but I'll be sure to post some impressions once they are on.
Awesome. You made the right choice and I hear you with the convenience. I wish my Mazda dealer could match Costco or kaltire or at least come close but they didn't. They did match when I bought my XiCe.
Let me know how you find them after you test them.
I noticed that too. Depends on the tire. I bought my Michelin Pilot AS3 at Costco...
I bought my Xice from my dealer. They couldn't quite match Costco but IIRC you couldn't get the 70 mail in rebate from Costco so after the rebate the dealer was slightly cheaper.
This is what the dealer told me (and this is after the salesperson got the parts manager to come out)
"costco is the hardest to match. They do not have a tire warranty from the manufacturer. They don't pay for that they warranty the tires themselves through costco. That is where the extra XX$ a tire we are charging comes from. " I find this believable. I did try to get them to close the gap slightly more because their install price is $20 bucks more than Costco but they politely declined.
As I said the convenience of only being without the car for one day while its serviced and tires installed plus getting shuttle to my house (which is closer than the Costco) has to be worth something. When I got my winters I didn't have my rims with me. They actually drove to the house picked up the rims and took them back to install. Oh and paying with my points Visa vs having to pay cash at Costco is always a help.
If its a local business (even a dealer) I can stomach paying 3% more if there are service benefits.
BTW: The car now has 31,000 km. I drove on the snows from November until May so I'm guessing I put between 5-7 KM on the snows. The OEM Pilot sport 3s I had rotted when I installed them in ,ay. The back 2 are now down to the wear bars( I could hear it on the weekend) and the fronts are between 3-4 32nds. Given that its a 2.0l focus with the heavier 18 inch tires its not like I was doing burnouts. That means that even if I drove them right down to the war bars I'd probably be lucky to get 30KM out of them. Replacing your tires at 1000 + every year and a half on an economy car doesn't sound very appealing.
