Not a tire rant.....
Recent return from Nogales (Patagonia Lake) towing the 5ver in the sig.. Passenger side front tire (Goodyear Marathon... 235 80 R 16E) got us all the way back to Chandler, Az. ...morning after return ...
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cdlaine wrote:
Terry....
you got me wondering if I got fleeced at the Discount Tire store (based on your response).... I hate paying too much !
so, my on-line research indicates....
Carlisle Radial Trail RH
ST 235/80 R16 , load rating E (3520) , speed rate J1 (62 mph).
(not an issue as I set the speed control at 55mph and camp out in the middle lane... works for me. :B
5 on-line locations:
Petes Tire Barn $169 + ship
EBAY $169 + ship
Carl's Tire store $142 + $32 ship
Tread Depot $133 + $30 ship
Amazon $171 free ship
For my $160 bucks...I did also purchase the certificate for repair, refund, replace. They did not have any
coupons or promos for discounts. I did ask if they gave a retired military discount, he said "no"
(but then discounted me labor charges).
So , maybe it has been a bit since you purchased trailer tires ? Looks like I paid fair market value, and, that is with mounting and balancing. I don't ever buy any version of extended warranty, but all the gurus here have tickled my "nervous Nellie reflex", so I thought, "they must be right, er, surely they can't be wrong" and paid to get some form of coverage. (I'm easily swayed, it's only money ;)).
Charles
Could be the location as well. It seems tires in this area are less expensive than many other places. I get my tire from a local private dealer. Not a national chain. I just go in and tell him what I want, and it shows up the next day. It has been a couple years since I bought tires for the TT. But the last Maxxis I bought were $70.00 each. Marabombs from the Good Year dealer were MUCH more expensive, like $120. so yeah it could be they have doubled in price since I bought. Or he could have gotten me blems. Often he will. I encourage him to.
