Tires:

CupCake · 11-21-2006, 10:41 PM

So I got tires for my baby yesterday. I got in on the internet because they were really expensive in town. I still ended it up paying $600.00 for them.

This is the most I have ever paid for tires in my whole life. Please somebody tell me they have paid more and help me feel better?!

bmxmon · 11-22-2006, 12:12 AM

What size tire? All four? Sorry to say, I paid like $102 each for my 17" tire...

Mr 5 0 · 11-22-2006, 03:21 PM

$600. for four tires is a lot. That comes to $150. per tire. Typical, non-performance passenger car tires usually run around $80.- $100. each, or even less with off-brands and smaller sizes. 'Performance' tires (16 - 17", 'V' or 'Z' rated) around $1100. to $130. each, at least, in my experience. Of course, when you factor in balancing, valves, possibly an alignment and whatever taxes you had to pay, it's not unimaginable that you paid $150. per tire, although that's more than I've ever shelled out, even for V-rated rubber.

I'll guess that you might have bought your new tires through Tire Rack, and if so, had to pay local 'mounting fees', which can seriously raise the final, on-the-car-and-out-the-door price of the tires. Whatever the 'deal', I hope you got some super tires for that kind of cash!

Mysticowner · 11-22-2006, 09:56 PM

Well I paid 750 dollars to have tires put on my mystic. That included mounting and balancein and all the stupid taxes california throws in. So it was about 600 for just all four tires.

CupCake · 11-22-2006, 11:09 PM

I priced tires in town and it was like $700 or more. So I decided to go with Tire rack. I paid $50.00 to have them put on and balance them so that was not bad.

My wheels were already there when I bought the car and they make the car look really cool so I figured I will leave them for now. My wheels are 18" the ones on the front are 8.5" and 10" in the back.

stanger66 · 11-23-2006, 12:01 AM

I paid $800 for my wife minivan Mich Hydroedge's and my sunfire I spent about $1100 for Mich Pilot Sport A/S, My stang 215/60/14 about $650 , T-bird $550 all 4 in the past 9 months.

rbohm · 12-18-2006, 01:16 PM

sorry to disappoint you but i bought a set of five tires from tire rack for a total price, including one day shipping, and mounting and balancing, for just over $300.00

fiveohpatrol · 12-27-2006, 05:55 PM

18" tires are expensive, so $600 is cheap IMO. fwiw, my slicks are $170 each, but luckily I only have to buy 2 at a time

USMC302 · 01-04-2007, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fiveohpatrol

18" tires are expensive, so $600 is cheap IMO. fwiw, my slicks are $170 each, but luckily I only have to buy 2 at a time

My thoughts exactly, I paid $180 each for the two MT Drag radials (17") and another $170 each for ET Streets (15")
Don't feel too bad. This is an expensive hobby.

11-21-2006, 10:41 PM	#1
CupCake Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Franklin, NC Posts: 49	Tires: So I got tires for my baby yesterday. I got in on the internet because they were really expensive in town. I still ended it up paying $600.00 for them. This is the most I have ever paid for tires in my whole life. Please somebody tell me they have paid more and help me feel better?! __________________ Cupcake

11-22-2006, 12:12 AM	#2
bmxmon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 950	Re: Tires: What size tire? All four? Sorry to say, I paid like $102 each for my 17" tire... __________________ Alex

11-22-2006, 03:21 PM	#3
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Re: Tires: $600. for four tires is a lot. That comes to $150. per tire. Typical, non-performance passenger car tires usually run around $80.- $100. each, or even less with off-brands and smaller sizes. 'Performance' tires (16 - 17", 'V' or 'Z' rated) around $1100. to $130. each, at least, in my experience. Of course, when you factor in balancing, valves, possibly an alignment and whatever taxes you had to pay, it's not unimaginable that you paid $150. per tire, although that's more than I've ever shelled out, even for V-rated rubber. I'll guess that you might have bought your new tires through Tire Rack, and if so, had to pay local 'mounting fees', which can seriously raise the final, on-the-car-and-out-the-door price of the tires. Whatever the 'deal', I hope you got some super tires for that kind of cash! __________________ 5.0 Mustang Owner 1990 - 2005 Last edited by Mr 5 0; 11-22-2006 at 03:39 PM..

11-22-2006, 09:56 PM	#4
Mysticowner Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: HIGH DESERT, CA Posts: 10	Re: Tires: Well I paid 750 dollars to have tires put on my mystic. That included mounting and balancein and all the stupid taxes california throws in. So it was about 600 for just all four tires.

11-22-2006, 11:09 PM	#5
CupCake Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Franklin, NC Posts: 49	Re: Tires: I priced tires in town and it was like $700 or more. So I decided to go with Tire rack. I paid $50.00 to have them put on and balance them so that was not bad. My wheels were already there when I bought the car and they make the car look really cool so I figured I will leave them for now. My wheels are 18" the ones on the front are 8.5" and 10" in the back. __________________ Cupcake

11-23-2006, 12:01 AM	#6
stanger66 dreaming about mustangs Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: laurel, md Posts: 178	Re: Tires: I paid $800 for my wife minivan Mich Hydroedge's and my sunfire I spent about $1100 for Mich Pilot Sport A/S, My stang 215/60/14 about $650 , T-bird $550 all 4 in the past 9 months. __________________ Ross 06 Saleen S281SC Convertible 6spd 04 Freestar(wife) 66 mustang w/orig. Carroll Shelby racing 7 spoke 14X7's aluminum 02 pontiac sunfire 2.2 ecotec(great gas mileage) still GM junk

12-18-2006, 01:16 PM	#7
rbohm Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: tucson,az/luray,va Posts: 243	Re: Tires: sorry to disappoint you but i bought a set of five tires from tire rack for a total price, including one day shipping, and mounting and balancing, for just over $300.00 __________________ define irony: a bunch of idiots on a plane, dancing to a song made famous, by a band who died in a plane crash. fordsix.com admin

12-27-2006, 05:55 PM	#8
fiveohpatrol I'd rather be basketweaving Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 2,551	Re: Tires: 18" tires are expensive, so $600 is cheap IMO. fwiw, my slicks are $170 each, but luckily I only have to buy 2 at a time __________________ NMRA O/C 9516 NA pumpgas stickshift 347 10.65@125.6, 6.73@100, 1.41 60ft

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