New Kicks Installed at the Office 

by "TysMagic" (twjeffery)
Published 09/11/2017 at 15:01

Tags: tires ; bridgestone
STARS: 13

The delivery guy installed my tires.

But seriously, this is the most convenient service for tires around. Truck is fully loaded with tire machines to mount and balance everything. Awesome deal on the tires as well.

All in price $368 for four Firestone Firehawk wide ovals installed in my office parking lot. If you’re in the Nashville area I would highly recommend checking this guy out!

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Replies (37)

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 15:02, STARS: 0

how kinja’d are the pics?

"Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever" (superchan7)
09/11/2017 at 15:11, STARS: 2

Nice Abarth!

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
09/11/2017 at 15:11, STARS: 0

That’s awesome service! Car looks great, too—

"wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series" (wpudvah)
09/11/2017 at 15:11, STARS: 0

what made you go with the Firehawks? I’ve been really working my PZeros... last time I was at the tire store they made a little comment, and all I could do was smirk ;)

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko)
09/11/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 5

Shiiiiiiiit he could make a killing at AutoX events if he stocked up on RE-71's....

"atrombs" (atrombly)
09/11/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 0

Wow that’s a great idea for a mobile business! I’ll have to see if there’s one up here in the DC region.

"William Byrd" (thedriver)
09/11/2017 at 15:20, STARS: 1

Looks OK.

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/11/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 0

What was the price premium for on-site installation? How much would you have saved by going to the shop instead?

"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
09/11/2017 at 15:25, STARS: 0

I’m in northern VA, I’m pretty sure there is a service for this, and it uses a touchless machine too. Can’t remember the name but I saw it on a Porsche forum IIRC.

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
09/11/2017 at 15:28, STARS: 0

Or drifting events. Just show up with a boatload of shitty tires and sell them for maximum profit. Maybe even make it a subscription service since they go through so many.

"atrombs" (atrombly)
09/11/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 0

Sweet, I work in Fairfax so I’ll have to look it up next time next tire change, which unfortunately should be coming up soon. $$$

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 15:35, STARS: 0

I squeezed out just under 27k miles on the p zeros, about 9k more than what I read most people were getting out of them. Which is to say that they were totally toast. I was originally looking at off brand Rikens on tirerack. I’m in a spot in life where I’m not strapped for cash, but not able to drop bank on higher end tires. Not sure what you call that, middle management kind of stuff?
Anyway, I see this guy at Cars and Coffee regularly and decided to price check him. I expected him to be WAY over priced, but I like the idea of what he does. Turns out I was wrong and he had the Firehawks in stock. I just ran with it!
I know the brand, had them on a Mercury Cougar once way back when, and I liked the reviews. The wide ovals are a slightly tamer version, but I can’t complain that’s for sure! I was quite satisfied with the feel on the quick drive I took on lunch.

TL/DR: they were the best deal.

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 15:39, STARS: 0

Upfront, this guy was about $7 more than the Riken Raptors from tire rack plus shipping and install.

tirerack installed: $370
bridgestone van installed: $377

For whatever reason it was cheaper once he got there so $2 less than going through tire rack and NONE of the headache of sitting at a shop for however long.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the original quote:

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 15:39, STARS: 0

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 15:40, STARS: 0

genius!

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0

There was an alternative to this guy locally, however I see the bridgestone guy at Cars and Coffee and his website feels a lot less sketch than the other guy. Highly recommend it!

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 1

thanks man! I love this thing.

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 0

thanks!! It’s a blast

"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
09/11/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0

Yeah I’m in fairfax/centreville. If you ever need a good shop, there’s a few solid ones in chantilly that do great work.

"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
09/11/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 1

That’s awesome, I can’t believe it’s not nationally franchised.

Are you getting an alignment as well?

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/11/2017 at 15:57, STARS: 0

Huh. Different tires, but I assume they are comparable.

Is the mobile installer associated with a local shop? Do you get free rotation and flat repairs? If so, do they come do it or do you have to go to their shop?

"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
09/11/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 0

I was about to say the same thing. Would certainly get me.

"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
09/11/2017 at 16:28, STARS: 3

Maybe he does already. He could take the old tires he took off someone’s car (plus the $8 recycling fee), then sell them at drift events

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 16:36, STARS: 1

The wide oval is slightly tamer, but I don’t do anything on a track or solo anymore so not a necessity.

He is affiliated with the firestone shop near my house based on the receipt as well as with Bridgestone directly as they’re headquartered in Nashville. “Road protection” is wrapped in to the price, but rotations I’m unsure on. I don’t normally go to Firestone for service so it wasn’t a factor for me.

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 16:40, STARS: 0

Incredibly easy! Would highly recommend it.

Car drives straight and doesn’t feel out of alignment. Realistically the Abarth is only capable of having a front end alignment done anyway so we shall see if it needs it.

"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
09/11/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 1

Abarth ftw! :D

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/11/2017 at 17:45, STARS: 1

dang skippy

"random001" (random001)
09/11/2017 at 19:31, STARS: 1

FTMFW!

"random001" (random001)
09/11/2017 at 19:33, STARS: 0

Needs more Michelin Pilot Super Sports.

NASHVILLE?! I’m there like a lot, my Brother-In-Law lives there.

"DasTurboWagen" (modger21)
09/11/2017 at 19:41, STARS: 1

That is extremely cool and a beautiful Abarth too!

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/12/2017 at 12:10, STARS: 0

concur, but best dealio

and whaaaattttt, let a homie know

"random001" (random001)
09/12/2017 at 12:12, STARS: 1

Yeah, that best dealio comes up at Costco occasionally. Unfortunately they have some whack rules about tire sizes.

Well, now that I know you’re down there, I will!

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/12/2017 at 14:24, STARS: 1

wanted to follow up:
Free rotations at any firestone location
He doesn’t do mobile flat repair, however same idea any firestone location honors the road protection.

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
09/12/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 0

thanks man! lady or whatever you identify as

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
09/12/2017 at 14:45, STARS: 1

That’s good information. Thanks for following up!

"BREADwagon" (BREADwagon)
11/01/2017 at 17:11, STARS: 0

That’s such a good idea. They should post up at autocrosses and track days too. If they can compete with tire-rack (or partner with them) in terms of price, they’d do very well at events like that! They just need a road force balancer and then they’d be set.

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
11/01/2017 at 19:36, STARS: 0

Dude I follow on Instagram had a similar service at their drift event. Genius!