Any Oppo's experience with Tire Rack?

"Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD" (300korbust) 01/18/2016 at 11:42 • Filed to: None

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After driving in some icy conditions last night with my car not taking it very well, I am done with all season tires and I’m going to shoot for winter tires. I was going to search on Tire Rack, but a 1-star out of 5 rating came up on Consumer Affairs. I was wondering if anybody here had good experiences with Tire Rack?

iSureWilll > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:44

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I've bought a set of Contis from them in the past year. Delivered in less than 2 days. No problems.

trmoore09 > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:45

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FWIW, all of my experiences (although limited) have been positive. Ordered a set of wheels/tires and other sets of tires with no issues.

Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:48

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Ordered my new wheels a few weeks back and they made it safe and sound.

d15b > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:48

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I have ordered from Tire Rack. No issues!

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:49

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I’ve bought through them, but my local shop will now price-match them so I don’t have to wait for the shipping, haha.

I bought tires through Discount Tire on their eBay store. They had a $100 promo, plus rebates, plus free shipping. Might be worth checking there as well.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:51

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I’ve had nothing but great experiences so far, having ordered several sets of tires from them.

Contact Luke Pavlick, he’s a good dude there.
Luke@tirerack.com
800.428.8355 ext.4362

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:51

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Ordered 2 sets of tires from them to ship here in Canada and everything went perfectly as planned. The price was hard to beat too.

TheJWT > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:53

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Never had any problems with them

Urambo Tauro > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:55

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Personal experience? I’ve had only one transaction with them; no problems whatsoever.

Consumer Affairs isn’t the kind of site that attracts satisfied customers. I’d look to TR’s eBay profile for a more accurate representation of customer satisfaction: The Tire Rack

spanfucker retire bitch > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:55

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I ordered a set of winter tires and steel wheels from them two years ago. Had them shipped to the nearest garage and had them installed.

Two co-workers also ordered from Tire Rack in the past 3 months for snow tires and wheels and also had no problems. They are absolutely trusthworthy and reliable.

Not to mention, Consumer Affairs is worthless. Seriously, look at literally any company on there. They’re all like 1 or 2 stars because the only people that post there are those that had bad experiences.

Justin Hughes > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 11:58

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I’ve always had good luck with them. The only times my orders have been held up were when they wanted to confirm that I really wanted a tire much wider than stock.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:00

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I’ve bought thousands of dollars worth of tires from Tire Rack and never had an issue. Happy camper here.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:03

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Not always the cheapest, but almost definitely the most trustworthy and responsive (customer-service-wise) on-line tire seller. I’ve had very positive interactions with Tread-Depot as well, but they don’t have as many warehouses and don’t ship as fast as TireRack.

yitznewton > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:06

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Three sets of tires, one set of wheels, all good. I had one replaced under road hazard warranty; it was a bit of a paperwork hassle, but it worked out in the end.

Tire Rack also has a strong presence on a lot of model forums; I’m thinking particularly of miata.net and S2KI. A lot of very informed suggestions there, seems like they do their homework and publish it, not just sell stuff.

To contrast about the warranty: the Costco Tire experience for road warranty was awesome, just go in and they replace the tire, but they have a limited selection, and some folks here have had bad experiences with scheduling there.

QCGoose > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:06

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Have dealt with them on multiple occassions; never a negative experience. Shipping is fast as well.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:10

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I know quite a few people who have and it has been good every time. One guy had trouble with a return but still worked out a lot cheaper than the Kal Tire next door.

Seat Safety Switch > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:13

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Pretty much all of the tires I’ve bought in the last decade have been from Tire Rack. No issues.

smobgirl > yitznewton 01/18/2016 at 12:17

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I got my winter tires at Costco, they were fantastic. Didn't have any appointments but I just got there when they opened and they did my car right away.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:19

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Had nothing but great experiences with them

yitznewton > smobgirl 01/18/2016 at 12:22

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Yep, same experience with our minivan tires.

Textured Soy Protein > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:27

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I ordered a couple different sets of tires from Tire Rack back in the day, but I haven’t bought anything from them since a Discount Tire opened up near me. They have the same selection, if something’s not in stock they’ll order it for you, and they price match online stores even with coupons.

The last set of tires I got at Discount Tire were General Grabber AT2s for my Grand Cherokee. Right now Tire Rack is selling them for $135/each + $124 shipping + whatever you pay your local installer. Road hazard warranty is extra.

Discount Tire, after some finagling with finding the cheapest price online, and some more finagling when they wanted to sell me the road hazard warranty and offered to knock off some other costs if I took it, I got the 4 tires mounted & balanced with free lifetime rotation and road hazard warranty for $650.

So yeah, it takes a little haggling, but as long as you’re comfortable with not just going in and say “I want to buy these tires and will pay your price,” you’ll end up with a solid deal. They also have patched multiple tires for free for me over the years, and are generally decent to deal with.

Oh, and if you buy snow tires from them and put them on their own set of wheels, they will switch your snow and non-snow wheels in the fall and spring for free. You just have to store them.

deekster_caddy > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:48

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I order from tire rack constantly. I have a moonlight tire shop at home and install tires for friends and family all the time. I regularly get from TireRack and DiscountTireDirect. Tirerack shipments usually arrive next day. I have no idea why they would be rated low on Consumer Affairs, but remember that most people only file complaints, not praises. I’m here to praise them. Customer service is always good and their selection is fantastic.

Tirerack will even dropship directly to my garage when other people order so people don’t have to lug their new tires to me.

Where are you located?

Dusty Ventures > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:50

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I bought a set of Contis from them in April. The site’s comparisons and reviews were great for choosing my tires, the prices were good, and I was able to pick them up next day at the warehouse (saving myself the $50 shipping). I plan on using them again.

I know a few rally teams used them last year for the surprise snowstorm at 100 Acre as well. Snow tires within 48 hours

BLCKSTRM > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 12:52

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I’ve bought 4 sets of either PS2s or Super Sports from them - no issues.

The jokers who have installed them at places like Discount Tire? Not so much...

Luckily, I’ve found the local Cadillac dealer is surprisingly cheap, and much better than anyone else.

JGrabowMSt > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 13:28

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Tire Rack is awesome, and the reviews for their installers is spot on.

You can have tires shipped to Tire Rack authorized shops just for installation so you dont have to worry about transporting them yourself.

My friends shop is on there, we’ve looked at the reviews and theyre spot on with how Im used to being treated when I put my client hat on over there.

JCAlan > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 13:31

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Bought my Eibach lowering kit from them, and got a good deal. The dealership where I work uses the wholesale side for tires all the time. IF you order tires AND rims, they mount and balance them for free before they ship.

thebigbossyboss > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 13:33

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I bought a set of struts through them. I had them shipped to a place in OGdensburg NY that holds shipments for Canadians. Tire rack was very good in that they offered to hold up the shipment if I couldn’t make it down in time to collect them without racking up additional fees.

wiffleballtony > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 14:19

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I ordered some Dunlop Direzzas from them. Had them shipped to an installer. No fuss no muss. Main reason I bought on Tire Rack was the size and summer tire combo isnt common in stores. Not sure if I saved much money however.

for Michigan > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 14:54

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I’ve ordered two sets of tires and one replacement tire personally and other members of my family have ordered three sets all together. Happy customer here.

MPA > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 15:14

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I’ve bought many sets of tires from Tire Rack - never had an issue at all.

Crazy that shops let you ship to them and have them installed - usually the install prices are less then their normal mount/balance prices. And the tires are usually cheaper then the shop you’re having them installed at.

The Snowman > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 16:17

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Bought winters from them this fall they were on my porch about 18 hours after I ordered them no complaints.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 16:24

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I am just going to say they are the tire supplier for one of the brands we carry and the dealership I work at. We will not use that Brand’s tire program because of them. From what I heard, they are hard to deal with, terrible support, and even after telling them we will never use their service, they still berate with phone calls. Any way my Manager can’t stand them... So yeah.

His Stigness > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/18/2016 at 23:34

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If you’ve got one near you I would head over to an America’s Tire (or Discount Tire) store. They offer better prices than Tire Rack with no shipping costs. They also have some seriously knowledgeable salesman who will be able to help you pick the best tires.

MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig > Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD 01/19/2016 at 14:02

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Another good word here, I ONLY get my tires from TireRack. Also, might I recommend General Altimax Arctic for winter tires on a budget. I love mine!