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Niffla



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HAIL OUR NEW OTD KING
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moonrockmushy
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I buy my tars from the scrapyard. Might not last quite as long, but usually you can get some good ones off a wreck for a fraction of the cost. The last long enough and you aren't raped right in the wallet hole.
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LogicaL Chaos
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i tried that once and brought them to a dealer to put them on.
The tire place said "youre tires are too old to install".
some bullshit, they looked fine too!
Oh well, new tires look fuckin badass IMHO.
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crackbaby
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Re: CAR TIRES [Re: Niffla] 1
#23840477 - 11/17/16 12:32 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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Niffla said: tires are scary, man.
wtf...how did that tire blow up erryone's head?
anyway, i'm starting to get TIRED of this thread
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moonrockmushy
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Yeah well that's no surprise from a dealer. They pretty much are only going to use new OEM parts or ones that are refurbished by them.
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rackem



Registered: 11/27/09
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well it is a huge liability for them to do otherwise.
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tyrannicalrex
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Registered: 04/24/03
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Re: CAR TIRES [Re: Dest]
#23840489 - 11/17/16 12:41 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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rackem said: quite the opposite.. bad alignment will cause premature tire wear.
i would check the alignment after the tires.
Thanks!
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Dest said:
? http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=Winterforce&partnum=07SR5FWF&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
Thanks! BUT, I want an all season tire. Colorado winters aren't that bad, and the primewell tires I had on the last 2 winters were great, but they are worn out. They have a cooper/arizonian silver edition all season for 80, and another III edition for 87 each. I could save 18 bucks a tire and still get a 75.00 cash back on all 4. Not sure which would be better.
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rackem



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man, i would go with the cash back deal. the coopers are nice, but thats pretty much a good deal. and I believe that you get road warranty with michelins as long as you own them.
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LogicaL Chaos
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moonrockmushy said: Yeah well that's no surprise from a dealer. They pretty much are only going to use new OEM parts or ones that are refurbished by them.
on that note, dealers do sell 80% thread tires. But to get it your car rim size, not easy. u gotta get lucky.
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rackem



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what kinda dealers you been going to??
in all the ones i have worked at, that has never been an option.
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tyrannicalrex
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Re: CAR TIRES [Re: rackem]
#23840530 - 11/17/16 01:17 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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rackem



Registered: 11/27/09
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anytime man.
thats a rough run with the shop man.. but good thing you did get it looked at before hand. that could have ruined a day or 2.
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tyrannicalrex
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Re: CAR TIRES [Re: rackem]
#23840545 - 11/17/16 01:33 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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yeah, I didn't really look at them since the alignment was done early this spring. I did get a rotate and balance once since then and the guy said he would do it but I needed to get new ones soon (they didn't look that bad then) and one tire is almost bald in the front now. I'm just glad I have the cash for them without hurting my pocketbook. I still love this car! I'll probably get a newer buick in a couple of years. The lacross might be the one.
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rackem



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that never really happens either with the timing and all..
they did a good job on the lacross/verano/regals and so far the price point on them isnt crazy like the gmc denali/cadillac line is getting.
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tyrannicalrex
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Re: CAR TIRES [Re: rackem]
#23840572 - 11/17/16 01:57 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm looking at a 2010 or 2012, don't want to pay more than 10 grand or not much over. Read bad revues on the recent regal. My mates son needs a car soon. I may sell him this one and get the lacross next year.
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rackem



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i dont blame you there. i dont see the point in paying full markup on brand new vehicles either.
the only thing i dont like about the regal is its supposed to be the new 'grand national' it cant even compare to it.
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LogicaL Chaos
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Re: CAR TIRES [Re: rackem]
#23840609 - 11/17/16 02:43 AM (7 years, 2 months ago) |
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rackem said: what kinda dealers you been going to??
in all the ones i have worked at, that has never been an option.
Les Shwab for example has the option for 80% tires.
Edit: u probably thought car dealers but i meant tire dealers (retailers).
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