America's Tire Company in Santa Rosa?
05-04-2006, 05:47 PM
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America's Tire Company in Santa Rosa?
Anyone use these guys? I'm ordering some tires from Discount Tire Direct and they will direct ship to this store for install.
05-04-2006, 06:14 PM
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DTD and ATC are the same company except one is an actual business you go to to get tires put on while the other is a warehouse. I'm sure they're similar to any other ATC, and just make sure to watch them when they're doing stuff to make sure they don't screw around with your car. You wouldn't believe how many burnouts I saw on brand new tires while I was working there.
05-04-2006, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
DTD and ATC are the same company except one is an actual business you go to to get tires put on while the other is a warehouse. I'm sure they're similar to any other ATC, and just make sure to watch them when they're doing stuff to make sure they don't screw around with your car. You wouldn't believe how many burnouts I saw on brand new tires while I was working there.
05-04-2006, 07:30 PM
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my cousin works there ... you wont have to worry about him burning out in youre car but youre lugs might be left loose. he never has left lugs loose it was a joke, haha. but actually the sr americas tire left my lugs loose on my 73 blazer that had 35's on it, going down mendo i felt a vibration to look out the side and see the tire and wheels wobbling i pulled over and 2 of the 6 lugs were left and 2 of the wheel studs had sheared off... they paid for everything but still...
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I've had great service and prices from them for all except one time when I'd second the loose lugnuts bit. On the wagon I'd have 2 flats repaired with plugs, one where they pro-rated my other 3 tires because they were worn too much to put a new tire on(mismatch tire sized BAAAAAD mmmkay?), I ended up spending $8 a tire for 4 new tires after the other ones had 12K miles on them 
The one bad time I had gotten the meat rotated and I made it about 5 miles away and the car felt really odd. I pulled over there were 2 lugnuts missing from one front wheel, and 1 missing from the other, and a few on the back wheels where barely hanging on. They paid to have one of my front wheels replaced and the studs for both front wheels since the wheels wobbled. REAAAALLLY pissed me off, but they handled it very well. I am so glad I didn't get on the highway. Even with the screw up I've had enough good service from them that I'll be going back when I need new tires.
The one bad time I had gotten the meat rotated and I made it about 5 miles away and the car felt really odd. I pulled over there were 2 lugnuts missing from one front wheel, and 1 missing from the other, and a few on the back wheels where barely hanging on. They paid to have one of my front wheels replaced and the studs for both front wheels since the wheels wobbled. REAAAALLLY pissed me off, but they handled it very well. I am so glad I didn't get on the highway. Even with the screw up I've had enough good service from them that I'll be going back when I need new tires.
05-04-2006, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
DTD and ATC are the same company except one is an actual business you go to to get tires put on while the other is a warehouse. I'm sure they're similar to any other ATC, and just make sure to watch them when they're doing stuff to make sure they don't screw around with your car. You wouldn't believe how many burnouts I saw on brand new tires while I was working there.
05-04-2006, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by HomerJay
How come they have different prices and how can DTD get away w/ not charging tax?
ATC is a retailer. I know cuz i work there.
The install will only cost you 11$ per tire. and if you go to santa rosa Talk to Kevin McCabe, and tell him i (kendall atkins)told you to go there and see him. He is a good friend of mine. I try to hook up all of the I-club guys that come in.
05-04-2006, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by HomerJay
How come they have different prices and how can DTD get away w/ not charging tax?
Also, since they're "technically" different stores they aren't in every state which allows them to avoid taxes where the warehouses aren't located in.
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Originally Posted by KendallRS
DTD is a direct seller (wholesale)
ATC is a retailer. I know cuz i work there.
The install will only cost you 11$ per tire. and if you go to santa rosa Talk to Kevin McCabe, and tell him i (kendall atkins)told you to go there and see him. He is a good friend of mine. I try to hook up all of the I-club guys that come in.
ATC is a retailer. I know cuz i work there.
The install will only cost you 11$ per tire. and if you go to santa rosa Talk to Kevin McCabe, and tell him i (kendall atkins)told you to go there and see him. He is a good friend of mine. I try to hook up all of the I-club guys that come in.
Originally Posted by STi-owns-evo
They are "technically" different stores hence the different names. Usually ATC includes shipping and a small installation fee into the price of the tires while DTD is only straight tires.
Also, since they're "technically" different stores they aren't in every state which allows them to avoid taxes where the warehouses aren't located in.
Also, since they're "technically" different stores they aren't in every state which allows them to avoid taxes where the warehouses aren't located in.
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Sounds like ATC is a great place to go. You're guaranteed new tires and then new rims or a hub or something after the install.
Hey whats the discount like if you work there? Is it a percentage or by the cost of the of the tire? Just wondering. I want to work there for 2 days...get my tires, and then quit
Hey whats the discount like if you work there? Is it a percentage or by the cost of the of the tire? Just wondering. I want to work there for 2 days...get my tires, and then quit
05-05-2006, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by lazybummm
Sounds like ATC is a great place to go. You're guaranteed new tires and then new rims or a hub or something after the install.
Hey whats the discount like if you work there? Is it a percentage or by the cost of the of the tire? Just wondering. I want to work there for 2 days...get my tires, and then quit
Hey whats the discount like if you work there? Is it a percentage or by the cost of the of the tire? Just wondering. I want to work there for 2 days...get my tires, and then quit
hp: does garrick still work there? Last time I went, he treated me like a ***got cuz he was hella *****ing at me and PMSing or something.