Anybody ever order tires from Costco?
09-16-2008, 09:49 PM
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Bran,
This is just my take, but can I ask why you wanna go with costco? Tirerack has pretty good deals. Although shipping went up a bit, you can still get it for decent. My last 4 sets of tires were ordered through them, but i had gone through my connection at firestone to get the last set (hankooks).
You can have it shipped to any adress i believe.
This is just my take, but can I ask why you wanna go with costco? Tirerack has pretty good deals. Although shipping went up a bit, you can still get it for decent. My last 4 sets of tires were ordered through them, but i had gone through my connection at firestone to get the last set (hankooks).
You can have it shipped to any adress i believe.
-Brandon, I smell another set stash somewhere!!
09-16-2008, 10:16 PM
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and yes you can bring your own wheels to have the tires mounted, the only thing is that the tire and wheel combo that you get cant be that much bigger than the stock size of the tire and wheel combo that your car comes stock.
that was what i was told cuz when i was ordering they looked up the stock tire and wheel size of my car and told me that i was just within range of their policy, any bigger and they wouldnt do it.
also they wont do aggressive stretch tire setups
Bran,
This is just my take, but can I ask why you wanna go with costco? Tirerack has pretty good deals. Although shipping went up a bit, you can still get it for decent. My last 4 sets of tires were ordered through them, but i had gone through my connection at firestone to get the last set (hankooks).
You can have it shipped to any adress i believe.
This is just my take, but can I ask why you wanna go with costco? Tirerack has pretty good deals. Although shipping went up a bit, you can still get it for decent. My last 4 sets of tires were ordered through them, but i had gone through my connection at firestone to get the last set (hankooks).
You can have it shipped to any adress i believe.
09-17-2008, 04:04 AM
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^^^That's it right there. I just went to Costco and told the guy what size tire I wanted to order and he said no problem. But, then he asked me what kind of car I had. I told him an '04 Wagon and he was like," Oh no, we can't put that on for you." Like Jason was saying, it needs to be within their specs. Come on, you guys know my set up ain't going to be within their specs...hahaha.
Surprisingly enough, Costco and even Sam's Club was cheaper than TireRack. In fact, Costco was cheaper , mounted and balanced, compared to TireRack's shipped only price.
Surprisingly enough, Costco and even Sam's Club was cheaper than TireRack. In fact, Costco was cheaper , mounted and balanced, compared to TireRack's shipped only price.
ya back when i was shopping for tires costco beat out tire rack, i ordered bfg gforce sports from costco for $151 per tire mounted and balanced, when tire racks price was $148 per tire before shipping.
on the other hand you can always lie about what kinda car you have to get them to do the bigger size wheel haha, because they never even looked at my car when i went to pick up the wheels in a bmw x3 haha.
btw you doing another aggressive setup brandon?
im starting to have the urge to go more aggressive heh
09-17-2008, 06:27 PM
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[quote=dub81;2326687]Chris how do you like the hankooks?? They have mixed reviews over on tirerack.
I have the R-S2 Z212's. You take the reviews with a grain of salt sometimes. I like them personally. For the price, a very good tire for solo street class racing, or daily driven vehicles. I would like to try the ones diego picked up. The direzza star specs seem promising.
I'm kinda shocked at that. If costco can compete with the same selection, then maybe i gotta hop online and check it out for my next tire purchase. I usually change tires every other year or so.
I have the R-S2 Z212's. You take the reviews with a grain of salt sometimes. I like them personally. For the price, a very good tire for solo street class racing, or daily driven vehicles. I would like to try the ones diego picked up. The direzza star specs seem promising.
I'm kinda shocked at that. If costco can compete with the same selection, then maybe i gotta hop online and check it out for my next tire purchase. I usually change tires every other year or so.
09-17-2008, 06:54 PM
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Dan (Ojichan) has those. He swears by them! Yeah, I definitely check them out, I was pleasantly surprised. BTW, they have a coupon for $60-$80 off a set of 4.
I would like to try the ones diego picked up. The direzza star specs seem promising.
I'm kinda shocked at that. If costco can compete with the same selection, then maybe i gotta hop online and check it out for my next tire purchase. I usually change tires every other year or so.
I'm kinda shocked at that. If costco can compete with the same selection, then maybe i gotta hop online and check it out for my next tire purchase. I usually change tires every other year or so.
09-18-2008, 12:53 PM
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Kirkland Tires FTW Woot Woot!!!! Kirkland, the proud makers of Tires, Cookies, Jeans, and Heathcare Products. I pray to God they dont mix up the recipes. I can see it now, Rubberize Cookies, Denim Tires, and Chocolate chip tylenol
Na, na, na Seriously...Costco brings in great tires for a good price. And the service afterwards is great too!!!
Na, na, na Seriously...Costco brings in great tires for a good price. And the service afterwards is great too!!!
09-18-2008, 01:20 PM
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Yeah, they always have $60-$80 off of Michelins or Bridgestone, but as someone else stated, they will not install non-spec tires.
I just bring my wheels in loose and they don't hassle me.
I just bring my wheels in loose and they don't hassle me.
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