MpegtwoTL

I just bought a set of yokohama yk520 from discount tire Tomball TX for $599 installed.

Is this a good deal?

Toddy

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have to know size and speed rating to tell

Turbonut

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If they are the 235/45-17 V rated tires, on their site they are $112 each so.............

nfnsquared

^^^^Which means before taxes of 7% and tire disposal fee of $8, they charged you $26 per wheel to mount and balance. If that price doesn't include road hazard, you got screwed out of about $40-$50. If that price includes road hazard, you did fine....

vinnier6

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discount tire charges 2.50 a tire for disposal fee, 15 for install and road hazzard per tire...thats 70 bucks, plus 448 for 4 tires, plus tax...tax in my area in texas is 8.25

i come up with 560...unless you got the replacement certificates to go with them...

vinnier6

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my discount tire is listing that tire at 160 a tire...776 out the door...so i say you got a great deal...

i got the yokohama advan s4 for 750 out the door which they list for 806 out the door so i thought i got a good deal...

Turbonut

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Tomball Store:
Yokohama
YK520 (43156)
235/45R-17 97V XL B

$130.00 $520.00
Tire Disposal Fee $2.50 $10.00
Valve Stems, Lifetime Rotations FREE
Installation & Lifetime Spin Balancing $15.00 $60.00
Subtotal $590.00
TX 8.25% Sales Tax $43.73
Total "Out the Door" Price $633.73

FYI-The price listed for $112 above post was their on line store, where shipping would be added, then mounting/balancing.

vinnier6

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discount tire doesnt charge shipping

Turbonut

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MpegtwoTL

Yes stock tire size 235/45r-17. I was thinking of going to a larger tire(same make but diff model) 245/45r 17 but these seemed like a swell deal. I did get their "certs" for each tire. Interestingly enough I had a sidewall puncture 2 days after buying the tires and they replaced it without charging me a cent and my "certs" would carry over to the replaced tire.

My total was $599 OTD. I wonder if I started walking to the door if the salesman would have dropped it another $20.

Seems like this area in Tomball is a good place to buy tires as there is a NTB, Goodyear, and a couple of other tireshops nearby. Discount Tire seems pretty cut throat about selling tires. I wonder if I could've haggled NTB into giving me a better price.

For the same tire size the Goodyear store quoted me $494 OTD for some no name brand (Capitol tire i think).

MpegtwoTL

I don't work for any tire shop company BTW.

BDoggPrelude

At my Discount Tire in Colorado OTD price on those tires is $682 w/ tax so I'd say you got a good deal.

vinnier6

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i am starting to sniff a little something funny here....

vinnier6

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discount at tomball shows this tire at 705.73 out the door with the replacement certificates...i would say you got a great deal...

BDoggPrelude

I would imagine the OP's package did not include the certs.

vinnier6

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the op stated that he did get the certs for each tire...

BDoggPrelude

Oh yeah. Must have missed that post. Oops. It's a great deal on a good tire either way.

MpegtwoTL

I have put about 50k miles on these tires in the last 3 yrs and still have decent tread left.
I could probably get another 25-30k miles out of them. I have never used the certs. I rotate and balance regularly. Great tires.

pohljm

I run those on our Odyssey. Not what I would choose for the TL