Reply With QuoteDiva wrote:
robably have to do some phone shopping to find the right thing. Just wondering about the Blizzaks though.....
Seems a bit high to me. Call a Michelin dealer
and ask him what he can do.
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- 11-15 01:13 AM #1DivaGuest
Blizzak Tires
I had my 02 Outback Ltd in to the dealer for an oil change today, and while there I asked him about snow tires. I live in Michigan (SE) and we will definitely be getting snow soon. I had my head set to buy Michelin Arctic Alpins or Nokian Qs, but the dealer only offers Blizzak snow tires. Mounted on steel rims, the price he gave me was $1,075.
I'm a woman in my 50's. I don't have the time or the inclination to buy tires on line and have them sent here and then take them in somewhere. I just want to go to some tire dealer and get 4 new snow tires mounted on new steel rims. My tires are 16" and I'd like to keep that size. Is the price above decent? Don't Blizzaks wear out really quickly -- more so than the Arctic Alpins do? Can anyone tell me anything about Blizzaks? I live near Detroit and will have no trouble going to a tire dealer, but I'll probably have to do some phone shopping to find the right thing. Just wondering about the Blizzaks though.....
June
- 11-15 01:24 AM #2JimGuest
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- 11-15 01:48 AM #3DivaGuest
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I will. Thanks.
June
"Jim Stewart" <com> wrote in message news:bp42ov$airnews.net...
Diva wrote:
robably have to do some phone shopping to find the right thing. Just wondering about the Blizzaks though.....
Seems a bit high to me. Call a Michelin dealer
and ask him what he can do.
- 11-15 02:15 AM #4NedGuest
Re: Blizzak Tires
In news:com,
Diva <com> spewed:
I just checked www.tirerack.com
For 4 Michelin Artic Alpins mounted on new steel rims and shipped to Detroit
(ZIP 48201), the total bill is $602.28. All you'd need to do once they
arrive is to have someone swap the summer rims/tires for the winter
rims/tires. Your dealer is, to put it mildly, taking you to the cleaners.
Hope this helps,
The Captain
- 11-15 02:44 AM #5DivaGuest
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Thanks Ned, but one correction: the dealer is TRYING to take me to the cleaners. <s>
I'll check it out. Thank you.
June
"Ned Pike" <adelphia.net> wrote in message news:com...
In news:com,
Diva <com> spewed:
I just checked www.tirerack.com
For 4 Michelin Artic Alpins mounted on new steel rims and shipped to Detroit
(ZIP 48201), the total bill is $602.28. All you'd need to do once they
arrive is to have someone swap the summer rims/tires for the winter
rims/tires. Your dealer is, to put it mildly, taking you to the cleaners.
Hope this helps,
The Captain
- 11-15 03:13 AM #6DivaGuest
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Ned,
How does one know that they come mounted and balanced? The way I read the website, they are balanced and mounted if you buy one of their packages. I don't want the package. That's the blizzak with an alloy wheel. I want the steel wheels with the Michelins. <perplexed>
June
"Ned Pike" <adelphia.net> wrote in message news:com...
In news:com,
Diva <com> spewed:
I just checked www.tirerack.com
For 4 Michelin Artic Alpins mounted on new steel rims and shipped to Detroit
(ZIP 48201), the total bill is $602.28. All you'd need to do once they
arrive is to have someone swap the summer rims/tires for the winter
rims/tires. Your dealer is, to put it mildly, taking you to the cleaners.
Hope this helps,
The Captain
- 11-15 04:30 AM #7FatherGuest
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 22:15:18 -0500, "Ned Pike"
<adelphia.net> wrote:
Oh my lord, that's never happened before, has it?
Father Guido
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I plan on living forever... so far, so good
- 11-15 05:46 AM #8TonyGuest
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Hi,
Even if it costs little more. Buy from your reputable local tire shop.
They will look after the tires for life time. Fixing flats free, free
rotation, etc. You deal in person when you have trouble. If you buy on-
line and have a problem, it'll be a headache.
Tony
Diva wrote:
- 11-15 01:32 PM #9NedGuest
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In news:com,
Diva <com> spewed:
Starting from the home page and clicking through to the appropriate
"package" page, there's an option to create your own package by clicking on
the rim size (16") on the left side of the page. You then get a page with
tire & rim choices. Selecting the Arctic Alpins and steel wheels, I then
clicked on "Proceed to Checkout." The confirmation screen says in bold red
letters that these tires will be mounted & balanced.
- 11-15 02:50 PM #10GinaGuest
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"Diva" <com> wrote in message news:<com>...
from what i've read, the blizzak's are great tires for winter...even
better than studs (which i'm allowed to use in colorado). although, i
think $1000 is way high. i just ordered a set of winter duelers
(they're the same tire as the blizzak but in truck sizes) for my
4runner and including steel wheels they were $650. truck tires are
usually more expensive than car tires (at least for me they've always
been), so i think that the dealer is about 80% too high.
you may not actually need winter tires for your car though. i have a
'99 legacy sedan and i have the goodyear eagle hp uni directional
tires. they're a really good all weather tire. i've had them for a
little over a year and 15k miles and they show no signs of wear. i
had them for last winter which was really snowy/icy in colorad and
they performed great. i never wished that i had winter tires. in
fact the snow was so deep once that i was using the bumper of my
legacy as a plow while driving 50mph on the highway and felt perfectly
stable. they were in the neighborhood of $130 a tire mounted and
balanced, but they are great in winter, and even better on long 85mph
road trips. i can honestly say they're the best tires i've ever used.
mike
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