primitives discuss rent-a-tires

[IassaFTots]

Obumazombie, where have you been?

I know, right? 

[obumazombie]

Obumazombie, where have you been?

The South Pacific, where I tried to be an active member, but for some reason I got caught up in a banning after being mistaken for "Dipshit Malloy".

[Evil_Conservative]

Tires aren't that expensive.  You are a fool if you rent them and of course you are going to broke after RENTING your tires when you could pay for them and own them.  I'd never rent a tire or rims.  I heard a "Rent y0 Rimz" commercial on a radio ad in the past.  They usually play during summer months, so I'm sure when I'm not listening to talk radio, I'll hear those.  And yeah, I'm sure those fools "rent they rimz" for the same "deal".

[Chris_]

A good tire will start at $100 (not including installation/balancing).  Size matters when it comes to cost... if you have 17- or 18-inch wheels, your tires will generally cost more than a stock 14- or 15-inch tire.  The 15-inch Yokohamas I bought were about $125 each with installation and balancing and have a 60,000-mile tread life.  The tires I bought for the MG went on 14-inch wheels and cost about $100 each with a similar tread life, but it was a harder tire for better performance.

Or you could just buy a $20 used one from the tire swappers in the barrio.

[docstew]

Tires aren't that expensive.  You are a fool if you rent them and of course you are going to broke after RENTING your tires when you could pay for them and own them.  I'd never rent a tire or rims.  I heard a "Rent y0 Rimz" commercial on a radio ad in the past.  They usually play during summer months, so I'm sure when I'm not listening to talk radio, I'll hear those.  And yeah, I'm sure those fools "rent they rimz" for the same "deal".

But if you buy "yo rimz", then when those rims are out of style, you have to buy new "rimz".

There's a couple Rent n Roll places here. They advertise that you can trade one set of rims for another when you get tired of them.

[Bad Dog]

Or you could just buy a $20 used one from the tire swappers in the barrio.

If you time it right, you might even buy your own back from them.

[obumazombie]

My next door neighbor Shannon (before he moved) was the manager of a tire store. One day I went out there to BUY (not rent) new tires. While waiting for installation I browsed by the rims that were in the display room. I asked about a couple of sets, and one set was around $5,000 as I recall. Then I thought, well what if you drive with them awhile and fall out of love with them and want to trade them in. I asked him what they would be worth on trade-in. He said basically zero. Now that's how to get rid of money that's burning a hole in your pocket !

[miskie]

My next door neighbor Shannon (before he moved) was the manager of a tire store. One day I went out there to BUY (not rent) new tires. While waiting for installation I browsed by the rims that were in the display room. I asked about a couple of sets, and one set was around $5,000 as I recall. Then I thought, well what if you drive with them awhile and fall out of love with them and want to trade them in. I asked him what they would be worth on trade-in. He said basically zero. Now that's how to get rid of money that's burning a hole in your pocket !

I love seeing people driving around in  mid '80s Honda Civics with rims worth more than the rest of the car.  And I cant forget the wicked awesome aluminium spoiler, kickass stereo and ground effects ! AwwwYEAH ! 

[Bad Dog]

I love seeing people driving around in  mid '80s Honda Civics with rims worth more than the rest of the car.  And I cant forget the wicked awesome aluminium spoiler, kickass stereo and ground effects ! AwwwYEAH ! 

Don't forget the 20HP fartcan muffler.

[obumazombie]

Don't forget the 20HP fartcan muffler.

Is it me or is it awkward to see 3 custom rims and a donut spare ?

[67 Rover]

Don't forget the 20HP fartcan muffler.

Floating on a cloud of Purple light.

[diesel driver]

A good tire will start at $100 (not including installation/balancing).  Size matters when it comes to cost... if you have 17- or 18-inch wheels, your tires will generally cost more than a stock 14- or 15-inch tire.  The 15-inch Yokohamas I bought were about $125 each with installation and balancing and have a 60,000-mile tread life.  The tires I bought for the MG went on 14-inch wheels and cost about $100 each with a similar tread life, but it was a harder tire for better performance.

Or you could just buy a $20 used one from the tire swappers in the barrio.

I got 4 Goodyear Viva II tires for my Malibu from Wallyworld, mounted, balanced, and with the road hazard warranty for $80/each.  60,000 mile warranty.

Renting tires!  Gotta be "low information" Obama voters!   

No wonder "Obamacare" appeals to these idiots!   

[Evil_Conservative]

A good tire will start at $100 (not including installation/balancing).  Size matters when it comes to cost... if you have 17- or 18-inch wheels, your tires will generally cost more than a stock 14- or 15-inch tire.  The 15-inch Yokohamas I bought were about $125 each with installation and balancing and have a 60,000-mile tread life.  The tires I bought for the MG went on 14-inch wheels and cost about $100 each with a similar tread life, but it was a harder tire for better performance.

Or you could just buy a $20 used one from the tire swappers in the barrio.

We just put new tires on my car back in February, I think?  It was $800 for tires, installing, balancing, and an alignment.  I thought that was a good deal.  Yeah, that's a lot of money to spend all at once, but the car needed it.  It was a lot of money to spend, but we had it saved up because we knew the new tires were needed.  If people would just learn about savings accounts, they wouldn't have to rent their tires.

[98ZJUSMC]

Strangest thing I ever heard.
Is that really done?

Never heard of anything this stupid before.

[Chris_]

We just put new tires on my car back in February, I think?  It was $800 for tires, installing, balancing, and an alignment.  I thought that was a good deal.  Yeah, that's a lot of money to spend all at once, but the car needed it.  It was a lot of money to spend, but we had it saved up because we knew the new tires were needed.  If people would just learn about savings accounts, they wouldn't have to rent their tires.

That's what I paid for the Yokohamas I put on my Camry.  I paid slightly less for the other car.

The difference was startling.

[GOBUCKS]

Even 0bamaites aren't that stupid. Are they?

They must be getting the tires on spinner rims for their pimpmobiles.

[Chris_]

Even 0bamaites aren't that stupid. Are they?

They must be getting the tires on spinner rims for their pimpmobiles.

I always assumed they were the target audience.

[NHSparky]

The truck and my old Jeep both had 18" tires.  All-season or snow tires with alignment, etc., run nearly $1000-1200 out the door.

But if you know you're going to need them 6 months in advance (and if you've kept up with the rotations and inflation to maximize the life of them) it really shouldn't be such an issue.

So why is it such an issue for some folks?

[Chris_]

The truck and my old Jeep both had 18" tires.  All-season or snow tires with alignment, etc., run nearly $1000-1200 out the door.

But if you know you're going to need them 6 months in advance (and if you've kept up with the rotations and inflation to maximize the life of them) it really shouldn't be such an issue.

So why is it such an issue for some folks?

Because Bridgestone doesn't take EBT?

[Bad Dog]

Because Bridgestone doesn't take EBT?

BINGO!!!!!  H-5

[Rebel]

Tires aren't that expensive. 

Just replaced mine. They were just shy of a grand. 

[obumazombie]

I budget about $100 per tire when it's time to replace worn out tires.

[Evil_Conservative]

Just replaced mine. They were just shy of a grand. 

But do you have to replace them every year?  It sucks spending all of that money like that, but at least you don't have to pay that every year. 

[diesel driver]

But do you have to replace them every year?  It sucks spending all of that money like that, but at least you don't have to pay that every year. 

I do.  Delivering mail is VERY hard on tires and brakes.

My 60,000 mile tires might make it to 15,000, but I spent around $380 for the set, including road hazard (very nice to have with a mail vehicle.  I've already had 2 flats fixed under this warranty.  )

My truck got a set of tires last spring, $220 each for 4, but they still have over 60% tread left, even after 20,000 miles,  including towing a camper from Virginia to Daytona Beach back in February.

[miskie]

I do.  Delivering mail is VERY hard on tires and brakes.

Speaking troof-2-powah there -

Before we all ended up with LLVs (because they collapsed so many city carrier routes in the district they ended up with a bunch of excess trucks) I would go through three sets of tires a year. That's how I found the used tire place I still use today.