BiscottiGelato

我有親戚住seattle, 每月上嚟一次, 叫佢地帶, 美國牌, 點都無問題.  
至於車呔, 就install咗先番 ...
satil 發表於 2012-12-4 08:10

Just go Discount Tires in the states. Prices can be better than Tire Rack cuz no shipping charge.

satil

回復 21# BiscottiGelato

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Goodyear Eagle GT 225/55R17

Discount tire :  $146 + $1 (environmental fee) + $2.5 (disposal fee) + $16 (installation)
Total 4 tires: 662.00
Sales tax: 57.25
Total: 719.25 (reported from their website)

Tirerack:  $134 (interesting TR don’t charge sales tax for tires)
Total 4 tire + shipping:  $597.02 (shipping is about $61)
Installation by installer:  $15.20 + $2.5 (stems) + $5 (disposal fee)
Total + Sales tax : 98.69
Total: 695.72

fibbi

just went to TLC...they said they will accept package ...

B2L2

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Goodyear Eagle GT 225/55R17

Discount tire :  $146 + $ ...
satil 發表於 2012-12-4 13:54

Discount Tire price matches most stores (including TR and its own DiscountTireDirect)

BiscottiGelato

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Goodyear Eagle GT 225/55R17

Discount tire :  $146 + $ ...
satil 發表於 2012-12-4 13:54

Depends on the tire.

Say staggered 18" Michelin PSS. $1,086.00 from Tire rack subtotal. $1,098.00 from Discount Tires subtotal. If no sales tax, yeah, probably cheaper for Tire Rack. But if there is sales tax, then no way that $12 diff in sub total cost is going to cover the $6X shipping. Depending on the shop used, installation can also be more than $15.20 also.

And say there is a tire that's cheaper over @ Discount Tires than Tire Rack. Theoretical.

My main take on Discount tires is less hassle. I don't even have to put in a CC number or anything. Just pre-order, pay there once, all done. Have been extremely quick for me each time. Like, 45 minutes quick.

If I order tires to carry back up the border with no installation, i will usually order from Tire rack.

B2L2

TR doesn't charge sale tax for out of state purchase.  And there is no warehouse in WA.  So it is true that you don't have to pay tax.  If the shipping cost is < WA sale tax, you save some money.

My last purchase at DiscountTire store was cheaper than TR after I price match DiscountTireDirect.

pkphilip

我有親戚住seattle, 每月上嚟一次, 叫佢地帶, 美國牌, 點都無問題.  
至於車呔, 就install咗先番 ...
satil 發表於 2012-12-4 08:10

If you do not plan to declare the new tires, you better hope the weather is bad or you take a drive down to Seattle and back. It is very frequent the custom officers to flash lights on tires and feel the treads. They did it on my car twice and my friend's car as well. They can also tell by the manufacturing date on the tires as they are required to manufacturer the dates on the sidewall to indicate their lives.

Just watch out la.

Philip

B2L2

Crossing border is always a test on your luck.  Once, my friend (on Nexus lane) get questioned on his few weeks old tires and got send into the office.  Lucky that her wife kept the receipt in the glove compartment.  Later on, when he walk out from the office back to his car, the same officer came over and started to question about his not-so-new-shoes.  The officer probably had a bad mood that day.

fibbi

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    I got thoroughly searched (the car and my bags) going thru Point Roberts one time. I have Nexus card as well. According to the custom, it's just a random thing.

B2L2

We had the random search once (before we have Nexus).  We even asked the reason for the search and the officer just said the computer randomly selected us.

My friend case obviously wasn't a random search, since he pin pointed to his tires.