Thread: Where to buy tyres - Local, UK or USA?

www.tirerack.com seems to be very good

I bought my tires of TireRack cost me about $310 a tyre for BFG 255/85 Mud terrains KM2. That price included shipping and fitting and balancing once in Aus. They arrived in just over a week. Was a lot better than anywhere in Cairns was offering seeing i was going to have to wait about 2 or 3 months for the tyres to get to the store.
Cheers
Josh

I would buy local.
Many reasons but some are to keep local economy strong, people employed and given australia is one of the harshest if not the worlds harshest enviroment, any warranty claim be out the window should you need to make a claim.

Just my thoughts and experiences with imports.

big rap for tyrerack here in the D3 section with lots of info on the web page and who to contact etc.

Keep the cost of your purchase below $1000 AUD to avoid customs taxes.

Your tyres arrive in about 5 - 7 days. savings on 18 & 19 inch tyres work out to be between about $200 - $400 a set.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ry-change.html

Buy Local, something goes wrong, who you gonna call, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by trobbo

big rap for tyrerack here in the D3 section with lots of info on the web page and who to contact etc.

Keep the cost of your purchase below $1000 AUD to avoid customs taxes.

Your tyres arrive in about 5 - 7 days. savings on 18 & 19 inch tyres work out to be between about $200 - $400 a set.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ry-change.html

WOW $200-400.

Please take no offence but if we all did that there be no tyre retailers to fit them to your car once they land here.
I guess with that huge saving you can buy a tyre fitting machine and wheel balancer from the shop that used to be there selling the tyres.

I find that too short sighted and will affect the economy short and definately long term. It will also impact your local area.

Go elsewhere by all means if you get terrible service but try and spend your $$$ here.

BigGuy,
How much margin on the actual rubber do you think a tyre retailer makes on 4wd tyres?

Do they survive on fitting and balancing, charging $10 for disposal etc etc?

IME the way tyre guys make money is by importing commy and falcon tyres by the container load - BUT when you walk in and ask for a set of 253 x 34R23s in a MTBFCoop Muddy, the retailer gets in the rubber incl freight charges minimal markup but then gets income at $40ish ea for fitting and disposal. IME he wont care if you do the leg work, wholesaling, importing and the freight component. You the punter just rocks up with shiny rubber for him to sting you $40 a hoop to deal with. In fact you are making him money helping him stay in business in a difficult marketplace

Obviously if you are buying 31 10.5R15 its a different matter, but the OS saving would be minimal on that size... get it.

Steve

My issue wasn't the huge saving in cost (only about $160 total) but I couldn't wait 2-3 months for them to get tyres in when I could get them in just over a week. As it was I ended up getting a BFGoodrich supplier to fit them and they were more than happy to.
Cheers
Josh