Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Tires from Costco

[Larry Bard (larrybard]

Last week purchased Bridgestone RE11s for the rear of my Porsche.  Ordered them from Tire Rack.  They were shipped directly to the trusted mechanics who work on all my cars.  Found out something interesting (which I guess I had forgotten): Tire Rack doesn't charge sales tax.  But if I have my mechanics order the tires from Tire Rack, my mechanics are required to charge me sales tax when they resell them to me.  So of course it's crazy not to order them myself.
 
Larry 

> Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:35:45 -0400
> From: mstark [at] copper.net
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Tires from Costco
> CC: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> To: larrybard [at] hotmail.com
>
> Whenever I price shopped Costco against TirePro for high end Michelins
> or Bridgestones it was TirePro that was less expensive even after
> shipping and labor.
>
> On 4/14/2013 11:24 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:
> > [brought to my attention by a friend who knows I shop a LOT at Costco]
> >
> > Those who turn up their noses at Costco tires are, well, snobs who look down
> > at Walmart shoppers, etc. Jeez.
> >
> > Costco sells Michelin, BF Goodrich and Bridgestone -- certainly now what one
> > might consider "cheap" or "generic" or "off-brand."
> >
> > They will order specific sizes and models. Want some new Michelin Pilot
> > Supersports for your 458? They'll get them.
> >
> > Costco installations are, in my experience, the best in the business.
> > Really. They use nitrogen to fill. They use TORQUE WRENCHES to tighten
> > bolts BY HAND (not air guns with torque sticks). The employees do NOTHING
> > but mount tires all day long -- no oil changes, brake work, exhaust
> > installations, nothing. So they get really, really experienced. Costco
> > also has free tire rotations, and a great warranty -- unhappy with your
> > tires, even after thousands of miles? Go back and they'll give you a full
> > refund. Who else does that?
> >
> > Bottom line, the same Michelin or Bridgestone tires that you get from Tire
> > Rack, or your local Fcar dealership, get installed while you wait by a
> > well-compensated, well-trained team of installation experts who do nothing
> > but tire work, at a very good price, with the best warranty in the business.
> >
> > Why would you NOT get tires at Costco?
> >
> > (Disclosure: I get tires from Costco when I want those brands, and when I
> > want something else, I'll get them from Tire Rack)
> >
> > Vty,
> >
> > --Dennis
> >
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