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Originally Posted by 2001Jeep
I get all my tires from Costco. I go with Michelins. They seem to generally be a harder tire thus they have a much better tread wear rating than some others. There was another post on here concerning LRR tires and several Michelin tires came up on the list.
You may want to look at more than Rolling Resistance when choosing tires. Better Tread wear will lengthen the life of the tire which will also save you money. Obviously it is better for the environment too.
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Good points, though I'm not too worried about where the tires will be in 50 or 70 thousand more miles as the car will be approaching a total of 160,000 to 185,000 miles and I'm guessing tires will be the least of my concerns (or I'll have upgraded to a Prius - the long term plan).
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I can understand the convenience and price of Costco (I'm a member), but their selection isn't the best. Also note that they will only install the OE tire size on the car.
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I agree with you there, but I don't need/want a non-OE size as I'm on the OE rims and the tire is already fairly thin (sounds odd, I mean it's not wide, eh?). I do wish they had better selection, but unless I can get a substantially more efficient tire (LRR and low tread ware without dramatic loss of handling) then I'm resigned to the Costco selection. Their replacement program is too good to pass up.
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Have you considered using Tire Rack? They're my #1 choice, with a great selection and very good prices (even when shipping is factored in). The only time I don't buy from them is when they don't sell the tires I'm looking for (i.e. the Falken Azenis RT-615s I use for autocrossing).
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I do like tirerack for their reviews (here's their
TA review) and if I found (or heard of) a better tire for a similar price then I would probably get it from Tirerack. But for now, the price is worse for these tires (especially with the Costco $60 off 4 tires discount) and I don't see a reason to use them yet.