Comments on: Tires http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/ Living Well on Less Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:58:51 -0400 hourly 1 By: Somebody's Mimi http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 Somebody's Mimi Fri, 09 May 2008 14:39:45 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1835 Ok,. We never buy NEW tires. We live in Florida and we have found this place that sells USED tires. The place is kind of scary looking with all those tires piled up everywhere, and there isn't an air conditioned waiting area, and they guys aren't clean with matching shirts with their names on them, BUT we have always gotten like new tires for half what we would have paid it they were new. My husband has a few high end cars and one is a track car. Most of his friends pay like $400 or more for 1 tire!! He got all four for about that price. We own a company that has vans and we always go with the used tires. Used tires are usually taken off new cars (from buyers that want "better" tires), and sold to used tire dealers. When we bought my USED BMW 5 years ago we put used tires on it and they still look like new after daily driving and many road trips. HUGE SAVINGS especially when you pay CASH! Just a suggestion. Ok,. We never buy NEW tires. We live in Florida and we have found this place that sells USED tires. The place is kind of scary looking with all those tires piled up everywhere, and there isn’t an air conditioned waiting area, and they guys aren’t clean with matching shirts with their names on them, BUT we have always gotten like new tires for half what we would have paid it they were new. My husband has a few high end cars and one is a track car. Most of his friends pay like $400 or more for 1 tire!! He got all four for about that price. We own a company that has vans and we always go with the used tires. Used tires are usually taken off new cars (from buyers that want “better” tires), and sold to used tire dealers. When we bought my USED BMW 5 years ago we put used tires on it and they still look like new after daily driving and many road trips. HUGE SAVINGS especially when you pay CASH! Just a suggestion.

]]> By: Amy B http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1755 Amy B Wed, 07 May 2008 01:23:53 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1755 Wow! I had not idea the spare would be a full size tire. We just got our Suburban a few months ago. I haven't even looked at the spare :)_. But, I do know we will be needing tires next year likely. Thanks for the tip! Amy B in VA Wow! I had not idea the spare would be a full size tire. We just got our Suburban a few months ago. I haven’t even looked at the spare :) _. But, I do know we will be needing tires next year likely. Thanks for the tip!

Amy B in VA

]]> By: Mad Squirrel http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 Mad Squirrel Tue, 06 May 2008 20:23:06 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1754 As a wife of a car god, that is a very good idea. Saves money and you are not being wasteful! WTG! As a wife of a car god, that is a very good idea. Saves money and you are not being wasteful! WTG!

]]> By: Krista http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1753 Krista Tue, 06 May 2008 16:18:50 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1753 Great Idea! Great Idea!

]]> By: amydeanne http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 amydeanne Tue, 06 May 2008 14:32:02 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1752 great idea! great idea!

]]> By: Nancy http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Nancy Tue, 06 May 2008 14:30:52 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1751 LOL, we are about to buy tires too. I buy ours at AAFES - even though military exchanges are a pain to work with, I comparison-shopped all over the county and online (Costco, too, although for civilian families they have the best deals) and AAFES won. I just plan for delays and grit my teeth while I'm sitting in the lovely waiting room. Next time I plan to walk over to the museum on base and see if the woodchuck still lives under the footbridge. LOL, we are about to buy tires too. I buy ours at AAFES – even though military exchanges are a pain to work with, I comparison-shopped all over the county and online (Costco, too, although for civilian families they have the best deals) and AAFES won. I just plan for delays and grit my teeth while I’m sitting in the lovely waiting room. Next time I plan to walk over to the museum on base and see if the woodchuck still lives under the footbridge.

]]> By: Pam http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Pam Tue, 06 May 2008 14:09:54 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1750 We saved a lot of money on tires by getting used ones that were still in excellent condition and had a warranty. Our spare is to small to work, but this is good advice. Tires can be very expensive. We saved a lot of money on tires by getting used ones that were still in excellent condition and had a warranty. Our spare is to small to work, but this is good advice. Tires can be very expensive.

]]> By: candace http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1748 candace Tue, 06 May 2008 13:34:31 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1748 Good for you. We saved a bunch on tires at Cosco using my mom's membership- it was hundreds of dollars cheaper! Good for you.
We saved a bunch on tires at Cosco using my mom’s membership- it was hundreds of dollars cheaper!

]]> By: Stacy http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1747 Stacy Tue, 06 May 2008 13:32:16 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1747 That is a great tip, and it's one I've not heard before! That is a great tip, and it’s one I’ve not heard before!

]]> By: Mary aka Canadagirl http://thehappyhousewife.com/tires/comment-page-1/#comment-1749 Mary aka Canadagirl Tue, 06 May 2008 13:07:42 +0000 http://thehappyhousewife.com/?p=521#comment-1749 This is a good idea that I would have never thought of. I am learning soooooo much from you gals. Thank you for sharing all your kernals of wisdom. I am still going to check out last weeks tip still. I am hoping things will slow down but my brother in coming in from our of town. I don't know ??? [0= Blessings and ((hugs)) my SSiC In Him< -Mary This is a good idea that I would have never thought of. I am learning soooooo much from you gals. Thank you for sharing all your kernals of wisdom. I am still going to check out last weeks tip still. I am hoping things will slow down but my brother in coming in from our of town. I don’t know ??? [0=

Blessings and ((hugs)) my SSiC
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-Mary

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