Author Topic: Why Costco rocks for tires (Read 125198 times)

tortoise · « **Reply #360 on:** October 01, 2019, 10:35:53 am »

Yeah, that works if you have rims and will mount them yourself.

If you're swapping tires on your rims then you book an appointment. And it's crazy how booked they get. I was doing that with the Higlander but a) it's a pain in the ass and b) they raised the rates and c) I have heard they stopped doing tires that weren't purchased there. So I bought a set of rims and will start doing it myself.

ktm525 · « **Reply #361 on:** October 01, 2019, 10:40:48 am »

Good. So the lines are long even with appointments? If you take in loose rims then you can then wait in line at the gas pump while the tires get done.

tortoise · « **Reply #362 on:** October 01, 2019, 10:53:09 am »

Seems hit or miss. And depends on how many clueless customers are ahead of you. I've had it go smooth or I have had it take an hour longer than it was supposed to.

ktm525 · « **Reply #363 on:** October 01, 2019, 11:11:01 am »

Quote from: tortoise on October 01, 2019, 10:53:09 am

Seems hit or miss. And depends on how many clueless customers are ahead of you. I've had it go smooth or I have had it take an hour longer than it was supposed to.

Ok I'll test it out. I ordered some tires 2 weeks ago but no peep that they made it to the store yet. They probably are still on a slow boat from Japan lol.

pi314 · « **Reply #364 on:** October 01, 2019, 03:50:24 pm »

Quote from: ktm525 on October 01, 2019, 11:11:01 am

Quote from: tortoise on October 01, 2019, 10:53:09 am
Seems hit or miss. And depends on how many clueless customers are ahead of you. I've had it go smooth or I have had it take an hour longer than it was supposed to.

Ok I'll test it out. I ordered some tires 2 weeks ago but no peep that they made it to the store yet. They probably are still on a slow boat from Japan lol.

https://www.costcotireappointments.ca/

johngenx · « **Reply #365 on:** October 01, 2019, 09:31:36 pm »

The last few times I've bought tires from Costco the appointment thing worked like a charm.

Guy · « **Reply #366 on:** October 01, 2019, 09:56:36 pm »

Yeah, worked for me too.

tortoise · « **Reply #367 on:** October 01, 2019, 10:07:01 pm »

Well anybody can take a reservation

https://youtu.be/4T2GmGSNvaM

ktm525 · « **Reply #368 on:** October 04, 2019, 05:10:16 pm »

Costco was a zoo. The 50cm dump of snow we had last week has spurred the winter tire rush early. I finally got my set mounted and noticed they were manufactured 14/2018 which is surprising. I figured higher turnover although I expect the 245/65-17 for the Ridgeline is an oddball size.

dirtyjeffer · « **Reply #369 on:** October 04, 2019, 07:10:52 pm »

Quote from: ktm525 on October 04, 2019, 05:10:16 pm

Costco was a zoo. The 50cm dump of snow we had last week has spurred the winter tire rush early. I finally got my set mounted and noticed they were manufactured 14/2018 which is surprising. I figured higher turnover although I expect the 245/65-17 for the Ridgeline is an oddball size.

the DMV2s are winter tires, that's likely why...most people who have trucks don't put winter tires on them...kudos to you for doing so...makes a big difference.

johngenx · « **Reply #370 on:** October 04, 2019, 07:13:12 pm »

The Highlander on the General winter tires was impressive. The Highlander on the DMV-2s is astounding.

tortoise · « **Reply #371 on:** October 04, 2019, 09:47:38 pm »

Yup. I am super impressed with mine.

marcus_go · « **Reply #372 on:** October 05, 2019, 11:51:18 am »

Quote from: johngenx on October 04, 2019, 07:13:12 pm

The Highlander on the General winter tires was impressive. The Highlander on the DMV-2s is astounding.

We found those General Altimax Artics quite good for their price point. Just got some WS90s for my mom's Jetta last week to replace the Generals, as they were getting up there in age after 8 seasons, despite good tread. Not a lot of reviews for the WS90s, but the WS80s were pretty good from what I have heard.

dirtyjeffer · « **Reply #373 on:** October 17, 2019, 06:25:55 pm »

bought a set of X-Ice IIIs for the Rio5 today...booked an appointment for next Tuesday to install them...it's a bit earlier than i would normally do it, but they're on sale, it's not stupid busy yet and i read an article stating we're likely going to have a snowy winter this year so might as well get the jump on it.

Guy · « **Reply #374 on:** October 17, 2019, 06:27:31 pm »

That’s what my son runs on his Rio5. They work great in snow and ice.

dirtyjeffer · « **Reply #375 on:** October 17, 2019, 07:22:52 pm »

Quote from: Guy on October 17, 2019, 06:27:31 pm

That’s what my son runs on his Rio5. They work great in snow and ice.

yea, we have them on our Sorento and it's a beast (but it's also AWD)...i was happy with the Blizzak WS60s, but they're 7 years old now and i noticed they weren't the best last winter (understandably)...i got these ones as they were on sale and we about $150 less than the WS90s (which aren't currently on sale).

dkaz · « **Reply #376 on:** October 17, 2019, 07:24:42 pm »

My wife was extremely happy with the Xi3s I put on her Mazda 3. She thought she would’ve wanted an SUV in Edmonton but she’s happy keeping the Mazda with the awesome winter tires.

johngenx · « **Reply #377 on:** October 17, 2019, 07:35:38 pm »

Quote from: DKaz on October 17, 2019, 07:24:42 pm

My wife was extremely happy with the Xi3s I put on her Mazda 3. She thought she would’ve wanted an SUV in Edmonton but she’s happy keeping the Mazda with the awesome winter tires.

Our Corolla handles Edmonton winters with good winter tires.

dkaz · « **Reply #378 on:** October 17, 2019, 08:49:26 pm »

Quote from: johngenx on October 17, 2019, 07:35:38 pm

Our Corolla handles Edmonton winters with good winter tires.

I’ve gone running kicking and screaming back to a compact car for a very good reason. I’m still excited I bought a Matrix with good Blizzaks on them for a steal.

Blueprint · « **Reply #379 on:** October 18, 2019, 12:52:51 pm »

Got a set of Pirelli winters at Costco to replace the worn chinese crap that came with the daughter's Accent. Not much choice in 14"! These were about 100$ less than Blizzaks and came with 0.01$ install and 80$ cash card - so a bit less than 100$ per tire, installed and taxed.