Author Topic: Why Costco rocks for tires (Read 125149 times)

HeliDriver · « **Reply #440 on:** December 13, 2019, 01:15:07 pm »

^^ And that's what really pisses me off. I always make a point of bringing in my loose rims and having them mount the tires without touching my car. That's what I did in the fall when I bought the WS90s, but I'm not about to pull the wheels off now and put the summers back on for a day. The rims are old, so I'm not too worried about scratches on those.

I'm sure I'll be cursing in the spring when I try to take to take the rims off and they've been torqued to like 900 lb*ft.

tortoise · « **Reply #441 on:** December 13, 2019, 01:18:51 pm »

I had Canadian Tire mount the winters for the Highlander and they are just a little bit off. Fine at 100, annoying at 110, fine-ish at 120. I don't do many highway trips but I am gonna get them to redo them.

HeliDriver · « **Reply #442 on:** December 13, 2019, 01:26:41 pm »

May as well mention that I had to take the Yukon back to Kal-Tire for a rebalance as well. That was a weird one - seemed to be related more to road conditions than speed. Mostly they were fine, but every now and then something would set them off and I'd get a nasty shimmy in the steering. It didn't happen too often, so I did live with that for the whole winter.

Took them back this fall for a rebalance (again, brought them in loose in the back of the truck

) and Kal-tire was awesome. Talked to the tech who worked on them, and he said it took a couple tries to get them right. He also said he took some time to pry all the rocks out of the tread, just to be sure.

It was a bit of a PITA to have to go back, but the service was excellent. And the tires have been great so far.

EV Dan · « **Reply #443 on:** December 13, 2019, 02:49:31 pm »

Maybe it's time to change the thread title to "sucks for tires"?

Anyway, a few years back I installed X-Ice 3s at HWY7/weston Costco once (brought my rims) and everything went fairly well but the balance was off above 100km/h. I didn't have time to go back and forth so next year I went to my tire indie and of course the balance was off. Not terribly so, but I guess within the quick-lube-brakes-and-tires usual margin of error.
So this time around when I needed to replace two worn out tires, I ended up buying them at Crappy (they had 10%off, so better than costco) and doing them at the same tire shop for 20 bucks a piece. Spot on as always.

johngenx · « **Reply #444 on:** December 13, 2019, 07:44:34 pm »

I've never had to return to Costco for a rebalance, and thank gawd for that, because HOLY HELL are they busy now during "snow tire season." I wonder what percentage of the Canadian tire market Costco has taken over.

HeliDriver · « **Reply #445 on:** December 13, 2019, 08:22:32 pm »

I was thinking “snow tire season” is over now, but I guess not everyone buys their winter tires in September, like I do.

Anyway, they’ve got that online appointment tool now, which is handy. I could have booked myself in tomorrow, but chose Tuesday morning instead. Hopefully I get in and out in a reasonable amount of time. Guess we’ll see. $:-\$

johngenx · « **Reply #446 on:** December 13, 2019, 08:30:10 pm »

Quote from: HeliDriver on December 13, 2019, 08:22:32 pm

I was thinking “snow tire season” is over now, but I guess not everyone buys their winter tires in September, like I do.

I sold the WS-80s from the Corolla just the other day. Put them on Kijiji and sold them in a couple of hours. People for sure are still shopping for snow tires.

PJungnitsch · « **Reply #447 on:** December 13, 2019, 09:27:58 pm »

I got my new Xi3 tires put on yesterday at Costco. It took about a week after the tires arrived before I could book an appointment, but when I went in for my 6.30 pm there was no one else there.

Done in 3/4 hr, easy peasy

HeliDriver · « **Reply #448 on:** December 17, 2019, 12:37:19 pm »

Well, that was painless. Showed up at 9:00 for my appointment and I was the only one there. Car went in right away and I had it back at 9:30.

Talked to the tech afterwards and he was all “Uh, so what was the problem?” I told him that, yeah, it felt pretty good, but started to shake at 120 km/h. He chuckled and said I’m not supposed to drive that fast anyway.

He said the worst tire was on the back, and only out an ounce. Two more were out 1/2 an ounce, and front left was perfect. He said he got them all perfect now, and so far it seems much better. Snuck it up to 130 km/h on Crowchild Trail this morning and I felt nothing.

Golly · « **Reply #449 on:** January 01, 2020, 05:29:33 pm »

Today only(1 Jan 2020), 20% off a set of 4 Michelin tires on Costco.ca

Guy · « **Reply #450 on:** January 06, 2020, 10:49:03 am »

Quote from: HeliDriver on December 17, 2019, 12:37:19 pm

Well, that was painless. Showed up at 9:00 for my appointment and I was the only one there. Car went in right away and I had it back at 9:30.

Talked to the tech afterwards and he was all “Uh, so what was the problem?” I told him that, yeah, it felt pretty good, but started to shake at 120 km/h. He chuckled and said I’m not supposed to drive that fast anyway.

He said the worst tire was on the back, and only out an ounce. Two more were out 1/2 an ounce, and front left was perfect. He said he got them all perfect now, and so far it seems much better. Snuck it up to 130 km/h on Crowchild Trail this morning and I felt nothing.

Had a similar experience with Pirelli's Winter Ice FR's I bought for the XC40 this year. At first I thought they were rough and seemed out of round and/or imbalanced. The one I bought a year ago for the XC60 were butter smooth from day 1.

After 800-1000 km they seemed to have settled. Drove the XC40 this morning and all the roughness and vibration was one. Drove as smoothly as my V60 on X-ICE 3's. So winter tires need a break-in period now?

ktm525 · « **Reply #451 on:** January 06, 2020, 10:57:38 am »

Perhaps Pirelli's do. I have sworn off that brand for autos but that is another story.

z973 · « **Reply #452 on:** January 06, 2020, 11:06:37 am »

My BF Goodrich did the same very rough for the first month now they are just fine
I don't remember noticing this with Toyos or Michelins

KD · « **Reply #453 on:** March 13, 2020, 07:30:07 am »

Quote from: z973 on January 06, 2020, 11:06:37 am

My BF Goodrich did the same very rough for the first month now they are just fine
I don't remember noticing this with Toyos or Michelins

I notice the new BFGs on my Frontier are getting a little smoother with each drive. They were noticeably louder than the stock tires.

ktm525 · « **Reply #454 on:** March 13, 2020, 10:40:05 am »

Quote from: KD on March 13, 2020, 07:30:07 am

Quote from: z973 on January 06, 2020, 11:06:37 am
My BF Goodrich did the same very rough for the first month now they are just fine
I don't remember noticing this with Toyos or Michelins

I notice the new BFGs on my Frontier are getting a little smoother with each drive. They were noticeably louder than the stock tires.

In the same family I think BFG is the loud outspoken brother while Michelin is the reserved quiet one. Just different.

Golly · « **Reply #455 on:** September 07, 2020, 02:01:31 pm »

Today only, online at costco.ca, 20% off on a set of 4 Bridgestones.

Guy · « **Reply #456 on:** September 07, 2020, 03:51:11 pm »

Nice! Thanks for the tip!

Blueprint · « **Reply #457 on:** September 11, 2020, 02:30:21 pm »

Quote from: sabinehauser98 on September 11, 2020, 10:32:21 am

Quote from: ktm525 on April 15, 2018, 12:10:55 am
I bought some Michelins for the Ridgeline. I tried to give locals a chance but no one was within $150. Ordered online, shop called 5 days later, appointment made and tires installed on loose wheels. Painless. Other than perhaps a little too much weight (enough time determining tire and wheel heavy spots?) used I am happy (Not on truck yet).

Here is the kicker. Three weeks later I see an ad for a Costco $70 in house rebate on purchases of 4 Michelins. Emailed customer service and had the rebate credited to my credit card the next day. Painless.

Now $220 cheaper than local.

Wow, this sounds really awesome! I have to try this as well

PJungnitsch · « **Reply #458 on:** September 11, 2020, 03:59:41 pm »

Just got off the phone arranging a service at Lexus and they mentioned they will price match Costco

KD · « **Reply #459 on:** September 12, 2020, 08:41:14 am »

Quote from: PJungnitsch on September 11, 2020, 03:59:41 pm

Just got off the phone arranging a service at Lexus and they mentioned they will price match Costco

Looking back I probably should have done the same and saved myself some grief. I ordered a wheel and tire package from Costco and the wheels didn't fit, so they had to come off and i was left scrambling for a set of wheels at the last minute. Ended up getting a set of Fast wheels from the dealer and they were only a few bucks more than the ones i ordered from Costco. By that time the selection was limited but they looked a lot better that the cheap looking things I got from Costco.

I also find their selection tool to be frustrating. Looks like they only carry one winter tire that will fit my Frontier but I'll need to go to a 17" instead of the OEM 16". Think I'll look elsewhere this time.

https://tires.costco.ca/SearchResultsBySize?lang=en-ca&Width=265&Aspect=70&Rim=17&Brand=BFGoodrich&Season=Winter