[AT] OT Tires

[CEE VILL]

That is $17.50 per tire add on, Dick, as you know.  I think the guy made lunch on you, but it is hard to tell for sure ???  Many tire stores make their living on add ons so they can advertise a competitive price.  We have a couple of area tire dealers that advertise  an "out the door price".   Our 8% sales tax may add
to that, but nothing else. You make no mention of federal tax, so that must have been included in your $17.50 or the $53.99 price.  By making a comparison of the bottom line of at least three dealers, it is easier to evaluate.  If a dealer claims he doesn't have time to figure that all up, I buy somewhere else.  





> From: ddss at telebeep.com
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:05:04 -0600
> Subject: [AT] OT  Tires
> 
> I apologize for this very off-topic post, but I cannot think of a more 
> knowledgeable group when it comes to tires.
> 
> I just purchased 4 inexpensive new tires for my son's 2002 Dodge Dakota 
> pickup.  $53.99 each.  Does $70 for labor seem in-line with today's market? 
> It just struck me as very high. $35 for balancing and another $35 for 
> 'labor'.
> 
> Maybe there is no margin left in tires any more. Maybe there is no margin in 
> $53.99 tires.  Don't know.
> 
> Again, I apologize for this off-topic thread, but it looked like a slow 
> tractor day on atis :)
> 
> Dick
> 
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