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ZX-Tex 03-09-2011 05:07 PM

And, I did not even have to prepay for them. I presume it is because I am in their system since I have bought lots of tires from them over the years.

Seriously, Discount Tire will come WAY down on most any of their tire prices if you press hard enough. I used to get pricing battles going between them and NTB over the phone.

Savington 03-10-2011 12:26 PM

Suckers. My local store has been doing $540/set for me for the last 3 sets.

That's including mount/balance.

spoolin2bars 03-10-2011 02:05 PM

yeah thats what i did last time. discount tire matched onlinetires.com + free shipping. but he made me get them heat cycled but still came out cheaper than onlines tires price. plus we get free mount and balance at a local shop.

the trick at discount is to find someone into cars or into you :giggle: and always go back to the same person. they'll always give you better service :jerkit: lol, and cut you deals, etc.... that's what i did when i was a manager at one. the deals, not the hand job part.

ZX-Tex 03-10-2011 04:46 PM

And I was hoping so much for a hand job for a second there :makeout:

Well, Discount Tire just called with some news. They already have the tires at the store. One day delivery, without one-day delivery costs. How sweet is that?

rlogan 03-14-2011 10:01 PM


Originally Posted by ZX-Tex (Post 699879)
Well, Discount Tire just called with some news. They already have the tires at the store. One day delivery, without one-day delivery costs. How sweet is that?

Now, if only you could remember to actually pick them up before heading to the track! :fawk:

ZX-Tex 03-14-2011 10:24 PM

Heheee. Actually that gives me an excuse. I could have run 10 seconds faster, but since I forgot the backup tires, I wanted to be sure I got through the weekend so I backed off. Plus Hustler has a fragile ego so I did not want to crush him.

I did pick them up today, $544 with tax as quoted. Four NT-01s will fit in the back seat of an M3.

miatamania 03-14-2011 11:42 PM


Originally Posted by Savington (Post 678403)
News to me. I typically see the fastest times in the first 2-3 sessions.

We get ~10 days out of a set on the rental car - my black car will gnaw through a set in ~5-6 days. The black car also wears the rears faster due to wheelspin.(no joke. laying stripes in 3rd and 4th on corner exit appears to contribute to accelerated tire wear :giggle:)

I seriously just lol'd so hard I almost cried.

GeneSplicer 03-15-2011 08:12 AM

I was putting down 1:41s at Road Atlanta this past weekend on my year old NTO1s that have 16 track days on them - still great with new BBK. I'll always be on NTO1s unless I really need to become competitive, then it'll be Hoosiers...

Then again, I ain't as baller as Sav either...

cueball1 03-15-2011 12:35 PM


Originally Posted by Savington (Post 699775)
Suckers. My local store has been doing $540/set for me for the last 3 sets.

That's including mount/balance.

Wanna share what shop that is?!?

Apparently I don't know how to give a proper handy as my local Discount Tire quoted me $650 after showing them online tires price of $489. Nice price match guys...:jerkit:

crashnscar 03-15-2011 12:40 PM


Originally Posted by cueball1 (Post 701751)
Wanna share what shop that is?!?

Apparently I don't know how to give a proper handy as my local Discount Tire quoted me $650 after showing them online tires price of $489. Nice price match guys...:jerkit:

It's The Tire Store in San Luis Obispo, CA; not a large chain with multiple locations AFAIK.


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