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Old 10-10-18, 05:22 PM
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Old 10-10-18, 05:46 PM
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Just to make sure everyone knows, the 'discount tire' place you went to is not Discount Tire, right?
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Originally Posted by bclexus
Just to make sure everyone knows, the 'discount tire' place you went to is not Discount Tire, right?
When I read the OP's post, I knew your heart was going to be badly bruised by his choice of words
Old 10-10-18, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by bclexus
Just to make sure everyone knows, the 'discount tire' place you went to is not Discount Tire, right?
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When I read the OP's post, I knew your heart was going to be badly bruised by his choice of words
I just don't want people to be confused or misled. I don't have anything but 100% approval for Discount Tire's great reputation, which is well-deserved in my opinion.

I actually knew it wasn't 'the' Discount Tire he was talking about because Discount Tire doesn't do oil changes and alignments.
Old 10-10-18, 08:42 PM
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What GS costs $97k?? haha
Old 10-10-18, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by bclexus
Just to make sure everyone knows, the 'discount tire' place you went to is not Discount Tire, right?
Correct. Never been there before.
Old 10-11-18, 02:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Polo708
What GS costs $97k?? haha
He was going to get the LS500.
Old 10-11-18, 06:52 AM
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I would have still gotten a new car. LOL
Old 10-11-18, 01:27 PM
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New tires can make all the difference. Did you take an actual decibel meter or at least decibel meter app for comparative (not absolute) readings?
Old 10-12-18, 01:01 AM
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So your 2014 GS 350 had an issue and your reaction is to buy a new LS500? I wouldn't say you saved 97k, you just came back to your senses.
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Old 10-23-18, 08:51 AM
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I did not, but it was a vast improvement.
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if I'm not mistaken if you have a RWD model you cannot rotate the wheels/tires anyway due the staggered sizes.
balding near the center means the tires were probably overinflated.

glad it was sorted out in the end, and a valuable lesson was learned (which you've obviously quantified haha)!
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House next door is for sale. But I decided not to buy it. Just saved $600k.
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House next door is for sale. But I decided not to buy it. Just saved $600k.
lol, exactly why this thread makes no sense.
Old 10-23-18, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by bclexus
I just don't want people to be confused or misled. I don't have anything but 100% approval for Discount Tire's great reputation, which is well-deserved in my opinion.

I actually knew it wasn't 'the' Discount Tire he was talking about because Discount Tire doesn't do oil changes and alignments.
I’m 100% Discount Tire customer as well. On my personal vehicles I think they have about $40,000 in purchases from me over 20 years.
I just wish they would open up a commercial side for my business equipment (diesel trucks).
I’m sick of Les Schwab robbing us and not providing the service that Discount/America’s provides.
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