conekiller

it's $298 and $30 for mount & balance. The car is three months old with 8600 miles and I found a large nail right in the f@#$ing shoulder where it can't be repaired. I was surprised at how little they've worn so far...I was still at 8/32 tread (new is about 10/32) so I'm less worried about having one new rear tire. Most of my driving is highway so that helped.

Thankfully I'll get $150 back - w00t for wheel and tire insurance.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

really expensive vs tirerack but its an emergency and had to get done there and then plus you had the road hazard deal. Very easily go past the 15k mile disclaimer for 18" wheels on the lexus site

conekiller

update...dealer just called and the insurance company is going to send me a check for the full amount....but my term maximum is still the same ($600) but I'll take that chance.

ff_

I suppose the dealer needs to make its 100% profit too. Those tires, IMO, are worth about $75, if that. Too bad a person needs to get bent over the barrel for a replacement.

I bought the tire and wheel protection for both of our Lexi as well. It was a smart move, as I've already had to repair 2 tires in 3 months. FL is the road debris capital of the world...

al503

Wow. Glass is empty, eh? Those tires gotta be worth $80 and not a penny less.

I actually like the Dunlops. They trammel a little more than I would like but they're relatively quiet (I'll be able to make a better comparison when I slap the PS2's on next week) and they do seem to be wearing well. PS2's are great but they wear out like gumballs in comparison.

4TehNguyen

iTrader: (1)

tirerack price for dunlop sport maxx 225/40/18: $184 and 255/40/18: $229. Dealer markup isnt that bad

ff_

No doubt, the Dunlops tramline terribly. The Bridgestone RE-050 would have been a much better tire in every respect. It's kind of "the tire to use" these days, and for good reason.

jsquared

i agree. i'm gonna get those put on when i get my new wheels... heard a lot of good things about them.

ff_

I've had them on the 330i and the S2000. Love 'em.

G35TOIS350

could have bought a pair wtih 60% tread off me for $150.

socalJD

Another thing to consider, the Bridgestones are about 2lbs heavier per tire than the Dunlops, and the Michelins are about 2lbs lighter than the Dunlops - of course the Michelins are also more $$$. (Thus the Bridgestones are 4lbs heavier than the Michelins - thats over 10%)

conekiller

which would've required leaving my car at the dealership 40 miles from home, telling them to not do anything to it while I check some forum on the off-chance that someone has used tires I can buy and wait a few days to arrive and meanwhile my tire insurance paid for the whole tire and I was on my way the next day.

al503

C'mon, Killer. Stop holding back.

conekiller

Yeah about that...my car = my office, and the prospect of saving a Ben Franklin or two isn't worth the effort or extra time involved when I'm on the road and just happen to be 5 miles from the dealer. It's part of the reason I bought the insurance in the first place. Some things are inevitable when driving 30K a year in the northeast.

G35TOIS350

calm down jeesh.