Making A Tire Purchase
Looking to purchase tires can become difficult to understand. It’s difficult to understand where to start, and specifically if you’re a first time tire buyer you might not know the specifics of what you need. Hopefully this source will help you buy your next pair of tires. This is the information we would give to our kids if they asked how to buy tires.
Step 1: Look at the tires currently on your car. Check the volume, brand, model #’s etc… You can find most of that information on the sidewall of the tire itself. If you don’t understand what it all means, that’s ok. Make sure you copy the information down so you have it when you need it. Also make sure you actually need new tires.
Step 2: Place a call to your favorite tire shop and say: Hi, I own a 2003 Chevy Equinox and I was wanting to find out what tires you have that would go well on this vehicle? (replace your make and model obviously) Grab something to write on, and jot down everything they say. Don’t hangup until you have the exact price inclusive of installation, and the detailed facts and figures on the tires. They might not volunteer the information but,get an idea of what the manufacture suggested mileage is. NOTE: Not all shops can tell you right off the bat what kind of tires to get for your car. That’s why you wrote down all the details of your current tires. With this information they can tell you what is available.
Step 3: Compare what you found at the first shop with a few other tire shops in the area.
Step 4: Now that you’ve got some solid information, narrow your choices down to 2-3 potential tires. Search Google for the name and model of each tire and find out what the customer reviews say. Read customer comments, automotive magazines, any information you can find on the specific tire.
Step 5: You’re all set, you’ve done your homework and are ready to make a tire purchase.
Hopefully you learned something by reading this guide. If you learn something you’d like to share during your tire purchase please leave a comment so others can learn as well. Thanks!
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