On 1/28/2015 9:30 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/28/2015 6:48 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:26:28 -0500, Someone Else
wrote:

True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite

"Went to bed at about 8pm planning on getting up around midnight to see
if plowing was necessary. It was. I didn't want to let the snow get
too high because it gets difficult to see where things are.

Just finished doing our driveway and the driveways of two neighbors.
Visibility is next to nothing. Heavy, blowing snow. A little sit
depressing considering the Weather Channel just said the peak of the
storm is just now approaching New York. Gonna be a long day
tomorrow. "

Just happened to be up for a head visit at 0545 AST this morning and
the snow had just started.
Could be a long day.
I haven't bought winter tires in over 30 years but I actually called
the local Toyota dealer yesterday.
Parts dept said they don't have 17" steel rims for my Highlander so
I bailed
Saved myself about $ 1500.00. ;-)
Who buys tires from a dealer?

Those adverse to going on a Wal Mart shopping spree?

Although, I'll have to admit that Costco saved me about $80 total on
the four Michellins I had
installed. Damn tires are getting expensive. What happened to the good
ol' days when one could go to
the local Standard station and get used tires for $10?



I remember my Dad buying recapped tires.



We got a guy here who drives around in a truck with a setup. He will
come and put a set of used tires on your car at work, home, track,
whereever, for about 180-200 bucks passenger tires used, balanced,
mounted and offers free rotations thereafter on those tires if you come
to the home base... He usually doesn't get AT's though so I get mine at
tiremonkey or similar and let him mount them for 20 bucks a shot...

On 1/28/2015 12:49 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/28/2015 9:30 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/28/2015 6:48 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:26:28 -0500, Someone Else
wrote:

True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite

"Went to bed at about 8pm planning on getting up around midnight to
see
if plowing was necessary. It was. I didn't want to let the snow get
too high because it gets difficult to see where things are.

Just finished doing our driveway and the driveways of two neighbors.
Visibility is next to nothing. Heavy, blowing snow. A little sit
depressing considering the Weather Channel just said the peak of the
storm is just now approaching New York. Gonna be a long day
tomorrow. "

Just happened to be up for a head visit at 0545 AST this morning and
the snow had just started.
Could be a long day.
I haven't bought winter tires in over 30 years but I actually called
the local Toyota dealer yesterday.
Parts dept said they don't have 17" steel rims for my Highlander so
I bailed
Saved myself about $ 1500.00. ;-)
Who buys tires from a dealer?

Those adverse to going on a Wal Mart shopping spree?

Although, I'll have to admit that Costco saved me about $80 total on
the four Michellins I had
installed. Damn tires are getting expensive. What happened to the good
ol' days when one could go to
the local Standard station and get used tires for $10?



I remember my Dad buying recapped tires.



We got a guy here who drives around in a truck with a setup. He will
come and put a set of used tires on your car at work, home, track,
whereever, for about 180-200 bucks passenger tires used, balanced,
mounted and offers free rotations thereafter on those tires if you come
to the home base... He usually doesn't get AT's though so I get mine at
tiremonkey or similar and let him mount them for 20 bucks a shot...


$180-$200 *each* for used tires? If so, that seems high.
My wife just had four new Michelin's put on her Mountaineer.
They charged her $925 for the set, balanced and installed.
That included the charge to dispose of the old tires.

On 1/28/2015 1:11 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/28/2015 12:49 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/28/2015 9:30 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/28/2015 6:48 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:26:28 -0500, Someone Else
wrote:

True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite

"Went to bed at about 8pm planning on getting up around midnight to
see
if plowing was necessary. It was. I didn't want to let the snow get
too high because it gets difficult to see where things are.

Just finished doing our driveway and the driveways of two neighbors.
Visibility is next to nothing. Heavy, blowing snow. A little sit
depressing considering the Weather Channel just said the peak of the
storm is just now approaching New York. Gonna be a long day
tomorrow. "

Just happened to be up for a head visit at 0545 AST this morning and
the snow had just started.
Could be a long day.
I haven't bought winter tires in over 30 years but I actually called
the local Toyota dealer yesterday.
Parts dept said they don't have 17" steel rims for my Highlander so
I bailed
Saved myself about $ 1500.00. ;-)
Who buys tires from a dealer?

Those adverse to going on a Wal Mart shopping spree?

Although, I'll have to admit that Costco saved me about $80 total on
the four Michellins I had
installed. Damn tires are getting expensive. What happened to the good
ol' days when one could go to
the local Standard station and get used tires for $10?



I remember my Dad buying recapped tires.



We got a guy here who drives around in a truck with a setup. He will
come and put a set of used tires on your car at work, home, track,
whereever, for about 180-200 bucks passenger tires used, balanced,
mounted and offers free rotations thereafter on those tires if you come
to the home base... He usually doesn't get AT's though so I get mine at
tiremonkey or similar and let him mount them for 20 bucks a shot...


$180-$200 *each* for used tires? If so, that seems high.
My wife just had four new Michelin's put on her Mountaineer.
They charged her $925 for the set, balanced and installed.
That included the charge to dispose of the old tires.



180-200 for a set of four passenger tires... generally about half way
through their usable life, some brand new(ish) too but they would be
more.. Point is in a fix you can get 4 legal tires for 200 bucks..
mounted, and balanced, and he comes to you at home, track, work, school,
church.... or you can drive to him too....

On 1/28/15 1:11 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/28/2015 12:49 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/28/2015 9:30 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/28/2015 6:48 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:26:28 -0500, Someone Else
wrote:

True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite

"Went to bed at about 8pm planning on getting up around midnight to
see
if plowing was necessary. It was. I didn't want to let the snow get
too high because it gets difficult to see where things are.

Just finished doing our driveway and the driveways of two neighbors.
Visibility is next to nothing. Heavy, blowing snow. A little sit
depressing considering the Weather Channel just said the peak of the
storm is just now approaching New York. Gonna be a long day
tomorrow. "

Just happened to be up for a head visit at 0545 AST this morning and
the snow had just started.
Could be a long day.
I haven't bought winter tires in over 30 years but I actually called
the local Toyota dealer yesterday.
Parts dept said they don't have 17" steel rims for my Highlander so
I bailed
Saved myself about $ 1500.00. ;-)
Who buys tires from a dealer?

Those adverse to going on a Wal Mart shopping spree?

Although, I'll have to admit that Costco saved me about $80 total on
the four Michellins I had
installed. Damn tires are getting expensive. What happened to the good
ol' days when one could go to
the local Standard station and get used tires for $10?



I remember my Dad buying recapped tires.



We got a guy here who drives around in a truck with a setup. He will
come and put a set of used tires on your car at work, home, track,
whereever, for about 180-200 bucks passenger tires used, balanced,
mounted and offers free rotations thereafter on those tires if you come
to the home base... He usually doesn't get AT's though so I get mine at
tiremonkey or similar and let him mount them for 20 bucks a shot...


$180-$200 *each* for used tires? If so, that seems high.
My wife just had four new Michelin's put on her Mountaineer.
They charged her $925 for the set, balanced and installed.
That included the charge to dispose of the old tires.



I'll bet he means a set of four for $200.

--
Proud to be a Liberal.

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 1/28/2015 12:49 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/28/2015 9:30 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/28/2015 6:48 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:26:28 -0500, Someone Else
wrote:

True North wrote:
Mr. Luddite

"Went to bed at about 8pm planning on getting up around midnight to
see
if plowing was necessary. It was. I didn't want to let the snow get
too high because it gets difficult to see where things are.

Just finished doing our driveway and the driveways of two neighbors.
Visibility is next to nothing. Heavy, blowing snow. A little sit
depressing considering the Weather Channel just said the peak of the
storm is just now approaching New York. Gonna be a long day
tomorrow. "

Just happened to be up for a head visit at 0545 AST this morning and
the snow had just started.
Could be a long day.
I haven't bought winter tires in over 30 years but I actually called
the local Toyota dealer yesterday.
Parts dept said they don't have 17" steel rims for my Highlander so
I bailed
Saved myself about $ 1500.00. ;-)
Who buys tires from a dealer?

Those adverse to going on a Wal Mart shopping spree?

Although, I'll have to admit that Costco saved me about $80 total on
the four Michellins I had
installed. Damn tires are getting expensive. What happened to the good
ol' days when one could go to
the local Standard station and get used tires for $10?



I remember my Dad buying recapped tires.



We got a guy here who drives around in a truck with a setup. He will
come and put a set of used tires on your car at work, home, track,
whereever, for about 180-200 bucks passenger tires used, balanced,
mounted and offers free rotations thereafter on those tires if you come
to the home base... He usually doesn't get AT's though so I get mine at
tiremonkey or similar and let him mount them for 20 bucks a shot...


$180-$200 *each* for used tires? If so, that seems high.
My wife just had four new Michelin's put on her Mountaineer.
They charged her $925 for the set, balanced and installed.
That included the charge to dispose of the old tires.

I think he meant for the 4 mounted and balanced. I also remember those
tires years ago only lasted about 10,000 miles. Best deal I got on tires
was 2 weeks ago. My Toyo tires in the truck for 2+ years were recalled.
New set mounted and balanced. List was over a grand. Free to me. Back
tires were about 50% worn and fronts maybe 35%.

True North wrote:
Keyser Söze
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"When my wife's car needed new tires, the local car dealer had the best
price by far for four Michelins."


Yup.
When the original equip Toyo tires wore down on my RAV4, I priced new Michelin Latitude Tour tires at my dealer, COSTCO and at a well known local tire dealer
Toyota met the other two prices.

Meeting the price - I get that. Waiting for a dealer to do a 20 minute
job in over an hour - not so much. I'm sure you will say you were in
and out but that would be a lie or worthy of headline news.

Or buy gas for 21 cents a gallon.

On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 08:42:41 +0000, RGrew176 wrote:


Poquito Loco;1025912 Wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:26:28 -0500, Someone Else
wrote:
-
True North wrote:-
Mr. Luddite

"Went to bed at about 8pm planning on getting up around midnight to
see
if plowing was necessary. It was. I didn't want to let the snow get
too high because it gets difficult to see where things are.

Just finished doing our driveway and the driveways of two neighbors.
Visibility is next to nothing. Heavy, blowing snow. A little sit
depressing considering the Weather Channel just said the peak of the
storm is just now approaching New York. Gonna be a long day tomorrow.
"

Just happened to be up for a head visit at 0545 AST this morning and
the snow had just started.
Could be a long day.
I haven't bought winter tires in over 30 years but I actually called
the local Toyota dealer yesterday.
Parts dept said they don't have 17" steel rims for my Highlander so I
bailed
Saved myself about $ 1500.00. ;-)-
Who buys tires from a dealer?-

Those adverse to going on a Wal Mart shopping spree?

Although, I'll have to admit that Costco saved me about $80 total on the
four Michellins I had
installed. Damn tires are getting expensive. What happened to the good
ol' days when one could go to
the local Standard station and get used tires for $10?
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

Or buy gas for 21 cents a gallon.

And oil for 10 cents a quart.
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 08:42:41 +0000, RGrew176 wrote:


Poquito Loco;1025912 Wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:26:28 -0500, Someone Else
wrote:
-
True North wrote:-
Mr. Luddite

"Went to bed at about 8pm planning on getting up around midnight to
see
if plowing was necessary. It was. I didn't want to let the snow get
too high because it gets difficult to see where things are.

Just finished doing our driveway and the driveways of two neighbors.
Visibility is next to nothing. Heavy, blowing snow. A little sit
depressing considering the Weather Channel just said the peak of the
storm is just now approaching New York. Gonna be a long day tomorrow.
"

Just happened to be up for a head visit at 0545 AST this morning and
the snow had just started.
Could be a long day.
I haven't bought winter tires in over 30 years but I actually called
the local Toyota dealer yesterday.
Parts dept said they don't have 17" steel rims for my Highlander so I
bailed
Saved myself about $ 1500.00. ;-)-
Who buys tires from a dealer?-

Those adverse to going on a Wal Mart shopping spree?

Although, I'll have to admit that Costco saved me about $80 total on the
four Michellins I had
installed. Damn tires are getting expensive. What happened to the good
ol' days when one could go to
the local Standard station and get used tires for $10?
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

Or buy gas for 21 cents a gallon.

That also reminds me.

Gosh, when I was a boy, my mom could send me down to the store with a $1 bill, and I could come back
with 5 potatoes, 2 loaves of bread, 3 bottles of milk, a hunk of cheese, and box of tea and 6 eggs.

Damn shame that those days are long gone.

Too many security cameras.
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

On 1/29/2015 9:20 AM, Poquito Loco wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jan 2015 08:42:41 +0000, RGrew176 wrote:


Poquito Loco;1025912 Wrote:
On Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:26:28 -0500, Someone Else
wrote:
-
True North wrote:-
Mr. Luddite

"Went to bed at about 8pm planning on getting up around midnight to
see
if plowing was necessary. It was. I didn't want to let the snow get
too high because it gets difficult to see where things are.

Just finished doing our driveway and the driveways of two neighbors.
Visibility is next to nothing. Heavy, blowing snow. A little sit
depressing considering the Weather Channel just said the peak of the
storm is just now approaching New York. Gonna be a long day tomorrow.
"

Just happened to be up for a head visit at 0545 AST this morning and
the snow had just started.
Could be a long day.
I haven't bought winter tires in over 30 years but I actually called
the local Toyota dealer yesterday.
Parts dept said they don't have 17" steel rims for my Highlander so I
bailed
Saved myself about $ 1500.00. ;-)-
Who buys tires from a dealer?-

Those adverse to going on a Wal Mart shopping spree?

Although, I'll have to admit that Costco saved me about $80 total on the
four Michellins I had
installed. Damn tires are getting expensive. What happened to the good
ol' days when one could go to
the local Standard station and get used tires for $10?
--

Guns don't cause problems. The behavior
of certain gun owners causes problems.

Or buy gas for 21 cents a gallon.

That also reminds me.

Gosh, when I was a boy, my mom could send me down to the store with a $1 bill, and I could come back
with 5 potatoes, 2 loaves of bread, 3 bottles of milk, a hunk of cheese, and box of tea and 6 eggs.

Damn shame that those days are long gone.

Too many security cameras.


lol