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Originally Posted by Ironhorse
You don't need an alignment when getting new / winter tires. If that is what the shop is telling you, run away. Fast.
And $880 is quite reasonable considering what you get...
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That was my point. I said NOT including an alignment.
I mentioned it because (1) they will always ASK if you want an alignment (upselling) and (2) the price is so high that i thought it was important that people knew it was not included.
I usually get 4 comparable tires to that, including shipping, for $380-$480 and then pay ~$50 to have them installed. That is a pretty big spread and all i have to do is wait an extra 2-5 days until they are delivered.
As for the guy that says he has been fine without snow tires:
1) They are WINTER tires not SNOW tires. There are plenty of WINTER tires geared towards ICE, of which Calgary and area (and to the mountains) roads have plenty.
2) I am sure all of us here know how to drive well enough that we would have been fine with all seasons too. The 10%-30% that WINTER tires are scientifically PROVEN to give you over all-seasons in ice and/or snow can be the 10% that save your life and/or your car. We only need to draw on that 10% ONCE in our lives of driving for it to have made more sense economically to have invested in winter tires. ONCE.
I wonder if a family memeber dies on icy roads you will wonder what could have been if you had spent an extra $50 to mount WINTER tires? I know what my answer is: I don't want to ever have to ask that question...
Claeren.