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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Sorry if it's been discussed previously on this thread -- thoughts on buying used tires on kijiji? We bought a new car and I'm thinking of buying dedicated winters this year (used Nokian all-weathers on our previous two cars but found they wore down too quickly for the price). Found some potentially good deals (tires and tires + rims); is it just buyer beware in terms of age, condition, and looking for any damage or repairs?
Other option we're considering is buying from the US and picking them up in Montana.
Ps will a shop care if they have to mount/balance used tires instead of new ones? I'm guessing they do it all the time for people who don't get separate rims for their winters...
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I've bought 3 sets of winter tires over the last few years from Kijiji. Never had a problem. In all three cases, it was because they no longer owned the car that the tires came from. Just be sure to check for wear and if they are mounted on rims, check the air pressures. If one tire is quite different than the others, there may be a problem. The steelies used on winter tires damage easily if you hit a pot hole. Dents the rim and causes a bad seal and, hence, a leak.