What You Need To Know About Buying Car Tires

By Melvin Sentrovski

Frankly, there are millions of things a car owner can do than purchase tires for his car. However, if you just run out and buy any old tires without doing your homework and weighing the options, you are likely to spend more money than you need to.

Whether you have a car, a van, a truck, or a sport/utility or crossover vehicle, it is possible to get a good buy on tires. It isn't necessary to pay top price for tires; although prices can vary widely, affordable tires are available if you look.

Below we have listed a few important things to consider before you go out shopping for tires for your car.

Replace All Four Tires - Go ahead and get a completely new set of tires simultaneously. When you buy four tires at a time, you'll get the lowest price per tire with many tire retailers; you can even get the fourth one free with select deals. You'll also know that your tires will all be in equal states of repair.

Shop Online, Use Coupons - I prefer to shop on the Internet for almost everything, to include car tires. Now, I do not actually purchase the car tires on the web, but I do my comparison shopping over the Internet to find the most reasonable local pricing. You will find that identical tires will have extremely different prices from store to store.

Select High Mileage Tires - If you will be maintaining your vehicle for a while, do not short yourself with a 40,000 mile warranty. Compare the many 60-, 70-, or 80,000 mile tires that you will find offered for your car. It is probable that you will find the cost of higher mileage car tires to be somewhat more expensive, but you will recapture that expense over time.

Do Additional Car Maintenance - go ahead and have your car looked over completely as you get your tires replaced, so that you can as much done as possible. Don't pay extra for labor on separate trips, when you can get it all done in one single visit to the shop.

Lastly, be certain that the car tires you purchase are the correct tires for your vehicle. You can find this information in the owner's manual as well as attached to the inside of the driver's side door. - 31488

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