After looking at tires I can see that the Nitto 285/60/18s are very expensive. So is there a special place to get these tires that is a little cheaper. A guy on Ebay is offering a set of 4 for $275 delivered. That's the cheapest I've seen so far
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After looking at tires I can see that the Nitto 285/60/18s are very expensive. So is there a special place to get these tires that is a little cheaper. A guy on Ebay is offering a set of 4 for $275 delivered. That's the cheapest I've seen so far
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Daaaaaaaaaag, Ebay has the Cooper Zeon (set of 4- delivered) for $475.00. This is my second favorite tire. What should I do???????? I am so cheap. I can save $250 by going with the Cooper. But will the group respect me? Will I be able to sit around and talk tire talk with the Nitto guys? Or will they whisper, "hey, that's the guy who bought the Coopers". So many decisions. I mean we are in a recession.
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Originally Posted by SomeBeach
Excuse me, but in American money, $475.00 is MORE than $275.00...
I'm just sayin'
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So what are you sayn???? VX Kat just bought a set. They look like a BAT (bad --- tire). I mean I do need tires. And I am very cheap. And these tires look pretty cool.
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Look at the numbers in your orig 2 posts.
Then look at my humoros reply...
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Yeah, my jaw dropped when I read that $275 in your first post,considering I just paid $730 for my 4 Cooper Zeon LTZs (with m/b + AZ tax)....so we're all waiting for the correct number in post #1.
MAKE SURE you're talking about the Cooper Zeon LTZ, as they make like 5 different Zeon styles and the LTZ is brand new.
I'll post pictures of mine when I get them installed. Should be Friday 6/5.Guess this means the guys won't respect me....and will talk behind my back...oh heck, they already do that!
$475 for 4 Nittos seems inconceivable to me......sounds too good to be true...
M/B is around $15/tire, so the $475 + $60 is still too good to be true.
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I picked up my 265/75/16 Nitto Grappler AT from Discount Tire online for 508.00 shipped to my door, which I thought was a good deal...
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It was $475 for the Coopers. The best price on Nittos was $725
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I realize that's a different size than I got.
Was m/b included in that price? Any sales Tax?
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I have a set of Terra Grapplers right now and I'm going to need a new set soon. After some poking around on the internet I have found them for as low as $160 per tire, but that price may be for the 285/60/18 120S version. My question is, what the heck does the 120S stand for and why is it cheaper?
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in tire lingo the 120 is for the load it can handle ..120 is around 3000 lbs per tire...the S is for the speed rating ...S is for 112mph after 112mph the tire looses its shape and gets warped.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]...
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PepBoys (at least in AZ) has the Cooper Zeon LTZ for Buy3 get 1 free, price ~$161/tire (PLUS m/b ($60), + state sales tax. Tire Rack (my longtime fav) doesn't sell Coopers.
I used that price as my "price to beat" and ended up paying $173.82/tire + sales tax, but it included m/b plus:
~rotate & balance 10 times
~free flat repair (with plug) lifetime
~one free alignment ~$70 value (where we live, alignments are needed frequently! None of the chain or private shops around here offers lifetime alignment deals like we had in Dallas)
~free flat change (even though I have roadside assistance like AAA)
These extras made it worth paying the $173.82/tire price vs. PepBoys $161 + $15 m/b as they weren't apples to apples just on that per tire price, since m/b was xtra at PepBoys and none of the other bennies listed above.
Doug (somebeach) you may want to checkout PepBoys prices & deals on the Coopers.
The 120S load/speed rating also made the Coopers a tad lighter than the TGs.
Just my .02 cents worth of info
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VX Kat you saved me I bought the Coopers off Ebay before you said to make sure they are theLTZs. I bought the XSTs from a place called big_a_tires. I had already paid thru PAYPAL. I sent my wah wah to the guy and offered to pay a fee to have the tires not sent. This guy refunded me and wouldn't take any money for his trouble. What a great guy. Makes me have faith in people when I get treated like that. I had lost faith for a while after all the Dougie comments but I'm getting over themYeah, my jaw dropped when I read that $275 in your first post,
MAKE SURE you're talking about the Cooper Zeon LTZ, as they make like 5 different Zeon styles and the LTZ is brand new.
I'll post pictures of mine when I get them installed. Should be Friday 6/5.
$475 for 4 Nittos seems inconceivable to me......sounds too good to be true...
M/B is around $15/tire, so the $475 + $60 is still too good to be true.
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Dude...Ya gotta learn to roll widit...I think your hazing is mostly over...mostly...
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I was almost over it then you wrote this. I may never fully recover. If I had gotten the BATMAN sign on you wouldn't be talking this way. I am Somebeach and I have attitude....just don't have tires yet. I remember the good ole days when members would welcome a new member with a gift like a set of tires. Oh to relive those daysDude...Ya gotta learn to roll widit...I think your hazing is mostly over...mostly...
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