Comments on: Tired of Buying Tires

By: No Nonsense Landlord

No Nonsense Landlord — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:02:45 +0000

I bought tires for my truck, ice and snow tires. About $800 wen it was over. luckily, they are tax deductible….

Without good tread, you hydroplane easily and run off the road. Either slow down, or get new tires.

By: Kassandra

Kassandra — Thu, 29 May 2014 00:14:48 +0000

I am glad to read that you didn’t end up in an accident!

With dangerous road conditions in Montreal during the winter and a mandatory winter tire rule that has been in place for years, I spent nearly $900 for new winter tires back in Dec 2013 on my Mazda 6 because my old ones were no longer safe for the road. Man did that hurt the wallet but I don’t kid around with my safety and the tires performed really well!

By: Ryan Bonaparte

Ryan Bonaparte — Wed, 28 May 2014 11:53:42 +0000

Tires are not cheap, that’s for sure. However, that’s one area of maintenance I’m not afraid to splurge on. As someone once told me, tires are the only part of the car that actually touches the road, so if they are not in good shape, all of the safety devices in the world won’t matter. Also, I tend to look at it as the cost of one fender bender because I couldn’t stop in time will easily be more expensive than a few extra dollars on tires. Even still, it does hurt to pay that much for something that is inevitably going to wear out.

By: Alicia @ Financial Diffraction

Alicia @ Financial Diffraction — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:52:05 +0000

Yikes – glad you two were all right. Close calls always get my heart racing.

I haven’t bought tires in four years, but I have two sets (all-season, and snow) that I switch out. My all-seasons are made specifically for rain so they’re great for all the nasty Spring and Fall weather we get. That being said, I think I have the same “super power” as you on picking up nails left and right. Honestly, I don’t even know how many patches I’ve been through… it’s like I’m a magnet for them.

Thankfully, my brother is a mechanic and he can get me at cost pricing for tires. So I can get REALLY good tires for about $300 or so. I love connections 🙂

By: SavvyFinancialLatina

SavvyFinancialLatina — Tue, 27 May 2014 16:41:43 +0000

Tires are bloody expensive! We shopped around for tires on my Honda Civic car. Still had to pay $600. Now we need to do the 60K maintenance on our cars. Ouch….it’s going to hurt.

By: Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life

Stefanie @ The Broke and Beautiful Life — Tue, 27 May 2014 13:31:57 +0000

What a nightmare. One of the many reasons I’m grateful for spending my life on public transit. Is there any cheaper alternative?

By: Jen @Sprout Wealth

Jen @Sprout Wealth — Tue, 27 May 2014 04:32:57 +0000

Such is the tale about the expenses on maintenance required by having a car. I am only aware and can only empathize because I don’t own a car and perhaps never will. Still, happy for you that nothing untoward happened.

By: Little Miss Moneybags

Little Miss Moneybags — Mon, 26 May 2014 19:07:09 +0000

Peanut bought new wheels and tires for his Jeep last year, and we’ll have to replace the tires on my car this year. I hope that’s the last time we need to think about tires for a long time!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 26 May 2014 17:43:04 +0000

We recently bought tires for our Camaro, and I think they were around $300 or $400 for EACH (I can’t remember the exact price). We now need tires for the Jeep as well, and those are usually just as expensive. I want to run away! I hate buying tires, especially twice within the same year.

By: Canadian Budget Binder

Canadian Budget Binder — Mon, 26 May 2014 14:26:03 +0000

Tires are not cheap by any means and you get what you pay for that’s for sure. It’s one of those surprises that can pop up in the budget. I also need tires for my vehicle in the next year and I’m looking at about $800 or so for the tires so we are budgeting now for them.