Costco Tire Sale
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mountainpete
Spamicus Eliminatus
Good deal if you can bring it to the competition!
At the Costco here (last time I checked) they will let you purchase any tire but they wouldn't mount anything more then one size bigger then stock. It's not like they are hurting for business, but they are missing out on a massive Calgary truck market.
Pete
At the Costco here (last time I checked) they will let you purchase any tire but they wouldn't mount anything more then one size bigger then stock. It's not like they are hurting for business, but they are missing out on a massive Calgary truck market.
Pete
LandCruiserPhil
Expedition Leader
Must be a CND thing. Costco mounted BFG 37's on my FJ80 size was not an issue.
ryan626
Adventurer
I was just talking to my friend who works in Costco tire department today about this. He said that now they will mount larger tires as long as they are no bigger then the tires that you bring the truck in with. They just want to make sure that the tire will not rub. I haven't gone in and checked this out myself but this is just what I heard.
WhereTheHellIsJames?
Explorer
I just got tires for my '95 Taco at Costco, and they fought with me about putting on 31X10.5 BFG AT's, claiming that according to their computer, it was not the right size tire for my vehicle. I did get the tires in the end, but it was kind of a pain. If another reliable company was willing to match the Costco price (especially with the coupon) I'd probably go there instead.
michaels
Explorer
that's why i got my 33's mounted there and then put them on my truck at home. :coffeedrink:
i DO need to go get them rebalanced though...gettin' vibes at 50 mph...
by the way, 5 255/85 BFG MTs were $1000 out the door...pretty good price...
The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
I used to work at a CostCo garage.
The different attitudes you guys are getting about upsizing tires are a direct result of the manager's outlook.
My manager was into offroading, and he would let the guys put any tire on any vehicle that the customer asked for. (To a reasonable limit of course.)
If we thought the tires would rub, or just wouldn't fit at all, we would tell the customer that, we would write it on the invoice saying "TIRE SIZE NOT ADVISED BY INSTALLERS" or something to that effect. And the customer had to initial that statement also.
The corporate policy though, is to not install tires with a greater than 3% overall diameter different than what the car came with from the factory. There is a program in the shop computer that lists all OE sizes and they also have a 2nd program that compares one size to another and gives the % difference between the two sizes.
You have to remember the liability side of things, if someone comes in, gets larger tires and they go out and flip their vehicle, they can come back and try to sue the store that put them on.
CostCo is a huge corporation, and they are just trying to limit their exposure to possible liability as much as they can.
And has been mentioned, to easily get around this, you can just bring in your wheels and they will mount the tires on them and you can take them home and bolt them onto your vehicle. They will do this with little to no questions.
CostCo also has (or had when I worked there) a policy of lifetime flat repairs, mounting and balancing on tires they sell. The limit on flat fixes (punctures in the tread only) maxed out at 3 fixes per tire - after that the tire's carcass is considered to have been weakened enough to be considered a safety hazard, and they won't repair the tire a 4th time. They will however pro-rate the tire based on tread life or mileage, and refund a percentage of the original purchase price towards a new replacement tire.
They won't try to repair a sidewall-damaged tire. I haven't run into a reputable shop that will actually work on a sidewall - if they are able to fix the damage, the fix likely won't last too long.
The different attitudes you guys are getting about upsizing tires are a direct result of the manager's outlook.
My manager was into offroading, and he would let the guys put any tire on any vehicle that the customer asked for. (To a reasonable limit of course.)
If we thought the tires would rub, or just wouldn't fit at all, we would tell the customer that, we would write it on the invoice saying "TIRE SIZE NOT ADVISED BY INSTALLERS" or something to that effect. And the customer had to initial that statement also.
The corporate policy though, is to not install tires with a greater than 3% overall diameter different than what the car came with from the factory. There is a program in the shop computer that lists all OE sizes and they also have a 2nd program that compares one size to another and gives the % difference between the two sizes.
You have to remember the liability side of things, if someone comes in, gets larger tires and they go out and flip their vehicle, they can come back and try to sue the store that put them on.
CostCo is a huge corporation, and they are just trying to limit their exposure to possible liability as much as they can.
And has been mentioned, to easily get around this, you can just bring in your wheels and they will mount the tires on them and you can take them home and bolt them onto your vehicle. They will do this with little to no questions.
CostCo also has (or had when I worked there) a policy of lifetime flat repairs, mounting and balancing on tires they sell. The limit on flat fixes (punctures in the tread only) maxed out at 3 fixes per tire - after that the tire's carcass is considered to have been weakened enough to be considered a safety hazard, and they won't repair the tire a 4th time. They will however pro-rate the tire based on tread life or mileage, and refund a percentage of the original purchase price towards a new replacement tire.
They won't try to repair a sidewall-damaged tire. I haven't run into a reputable shop that will actually work on a sidewall - if they are able to fix the damage, the fix likely won't last too long.
The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
Almost forgot...
The sale/rebate that CostCo has on BFG (and Michelin for that matter) happens every spring and every fall.
So, if you may be able to squeek through the summer on your current set of tires, you'll still be able to get the rebate in the fall.
The sale/rebate that CostCo has on BFG (and Michelin for that matter) happens every spring and every fall.
So, if you may be able to squeek through the summer on your current set of tires, you'll still be able to get the rebate in the fall.
mountainpete
Spamicus Eliminatus
Great info Adam! Many thanks.
The Adam Blaster
Expedition Leader
No worries. 