Cheap Tires
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Do you plan on driving this winter on the cheapest tires you can find? If so, do us all a favour and please take public transit when it snows.
I have a brand of tires made by a Scottish company - they are so cheap, not only will they stop on a dime, they will also pick it up!!
you get what you pay for. Ever visit those 80 dollar sp's? Total waste of time and money
Maybe he's selling the car and needs new rubber to pass the safety. That would be the only circumstance under which I'd do just that
Never cheap out on your rubbers........................................for your car or for your dick!!!!
Try calling Tire World in Brampton. They usually have excellent deals on good tires, as well as very cheap "not so good" tires. They also have a huge selection of lightly used tires that range in price from about $20 to $75 each depending on size and wear. They're good if you want to sell your car, but your tires are too bare. www.tireworldbrampton.com
I read winter tire reviews that are pretty good for a couple discount brands at least when handling is involved. The downside is they tend to be less durable so you have to replace them sooner. Unless you don't drive a lot it will cost you the same in the end.
Worn all seasons are practically useless in winter conditions. Almost completely worn out winter tires are still a thousand times better. Look for some used winter tires if you don't want to spend much money. Always get a set of 4 identical tires.
Post a "wanted" ad on kijiji for winter tires and mention the tire size. You never know, you might get lucky.
- if you're getting rid of the car imminently but want to be able to sell it with a safety certificate, just get any used set of tire undamaged and withat least 4mm of tread deaph from Kijiiji or Craigslist and you're done. Just enter the size in the search field.
- if you're looking to get through just this winter with the car, get a good set of used winter tires making sure they are deep enough to compensate for possible degradation of the compound just in case previous owner drove them all year round, and that they will still be certifiable by the the time you're ready to get rid of the car.
- If you plan to keep the car longer, go get new tires that are at least decent, or a a really good used tire that's almost like new. Don;t fuck with safety.
It's probably a toss up between buying a really top-tier all season tire, or going with dedicated winter tires & performance all seasons from a budget brand.
If you're going the new tires route and looking for value at the lower price range, consider the following:
GTA Tires - Barum is an old Czech brand which was bough and invested in by Continental some years ago to become one of it's budget brands. Prices are competitive with Walmart & Canadian Tires cheap stuff & various Chinese brands and probably a bit better.
Simply Tire - check out their website, scroll the inventory to find your size, Cooper & Falken are very well priced. Falken's have great initial performance but the rubber really degrades after 20-25K and slips in the wet - however if your time horizon short term and you're OK with bit of a stiff tire, Falken are a great value. Cooper CS4 is a mediocre but competent tire focusing on a soft ride, good tire for the elderly. If you're in Mississauga or Oakville Tires23 should also sell Falken.
PE Performance - private accessory shop on O'Connor Dr near the Home Depot. They sell GT Radial tires from Taiwan, who's Champiro line is an established, decent budget brand for Performance, All-season and Winter tires. They are one of Micheline's ghost-manufacturers in Asia. They are also available at the Fountain Tire chain. Prices have inched up in recent years and might now be more expensive than Barum, Cooper & Falken.
For even more modest expectations, get something from Walmart. Marshal brand are simply older Kumho tires under a different name. Not the best but certainly not worst stuff either.
Of the third-world stuff, Triangle & Nankag seem to get better owner reviews on boards than the various Sunny, Westlake, Sailun, Avon and others. Search by brand on Kijiiji to find dealers who advertise them new. Off the top of my head there's a place called Kar Kraze near the old Cannonball location which used to advertise them all the time, as well some Chinese shops in Scarborough.
- if you're looking to get through just this winter with the car, get a good set of used winter tires making sure they are deep enough to compensate for possible degradation of the compound just in case previous owner drove them all year round, and that they will still be certifiable by the the time you're ready to get rid of the car.
- If you plan to keep the car longer, go get new tires that are at least decent, or a a really good used tire that's almost like new. Don;t fuck with safety.
It's probably a toss up between buying a really top-tier all season tire, or going with dedicated winter tires & performance all seasons from a budget brand.
If you're going the new tires route and looking for value at the lower price range, consider the following:
GTA Tires - Barum is an old Czech brand which was bough and invested in by Continental some years ago to become one of it's budget brands. Prices are competitive with Walmart & Canadian Tires cheap stuff & various Chinese brands and probably a bit better.
Simply Tire - check out their website, scroll the inventory to find your size, Cooper & Falken are very well priced. Falken's have great initial performance but the rubber really degrades after 20-25K and slips in the wet - however if your time horizon short term and you're OK with bit of a stiff tire, Falken are a great value. Cooper CS4 is a mediocre but competent tire focusing on a soft ride, good tire for the elderly. If you're in Mississauga or Oakville Tires23 should also sell Falken.
PE Performance - private accessory shop on O'Connor Dr near the Home Depot. They sell GT Radial tires from Taiwan, who's Champiro line is an established, decent budget brand for Performance, All-season and Winter tires. They are one of Micheline's ghost-manufacturers in Asia. They are also available at the Fountain Tire chain. Prices have inched up in recent years and might now be more expensive than Barum, Cooper & Falken.
For even more modest expectations, get something from Walmart. Marshal brand are simply older Kumho tires under a different name. Not the best but certainly not worst stuff either.
Of the third-world stuff, Triangle & Nankag seem to get better owner reviews on boards than the various Sunny, Westlake, Sailun, Avon and others. Search by brand on Kijiiji to find dealers who advertise them new. Off the top of my head there's a place called Kar Kraze near the old Cannonball location which used to advertise them all the time, as well some Chinese shops in Scarborough.
If you're in the GTA, depending on the size tires, you can get a set of 4 decent tires instaled from around $500 at tires23 and simplytires.
http://www.tires23.com/shop-for-tires.aspx
http://simplytire.com/tires14.html
http://www.tires23.com/shop-for-tires.aspx
http://simplytire.com/tires14.html
check prices at this place http://www.bramaleatire.com/
They have a deals section http://www.bramaleatire.com/index.php/custom_pages/view_page/id/15/goodyear
They have a deals section http://www.bramaleatire.com/index.php/custom_pages/view_page/id/15/goodyear
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