2008 XJR. Pirelli P6: 0 miles somewhat noisy , 15000 annoyingly so, 17000 insufferable. P-6 tires have no merits as far as I can tell.

a) Tire chains like Discount Tires, Belle Tires, ...?
b) TireRack drop ship to independent garage?
c) Jaguar dealer?
d) Other?

55 years' experiences are Yokohama good, Michelin good, almost all others otherwise. Suggestions appreciated but all-season tires are necessary here.

 

Ford dealer.
Hankooks.
Beats all prices and you get a 100 rebate on 4 tires.
Hunter road force balancing is worth the slight bit extra.

 

I had always purchased from Tire Rack. But NTB, Big O, Tire Kingdom have dealer BOGO if you buy 1 or 2 of the services. For example on 2 of my vehicles last month I got 8 tires, mount, balance, road hazard, lifetime alignment, brake flush & coolant flush for $1600.

 

I always buy at America's Tire/ Discount Tire. 3 cars and RV - free rotation, balance and most important free anytime tire pressure checks. Plus they have a great attitude at my store.

For my XJ8 L I got my Hancooks there.

 

My approach is to go where they know you will settle for nothing short of perfection and they deliver.

The above being said, my tire store of 15 years recently quoted me $200 more on a set of 4 Conti Extreme Contact DWs than the other tire store in Town.

With some misgivings I switched. $200 on a $1000 deal is a lot of money. The new guy did a good job too. The new guy did not have a Road Force Balance (RFB) capability but he told me that if he could not bal. my tires to satisfaction he would pay for RFB elsewhere. He came thru perfectly.

I've never been comfortable with mail order/Internet tire purchasing. They got your money, you got the tires and if anything goes wrong it's too much of a hassle to sort out.