Hi Guys,

This is an FYI......
One of the items that surfaced in my state inspection, was I would be needing front tires in a foreseeable future. This being the case, I started researching the usual vendors. Then, I remembered I have one nearby....Costco. They have a number of mfg, from which, to choose. I chose Bridgestone S 04s in the larger staggered sizes my XKR needed. The toal was a 'tick" over $1000. Another vendor wanted $1400, or so.
A valuable added benefit, their tire warranty, also, covers bruising, typically occurring from potholes. Most mfg warranties classify this as user abuse, thus not covered.
Happy Motoring.....

 

Cant say anything about bruising, as I have never had it. (problem seldom seen on smaller rims I'm sure).
However Firestone has always price matched Costco (and Tirerack for that matter), so I have never had to shop elsewhere.

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Vince

 

Hi Vince,

I've experienced it a couple of times, the first when my wife hit a pothole the first winter we purchased the XJR. The car came with Pirellis. The mfg. would not cover, so with only 15K miles had to purchase a brand new tire. The second time was while on our second set of tires, once again a pothole was to blame. This time, having purchased the tires from Costco, we paid only a disposal fee of couple dollars and received a new tire. Ever since, I've been a fan. At some point during one of those pothole occurrences, she cracked a rim. For the longest time I kept adding air. During one of the routine maintenances, I had the dealer check it out, it was a hairline crack and wanted $900 to replace the rim. I had it professionally repaired for $245, or so. That was 7-8 years ago.
This is why I'm a fan.....

 

Ken:

What size Bridgestones did you end up getting?

 

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Ken:

Perfect size tires, for the new Braelin BR01 8.5's and 10's. You will have a nice look from the rear end with the slightly wider track.

Great price for the tires and the $14.00 mounting was also a great price. You did good.

 

Thanks Rich,
Though, I might opt for road force balancing. A little more but well worth it. It'll depend on the tolerances of both wheels and tires.

 

My only concern with Price Clubs as well as some other chains (Pep Boys,Sears,etc) is making sure there is no damage to the rims. If necessary, I would go out with the shop manager before installation to verify the condition of your rims so that there are no issues later on as well as alerting him to your concerns.

 

Yeah, excellent point. Costco has mtd & balanced previous wheels for my XJR without any issues. However, in this case my plans are to have the dealership mount them as they did the initial state inspection and discovered the previous cracked rim.
Happy Motoring....

 

Looks like a good deal to me. I've never purchased anything auto related from Costco but, I've had nothing but good experiences with their customer service.