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[ron thigpen <ron AT fuzzsonic.com>]

zman wrote:
> On Tue, 17 May 2005, ron thigpen wrote:
>
> And don't forget to figure in rotating and balancing which you will be 
> paying for from here on out. Also it's much harder to pursue any kind of 
> warranty, no one local will want to help you.

all very true.  it's a tradeoff between that local service and 
relationship vs. the price.  in my case it seemed like a better deal.

if you prefer a full-service relationship with your tire provider, by 
all means pursue that sort of an offering.  looks like a couple of good 
leads on this sort of a deal have already come in.

be aware there may also be an attitude based undercurrent at work here.

some tire shops may not have too positive an attitude towards the bring 
your own type of deal.  understandable if a good amount of their revenue 
comes from markup on tire sales.  i've never really felt like i'm 
cheating anyone though, as they are free to set prices for 
bring-your-own mounting and balancing as they see fit.  and any 
rotation, balancing or other tire related services that i might need in 
the future i'll just pay for at a-la carte rates.

choices.

--rt