I got my car inspected the other day and I was told I should look into replacing my tires soon. I was at 4/32″ tread depth on three of the tires and 8/32″ on the fourth (the replacement for the flat I got in Richmond). I went ahead and got all 4 replaced at Sears, because they could do the service today (unlike Costco where I would have to wait for the tires to come in). I kept the newer tire just in case, and noticed it was Republic brand. It turns out these are some kind of crap brand made by Goodyear, and ironically I got four more Goodyear tires (Goodyear Eagle LS) because they were on sale. Although I was told they were really good, user reviews online make them out to seem really mediocre.
This was my first time getting new tires, and it was an interesting experience. I didn’t realize how much tires cost, but hopefully this will not come up all that often. I got my tires realigned as well, and as expected the one that had the newer tire was out of alignment. When I got in the car after the tires had been replaced, I noticed a large improvement in stopping and starting on dry pavement. Since I plan on doing some winter traveling by car this year, I’m glad I got the tires replaced, although next time I will probably do a little more research before I buy new tires again.
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Ah, shopping for tires. So a close family member of mine has worked in this industry, and has informed me that the best, highest-quality tires (by far) are Michelin. They’re also about twice the cost of the other brands. But you get what you pay for, is what I’ve been told.
Tires are pretty important and last fairly long, so I’ll definitely keep that information in mind. Hopefully I won’t need new tires right away, though.