I really enjoyed my experience with Tire World. Generally, I try and make a choices based on online prices at retailers, which led to extreme complacency. Tire World does not post their prices online, you need to call or email for a quote. I called because I think that generates better results.
I shopped for tires for the last 4 months trying to decide on the tire I wanted. Tire Rack is a great source for this as the post the most relevant information on UTQG ratings for tires. Tire Rack recently marked the Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 down under $100. This seems like a good tire based on treadwear, traction, and it is also low rolling resistance. Costco priced these tires at $112 per tire, plus installation costs. Tire World charged $155 for the tire, mounting, and balancing. This is a great price for this tire.
Tire World charged me $75 for a four wheel alignment. This is between $10 - $30 cheaper than quotes I received from Sears, Firestone, and a couple other shops.
While my car was in for service, Mike (who is great) told me that my struts and rear coils were bad (completely obliterated). I knew that they were bad since I bought the car and this was part of the disclosure. They also noticed that a rear coil was broken and that a gas tank strap had rusted off ( i knew this as well). They charged $487 for the front struts and links, $383 for the rear coils, and $10 for the gas strap. Honestly, If I had not known that these issues existed I may have felt under the gun, but I knew I had to fix them anyway and the car was in the shop. I called Vail's in the South Wedge ( I like Vail's because they try to keep costs low) and they said that they could maybe do the job for $50 less, but said the prices were in the right area.
Other big bonuses about this place 1) They had my tire size in Stock (215/55/16). Every place I called didn't really have that size in tires I wanted. 2) Mike is friendly and straight forward (and comforting). 3) Randy, my mechanic, seemed like a great guy. We talked a little about the car. 4) This is a low pressure environment. 5) Everything was really clean and organized.
My impression is that this is a great shop with great staff and good prices. I think that if you found a better price elsewhere that they would match it or do better.
PS - I submitted a pic of my bill. There was $112 in taxes added on the end (New York!!!!!). read more