Hey,

Back in 2000, I bought some American Eagle tires P245/50R16 for $69 each, at a clearance sale at Walmart. I might need one new tire to get past inspection this year, so I am calling around for prices. Walmart doesn't stock them anymore, and to order them they want $154 and up.
I called the Pontiac dealer and they don't stock them !!! And they said to order, they would be $150 and up, at least.
Any suggestions of a cheap brand, or a cheap tire store ? I don't race this car, so I can be happy with a cheap tire.

Or is $150 a cheap price ? (geeze)

Or maybe I can substitute some other tire size ?

I know P255/50R16 will also fit on this rim, but they are in the same pricey zone as the P245's apparently.

Thanks,

El Cheapo

 

I paid about $110 apiece for some 245/50-VR16 Yokohama tires not too long ago at Discount Tire. Very nice tires, much better than any "cheap" tire.

There is no one single component that affects more aspects of a car's performance than its tires. It's about the last place I would go for the "cheapest" thing that will fit, or even the least expensive.

 

I bought some kumho ecsta 712's for my car 125 a piece mounted and balanced ready to drive. I love them, they hook really well and hold the curves really nice.

 

Contact Discount Tire! I got all 4 tires replaced and they were only $79 each. 245/50/16. I want to say they're called Avanti or something. They are made by Yokohoma. I'm very happy with them and they grip better than my BFG's did. Also check Pepboys, I heard their tires aren't bad either.

Good luck.

 

DONT GO TO PEP BOY!!!!!!!!!!! THERE TIRES SUCK ***!!!!! I had a set of there futura ss tires on the back of my car and unless you love to do fishtails when barely on the throttle you will hate them. Believe me, I don't think there is anyone who has tried these tires that will recommend them. If you buy these tires you will be doing this

 

i too got kumho ecsta supra 712's, they were about 120 apiece and i like them a lot. best bang for the buck is bfg kdw, they're NOT for snow use though, i think they're like 140 ea on tire rack

 

Just got some new goodyear GSCs from "tire rack" for 160 a tire and had them mounted at discount tire....Guy there told me they would match any price I find for tires even on the net.. So look for a deal and they will match it for you..
good luck hunting

89 roc l89

 

i jus tgot a nice set of yokohama A550V's in 255/50/16 and paid 280$. ouch! they hook great though.

 

Tire prices vary by size and brands. Go to the Tirerack web site
www.tirerack/com and ge a look at the prices for various brands.
Use these as a starting point in your search. A good brand in the size you want should NOT be over $130 per tire. And I would not spend the money for some of the tires in the previous posts.
My opinion.

 

I love my kumho tires, I had futura ss on the back and pirelli ss on the front. In my opinion the kumho's handle so much better than either of these tires. I did a post on here before I bought my tires and got no negative feedback at all on the kumho ecsta 712's. Everyone said they loved them and they were "hands down best bang for the buck"

 

I would recommend B.F. Goodrich Comp.T/A's in size 245/50/VR16. I get at least 60,000 miles per set and they grip real well on dry or wet roads. The only issue with them is when they get down to about 1/4 tread left, they do tend to hydroplane at that point. Tire Rack has them for $126 each.

 

Thanks, guys. So far, the least expensive tires I've found are at Pep Boys (yeah, I know they are supposedly lousy tires), $99.99 plus all the add-ons, makes it $120.00 per tire. Then there was a local tire place that had them for $130.00.
I am in Pa and there isn't any Discount Tire here. Haven't seen any "Tire Rack" stores either.
Can anyone recommend a discount tire place in Pa ?

Thanks

 

Discount tire direct and tire rack are on the internet.

 

I bought my kumho's at merchant tire, I am pretty sure you guys have one in PA. THere is one in va, and I am here in MD so I am pretty sure you guys would have one. Like I said, I paid 125.00 per tire, that's including mounting and balancing. Go to mapquest and look in the yellow pages for a merchant tire.