 Cheap U.S. tires on Canadians' holiday shopping lists Canadian cross-border shoppers aren't just looking for great deals this holiday season. Many are also looking for tires, because they can be had in the U.S. for up to half the price, and November and December are the most popular months for purchasing theCommentsview comments in forum You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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I like it! I like it! Last year, everyone got a can of WD40!
"Merry Chrismas, dear! Here's two new tires for the front. You'll get the other two on your birthday!"
I like it! I like it! Last year, everyone got a can of WD40!
I gave my wife a new floormop for her birthday. You should have seen the look on her face when I told her it matched the dustpan I gave her last year.
- Andrew Dice Clay
If someone is going to buy tires there, I'd suggest doing some research before hand and not just buying the best deal you can find.
I'd be leery of cheap US tires - I've seen too many episodes of 20/20, 60 Minutes, etc on how companies down there sell tires that are too old (and therefore more likely to fall apart on the highway).
If someone is going to buy tires there, I'd suggest doing some research before hand and not just buying the best deal you can find.
They're brand name and not knock offs. Same as you would buy here but up to 50% cheaper. Even the local dealers say they're the same but can do nothing about their acquired cost.
I'd be leery of cheap US tires - I've seen too many episodes of 20/20, 60 Minutes, etc on how companies down there sell tires that are too old (and therefore more likely to fall apart on the highway).
If someone is going to buy tires there, I'd suggest doing some research before hand and not just buying the best deal you can find.
They're brand name and not knock offs. Same as you would buy here but up to 50% cheaper. Even the local dealers say they're the same but can do nothing about their acquired cost.
I'm sure there are good deals, I'm just saying to be careful and wary of an unscrupulous dealer who might try and sell old tires to you.
Here's some screenshots from the report I was talking about;
http://rense.com/general82/timeb.htm
I don't know if it is still the case, but when it aired, they were allowed to sell tires that had been sitting in a warehouse for years as NEW, even though they begin to degrade almost as soon as they are manufactured.
More info on tire aging here;
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shopper ... Tire+Aging
http://www.hfes.org/Web/HFESNews/tireaging.pdf
I gave my wife a new floormop for her birthday. You should have seen the look on her face when I told her it matched the dustpan I gave her last year.
- Andrew Dice Clay
No kidding: My father-in-law really did give his wife a broom and dustpan for one of her birthdays!
I gave my wife a new floormop for her birthday. You should have seen the look on her face when I told her it matched the dustpan I gave her last year.
- Andrew Dice Clay
No kidding: My father-in-law really did give his wife a broom and dustpan for one of her birthdays!
I gave my wife a good quality iron (that she had asked for) one Christmas and was shat upon for years after by various feminazis in the clan.
I gave my wife a new floormop for her birthday. You should have seen the look on her face when I told her it matched the dustpan I gave her last year.
- Andrew Dice Clay
No kidding: My father-in-law really did give his wife a broom and dustpan for one of her birthdays!
I gave my wife a good quality iron (that she had asked for) one Christmas and was shat upon for years after by various feminazis in the clan.
I would have given those women a nice flowery apron the following Christmas.
I'm sure there are good deals, I'm just saying to be careful and wary of an unscrupulous dealer who might try and sell old tires to you.
Here's some screenshots from the report I was talking about;
http://rense.com/general82/timeb.htm
I don't know if it is still the case, but when it aired, they were allowed to sell tires that had been sitting in a warehouse for years as NEW, even though they begin to degrade almost as soon as they are manufactured.
More info on tire aging here;
http://www.safercar.gov/Vehicle+Shopper ... Tire+Aging
http://www.hfes.org/Web/HFESNews/tireaging.pdf
Yup I remember seeing those, but these are apple to apple comparisons for currently produced, new tires. If there's a sale then the savings are 50%+ better than in Canada. Normal savings are in the 40% range installed. Same with major car dealers across the border for tires. Just look at the difference in new car prices between Canada and the US...............there's always some bullshit excuse why the prices are higher. In this case they blame the distribution system.
I'd be leery of cheap US tires - I've seen too many episodes of 20/20, 60 Minutes, etc on how companies down there sell tires that are too old (and therefore more likely to fall apart on the highway).
If someone is going to buy tires there, I'd suggest doing some research before hand and not just buying the best deal you can find.
Tell them to put it in writing that you want new tires. The manufacture date is stamped on the side of the tire, and very easy to read.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4778981_read-ti ... stamp.html
Just look at the difference in new car prices between Canada and the US...............there's always some bullshit excuse why the prices are higher. In this case they blame the distribution system.
I'm new car shopping right now and I have to admit that the price differences do piss me off.
I'll be going to Vancouver to buy a Jeep Wrangler. The 'biggest dealer in the North' had like TWO on the lot...