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Old Sep 21st 2019, 5:22 pm
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I need to buy some new tires for my Dodge Caravan. Ive saved a bit of money so Im thinking of purchasing both winter and summer ones in one go-----this helps with a bit of a tax write off too, if not I would spread it out.

Without traipsing all over the city to check, Costco, CND Tire, OK Tire, Buddies Tire etc.

Who do people generally recommend for the best value.

I live in Halifax, but i'm sure its pretty much the same Canada wide?

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Old Sep 22nd 2019, 1:42 am
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Old Sep 22nd 2019, 3:28 pm
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Costco
I agree.
But if want Nokian tires and you live in BC, you need to go to Kal Tire to buy them.

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My dealership got me tires at manufacturer cost to them, so I reckon I got a decent deal out of that. if you do regular services at your dealership and they know you ask them and see what they can do.
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Default Re: Best tire provider------winter and summer

Costco seems to be a good place if they carry the size you need.

Last time we used Fountain Tire, $108 per tire if I recall. kumho solus which are fine for year round in Vancouver, while they are legal for highway winter driving in BC, I wouldn't try to climb mountain highways with them, but we don't leave Vancouver in winter and for Vancouver they do fine in winter.

2 weeks after we got the new tires, we ran over a screw, and Fountain replaced the tire with a brand new one even though they didn't have to, so I thought that was good service.
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If you don't want the bother of phoning around then Costco. You aren't going to lose out particularly & likely get a good price.
If you want the absolute lowest price then spend half an hour phoning around. This is one of those things local rather than national.
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OH generally finds tires (and rims) on Kijiji, but you do have to know what you are looking at as descriptions of wear and tear can be quite random. A lot of people sell their summers/winters part worn as they have no where to store them or have just bought a new car and the tires/rims won't fit on the new car.
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