i usually end up at discount. but, thats mainly due to me being able to leverage my fleet account into a discount for me. for that oddball change, ill go to my friends shop and mount/ bal them myself. much easier on his lift than in my driveway.
I won't let them put tires on my car until I've thoroughly inspected the Walmart service department's hydraulic equipmentI can see why your cars are always in poor condition.
I won't let them put tires on my car until I've thoroughly inspected the Walmart service department's hydraulic equipment
(I can't tell if you're serious)
When you don't drive a shitbox and have decent rims for your car, you don't want them mounting tires with a machine from the 50's.
I change it myself. Have a nice jack from Harbor Freight, impact wrench, torque wrench and other goodies.
Rotating tires is covered by warranty? I've never heard of that.When the tires need to be rotated, I'll just go to the dealership. My car is still under warranty. Otherwise, I just swap my snow tires to summer tires myself.
Because cars did not use tires or rims back then. They used round stones and they started the car with their feet
Nope. Though arguably it's a good idea. But it's anti-seize, not oil.Rotating tires is covered by warranty? I've never heard of that.
When you do it yourself, you're supposed to put a little bit of oil in the wheel nuts before you screw them back on.
Cars had alloy rims and low-profile tires back then too? I used to believe you said stupid shit like this just to troll, but I'm now convinced you're just that dense.
Yep, mag wheels certainly didn't exist fitty years ago, except that time when they actually did exist fitty years ago.Mag wheels first rose to prominence during the American Muscle Car era of the 1960s
the run down on mag wheels
Yep, mag wheels certainly didn't exist fitty years ago, except that time when they actually did exist fitty years ago.
wtf? Does anyone actually want to see the bay? Who cares? Usually I drop my car off then go shopping in that store.
So what you're saying is that aluminum from 1960 (or 1930) is completely indestructible and cannot be scratched, but modern aluminum rims are total garbage and scratch when you look at them the wrong way? It sounds like you got ripped off when you bought your rims. My aluminum rims are not scratched at all even though I don't take care of them at all and I buy my tires at Walmart.Congrats, you can google? Not so good though, otherwise you'd point out there were real magnesium wheels all the way back in the 30's. The common 'mag wheels' of the 50's & 60's were aluminum, but they're way different than the aluminum alloy rims around today anyway.
It's completely automated. It's as simple as using the automated grill at McDonalds or the automatic climate control in my car:Then you completely disregarded the little part about low-profile tires (might be an important consideration when mounting tires.) Have you ever even seen a tire mounting machine in operation by chance?
You truly are an idiot. How you can continue to think that you know what you're talking about while being such a complete idiot is beyond me.So what you're saying is that aluminum from 1960 (or 1930) is completely indestructible and cannot be scratched, but modern aluminum rims are total garbage and scratch when you look at them the wrong way? It sounds like you got ripped off when you bought your rims. My aluminum rims are not scratched at all even though I don't take care of them at all and I buy my tires at Walmart.
It's completely automated. It's as simple as using the automated grill at McDonalds or the automatic climate control in my car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cZBRuyatbA
You make it sound as if it's some kind of complicated process. It's a piece of rubber going on a rim. This is on the same level of complexity as putting on a condom. You're either paranoid that there's some kind of conspiracy to fuck up your rims or you have simply don't understand how it's done.
You truly are an idiot. How you can continue to think that you know what you're talking about while being such a complete idiot is beyond me.
I don't give a shit how easy the video makes it look; it's pretty easy to fuck up. Go ahead and think that you know how to do it and try it, please, so we don't have to deal with your endless knowledge anymore after the tire blows up and kills you.
Because that happens all the time at Walmart. I can't think of a single day that passes without me hearing about another tire explosion happening at Walmart. That place is a death trap. I wouldn't trust them to put my tires on, that's for sure.
Your logic is flawless. Just because you've never witnessed/heard it means that it's never happened, RIGHT!?!?
I'm thinking about going to either costco ($70 MIR on Michelin) or Discounttire/Americastire ($100 MIR on all tires). I know that costco has better warranty and service... however, i hate the long waiting lines and the price seems higher. Has anyone replaced their tires from discount tires or america's tire? If I'm going there, I'm going to get Hankook tires.
Did you even look at the video? That's how a tire mounting machine works. Despite what the aliens and bigfoot tell you, it's not some kind of CGI video to trick you into thinking it's easy to do. It really is easy to do.
Here's another video. It's a guy using some ghetto machine invented before electricity and it's almost completely automated. You put the tire on, push it down, spin it, done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsQXmcweAmE
Rotating tires is covered by warranty? I've never heard of that.
I'm also weary about the way they git er dun. When you do it yourself, you're supposed to put a little bit of oil in the wheel nuts before you screw them back on. This prevents them from rusting/seizing so they come off easily. At a dealership or Walmart, they'll probably put salt water in the nuts just to fuck with you. Good luck getting those bitches off when you get a flat tire and don't have access to an impact wrench.
Congrats, you can google? Not so good though, otherwise you'd point out there were real magnesium wheels all the way back in the 30's. The common 'mag wheels' of the 50's & 60's were aluminum, but they're way different than the aluminum alloy rims around today anyway. Then you completely disregarded the little part about low-profile tires (might be an important consideration when mounting tires.) Have you ever even seen a tire mounting machine in operation by chance?
Surely the D1 in your name stands for "dense one."
So what you're saying is that aluminum from 1960 (or 1930) is completely indestructible and cannot be scratched, but modern aluminum rims are total garbage and scratch when you look at them the wrong way? It sounds like you got ripped off when you bought your rims. My aluminum rims are not scratched at all even though I don't take care of them at all and I buy my tires at Walmart.