Hi, Guest
01-14-2016, 11:14 AM
I should mention (and finally answer your original question) as to where to buy tires. Four summers ago, I needed replacements for my summer tires. My dealer here in Saskatchewan could not get me 17 inch Michelin HydroEdge replacements (these tires are fantastic in the rain). Since we were driving down east (on nearly bald tires), through Chicago, I decided to stop in South Bend, Indiana at a place called Tire Rack.
My preference is to support my local dealer. Except he could not find my tires anywhere in Canada. When I stopped at that Tire Rack headquarters in South Bend and inquired, yes he had a set. But he said I needed sixteen inch for the Taurus, not seventeen. No, I informed him, the rims are seventeen inch. He went outside with me and verified. While we were outside, I asked why Tire Rack had the Michelins, and why my dealer could not find any in Canada. He told me, in almost a conspiratorial whisper, Michelins don't sell that well in the USA, because, they were French, you know.
To make the story short (oops, too late), the tires cost me about $100 less than my Canadian price. Then again, if they had to be shipped and with the exchange rate, that price would probably be higher. But at that time everything worked for me. This will probably be the last summer on that set.
Michelin no longer makes HydroEdge, so my next tires will probably be Michelin Pilot Sport or Primacy.
My preference is to support my local dealer. Except he could not find my tires anywhere in Canada. When I stopped at that Tire Rack headquarters in South Bend and inquired, yes he had a set. But he said I needed sixteen inch for the Taurus, not seventeen. No, I informed him, the rims are seventeen inch. He went outside with me and verified. While we were outside, I asked why Tire Rack had the Michelins, and why my dealer could not find any in Canada. He told me, in almost a conspiratorial whisper, Michelins don't sell that well in the USA, because, they were French, you know.
To make the story short (oops, too late), the tires cost me about $100 less than my Canadian price. Then again, if they had to be shipped and with the exchange rate, that price would probably be higher. But at that time everything worked for me. This will probably be the last summer on that set.
Michelin no longer makes HydroEdge, so my next tires will probably be Michelin Pilot Sport or Primacy.