I just ordered a pair for my rears today from Talon Tire. They are out of Quebec, so a bit less hassle than ordering from Tirerack. I think there's just a $20 difference in favour of Talon Tire, but you might get a better deal if you are one of their sponsored clubs (I'm not).

Anyway, in my discussions with the guy on the phone, he mentioned that there is supposed to be an upward price adjustment on the RE11s in March. I think he said at the end of March, but we didn't discuss it much. Might influence some purchases.

 

Thanks for the tip. Might pick up a set to store..

 

me want RE11s next...

 

While I appreciate the heads-up, I can't say I'm impressed with Talon Tire. I tried to place an order for a couple of rear winter tires. You can't actually pay for the order when you order. I got an automated message saying someone will contact me within 48 hours. That's bad enough, but making matters worse is that nobody contacted me at all. So I cancelled the order and went with Tire Rack and saved a hundred bucks in the process. No hassle at all. From the time I placed the order until the time I drove away from the installer was 9 days.

 

Ouch, that's too bad. I spoke with a guy at Talon Tire for a few minutes, told him what I wanted, he said he had to check on pricing and availability. He got back to me about 10 minutes later, and I ordered. Tires arrived less than a week later.

 

Yeah, maybe they are new to internet retailing. Anyway, glad it happened and I saved a hundred bucks. I thought ordering through Tire Rack would be a hassle and it wasn't at all.