i work at Americas Tire/Discount tire we usually price match tire rack a lot. until they blocked us off their website.. haha

 

i go to discount tire just because i don't want to deal with shipping. and i make them price beat tire rack... not price match

also, since i already go to them for mount and balance it's just more convenient to get tires from them too. and i always end up taking advantage of discount's certificate for replacement...

though i will admit that the few times i have called tirerack service was great

 

I used to buy a lot from them until I needed a specific wheel offset. The salesman wouldn't give me any information unless I told him what car it was for. It didn't matter what car as this was a custom application but it didn't matter. No car details, no service. Jim was great to deal with on a recent purchase but it was for an S2K specific application. YMMV.

 

That's usually where I buy my tires and do the same thing. But in my experience DT is usually cheaper so no need.

 

^^ even if they are cheaper you can always still bring down their price, I just bought some snows and got them to take off about 75 bucks from 480 out the door to 403 just by telling them I won't pay msrp and I come all the time

 

And they support motorsport enthusiasts.

They sell enough tires that their tires are fresh and not drying out on the shelves for years.

 

I think they just don't want any liability in the event where your wheels don't fit your car and you want a refund. I ordered 2 wheels from them with 8.5 +40 offset and also ask me for the car model.

 

I envy all you guys that can get your tires in a timely manner, tires arrived here 2 days after shipping, was plenty happy with that, BUT, i had to wait another week for the Postal Clerks on my navy base to actually allow me to pick up my tires >.<

 

Not in my experience.

 

Great Customer Service and I loved how they packed/shipped my wheel/tire setup very professionally.