I bought a van last year and was told that I would eventually need tires on it. Unfortunately, whenever I had to travel around, there was always a huge blizzard or snow storm where the highways would be covered with white snow. Just bad luck and bad odds ironically! The speed limit would be like 65 but you would need to go 30 just to be safe from slipping. After spinning out a few times (luckily at night when there was no traffic), I knew I desperately needed tires.
So I looked around for good deals in this bad economy and found tires for about $66 per tire here. After checking around, some places asked for $450 to $600 as the minimum price for the cheapest tires and installation. Finally I checked out Wal-Mart and found that they had a great deal of $60 per tire. I figured they would be some cheap no-name brand that I would have to replace next year…
My luck struck nicely when I heard that the tires I was getting was Goodyear extra trac! Not only were these the cheapest tires I could find, they were also from one of the best and most reputable brands around. Got the whole install on all 4 tires including balance for $290 roughly so I’m lovin it. I probably will not have to replace these for a few years and I won’t have to think about spending a ton of money on them. The van no longer vibrates at high speeds (unbalanced tires) and the 2-wheel drive works great even on snowy roads. One less thing off my mine.
