New replacement tires

[Begreen]

I'm thinking of replacing my tires with better Goodyears. My tire dealer will only offer $20/tire for trade in. This seems a little low for tires that have 500 miles on them. They're going for $120 a used set on eBay and about $240 new. What's a fair price? Shoud I just try Craigslist?

[seasalsa]

I bought a set with about 50 miles on them here (Priuschat) for $75. Looks like the dealers offer isn't too far off.

[tochatihu]

You could also offer them in the "private sales" section of Prius Chat. Because it is not fun (nor free) to ship tires, the offer might be of most interest to someone in your part of Washington state.

[TucsonPrius]

You might also check if there are used tire shops in your area; they get their tires from someone.

Thanks,
Shawn

[rwindsor]

Too late for you, but this may help others. We knew delivery would be January 2nd. (06, level 4) Two weeks before, an order was placed with Discount Tire for Michelin Hydrodeges. Went directly from the dealer to the tires. $120 allowance. With Michigan tax, etc, etc, etc it ended up at about $420. Note: Still think you should switch, even at the higher price, just for the safety issues alone.

[Begreen]

Originally posted by rwindsor@Feb 20 2006, 07:30 PM
  Note:  Still think you should switch, even at the higher price, just for the safety issues alone.

Yes, I am moving on this. As soon as I increased the pressures to Priuschat recommendations, the tires got squirrelier. I am also noticing QuickSilver being more susceptible to wind. And the Integritys are noisy! I was pretty amazed to get in my pickup and find it quieter than the Prius over the same roads.

[jbarnhart]

I did the swap when my Integrities had just under 800 miles. I put 'em on the private sale forum here and on Craig's list. I sold them for $95 a few days later, to someone in my area. Like Nike says, just do it.

[Begreen]

Originally posted by jbarnhart@Feb 20 2006, 08:56 PM
I did the swap when my Integrities had just under 800 miles.  I put 'em on the private sale forum here and on Craig's list.  I sold them for $95 a few days later, to someone in my area.  Like Nike says, just do it.

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Do you mind my asking what the ComfortTreads ended up costing? Are you still happy with them?

[jbarnhart]

Originally posted by Begreen@Feb 20 2006, 08:12 PM
Do you mind my asking what the ComfortTreads ended up costing? Are you still happy with them?

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I absolutely love the ComforTreds. It turns out that Walmart had the best price at $77/ea. plus $15 mounting. I got my local favorite shop to price-match and I'm in business for about $400 including tax and road hazard warranty.

I like the better grip of the ComforTreds, but what I secretly enjoy even more is the reduction in road noise. It was easier to rationalize the cost of new tires based on safety, but the noise is what keeps me smiling down the road.

[Walker1]

Originally posted by Begreen@Feb 20 2006, 04:18 PM
I'm thinking of replacing my tires with better Goodyears. My tire dealer will only offer $20/tire for trade in. This seems a little low for tires that have 500 miles on them. They're going for $120 a used set on eBay and about $240 new. What's a fair price? Shoud I just try Craigslist?

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Ebay usually reflects somewhat accurate prices. But, it would be a real pain to ship tires. I would probably try to sell them in a local penny saver type paper. I wouldn't give them away for $20/ea.

Minus out 30% for the 500 miles & advertise them for that price. Good luck.