Just called Local Goodyear store. Found that for $39.00 per tire they will insure the tire against any damage. Retail the tire is $392 from Goodyear ( $220 from web )

The coverage prorates after 25% of the tread is gone however.
Tough Call - $160 to insure against $225 - 392 loss.

What do you all think ??

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Got Silver 2000 2/28/00!!
Doug
Carrollton TX
drbdkb@hotmail.com
Had 87 Turbo Coupe traded for
92 F150 XLT 302, Put K&N Filter, cat back and Chip on 92 Still not enough.
Silver 2000 Lightning, Valentine 1, K&N Filter as soon as I can find one, Snuglid and Bedrug next week

 

I work at a Goodyear. Should cost 35-45$ for all four tires. I got mine at cost about 7$ a tire. When you get roadhazard make shure they put list price of tire and new tread 32nds. Will help if tire gets a hole. Mine had 12K , but due to list and what I can get them for now did not cost me anything.

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Cobra R Wheels,BFG Tires, Bassani X Pipe, Flowmaster Mufflers / Stock tips

 

Silver-

My experience has been that any tire store chain (Discount, NTB, etc.) will insure your tires for about $40 for all four, even if you didn't buy them from them. Do some more checking.

 

The beauty of the internet - if you guys are right - I have a bunch of shopping and negotiating to do. $40 is better than $160

Thanks !!

Doug

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Got Silver 2000 2/28/00!!
Doug
Carrollton TX
drbdkb@hotmail.com
Had 87 Turbo Coupe traded for
92 F150 XLT 302, Put K&N Filter, cat back and Chip on 92 Still not enough.
Silver 2000 Lightning, Valentine 1, K&N Filter as soon as I can find one, Snuglid and Bedrug next week

 

Well I couldn't get anywhere near $7 a tire...I got $25 a tire, NOT prorated. So if anything happens in the next 3 years that make the tire irrepairable (sp?) I get a new one all the way down to 3/32nds... Seems pretty good to me since I live in the middle of the desert (Tucson, :-) ). Another fun thing I learned a couple of years ago, if you live in Arizona, make SURE to add full glass coverage to your insurance, it's like $12 a year...got two new headlights for my 87 Mustang on one bad day behind a really big truck.

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Silver 2000, Delivered, 2Mar00!
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saefasf

 

I checked with the local GY guy and said that list is $395 but they sell for $295. Road hazard is 10% or $29.50 per tire.

William, how much cheaper can you get them?

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Gilbert Vega
2000 Black Lightning on order.
SnugLid on order.
Scheduled build date 3/20/00, delvery on 4/10

 

The last time I looked the Tire Rack price was $223.00 each +FET & Shipping. I have been told that dist. net is 201.00. In my opinion rediculos for a tire that won't even go 25,000 miles. and don't give me that speed rating crap either. It doesn't cost hardly anthing to build a speed rated tire. Ask the guys who were making quality tires for years before they had speed ratings. They were refered to as premium tires. What a Joke. I'm going to 16" rims where I have some options. You might be interested to know that the max load rating on these junky goodyear tires is only 1,687. All the Pirellis I'm looking at have a max load rating of over 2,200.

 

Just got the Road hazard deal from NTB (the Sears Tire Group). It was 10% of the replacement cost of the tire ($279.00 their cost) or $28.00/tire. Good at any NTB or Sears store. Will fix flats f/$0, will replace F/$0 for unrepairable with >75% of tread left-after that pro-rate.

You must find the right person to talk to-got shot down by two different NTB guys ("only available when you purchase thru us")
until I found one who would write it. Be persistent you can get it if you try.

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Franko

'00 Silver 'L
SST tonneau Cover
Ford aero hood shield
Hella 80/100w 9007's
clear fog covers
Gorilla wheel locks (20)
Ford tail gate protector
Rubbermaid bed mat
Alarm w/surprise!
2 MacIntosh 2x100 amps w/Boston Accoustics 6.25 componets Front and 6.25 co-ax rear.
PSP chip on order
PSP air filter on order

'00 MB E55 Bone stock and why not

'95 MB S500 soon to go

'00 MB CLK430 cabriolet Incoming

Go slow if you must but life without thrust is a bust

 

I've driven about 1,500,000 miles so far in my life. If a set of tires lasted on the average say 30.000 that's 50 sets if tires or 200 tires. If I had purchased a road hazard warranty on each tire at an average cost of say $10 per tire I would have spent $2,000 on tire insurance. During this time I have road hazard distroyed two tires with blowouts. Total replacement cost $200.00.
Sellers would have made $1800 and that's before figuring proration for wear Road hazard insurance is not a wise investment.
Noel

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70 Vette LS-6, 99 Red Ligntning, K&N, Syn Oil. Looking at chips.

 

Burnout
I tried that last year. The service manger was going to let me sell then for 5$ over are cost, 220 or 225 plus shiping. I would have to check to see. At that time tire rack was selling for 265 a tire. No one called ,or wote anything about it . So I let it drop.

PS no Y in last name.

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99.5 Black Lighting
#1277 5/14/99,got 5/26/99
CD Changer,Tow Pack,Ford Bed Liner,2in drop Shackles ,Tinted Windows,4lower Stoplights, Soon PSP Chip+Filter
2000 Mustang GT
Convertible,Performance Red,Black Top,
Cobra R Wheels,BFG Tires, Bassani X Pipe, Flowmaster Mufflers / Stock tips