Is there a certain time of the year to buy tires for best price?

cooltoy · 06-12-2021, 01:09 PM

Hello.

Tires are finally getting pretty worn down. Time to buy new ones soon.

Other then the obvious black Friday deals, is there a best time to buy performance tires?

Thank you.

crazy4oldcars · 06-12-2021, 01:13 PM

Not that I've ever noticed. The exception to that would be seasonal, snow tires or summer tires, and their prices might drop some towards the end of the season.

Kirk B.

cooltoy · 06-12-2021, 01:32 PM

Summer/performance. So you think fall time? I was thinking the same.

crazy4oldcars · 06-12-2021, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

Summer/performance. So you think fall time? I was thinking the same.

Maybe September, October?

Kirk B.

Rusty · 06-12-2021, 05:11 PM

Depends on what you're buying. Summer tires go on sell the beginning of the season. Winter tires go on sell the beginning of the season. But with the supply shortages going on. Who knows what they will have on stock.

axmea? · 06-13-2021, 02:26 AM

I don't think so. Price of rubber will continue to go up. Tire prices are expected to rise close to 5% by '23 vs '18. Demand for both top tier and low end tires remain so overall there is not a time of yr where prices go down. It's a matter of who among at the retail end will give up margin. I $hop and ask if they could beat their competitor's prices and that's where I go. Also, mfrs adjust production and distribution of summer/winter tires so its not an issue for them to pivot and avoid having to apply discounts.

jchammond · 06-13-2021, 03:44 AM

Depends on what you’re looking for?
I know some tire dealers are offering rebates on certain brands in the states

crazy4oldcars · 06-13-2021, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jchammond

Depends on what you’re looking for?
I know some tire dealers are offering rebates on certain brands in the states

I saw this morning where Cooper is offering a $100 rebate. I run their Zeon RS3-G1's on my dd. *Excellent* rain tires, though a little noisy, and a wide selection of sizes.

Kirk B.

cooltoy · 06-13-2021, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jchammond

Depends on what you’re looking for?
I know some tire dealers are offering rebates on certain brands in the states

Michelins Pilot super sport.

1alexie · 06-17-2021, 08:01 PM

I usually buy wheels and tires for my car during the Black Friday sale for a better discount. I only replace them when I notice I've lost traction on the road or it's worn out.

cooltoy · 06-30-2021, 12:38 PM

Hello again.

I started preliminary research on the tires.

Looking at Michelin's website, they have have PSS and PS4S listed. I was under the impression that PSS were discontinued. Did something change?

cooltoy · 06-30-2021, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1alexie

I usually buy wheels and tires for my car during the Black Friday sale for a better discount. I only replace them when I notice I've lost traction on the road or it's worn out.

Too bad that they do not ship to Canada.

Rusty · 06-30-2021, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cooltoy

Hello again.

I started preliminary research on the tires.

Looking at Michelin's website, they have have PSS and PS4S listed. I was under the impression that PSS were discontinued. Did something change?

Mich still have the PSS. The PS4S doesn't come in all the sizes as the PSS does.

cooltoy · 06-30-2021, 05:43 PM

Well, I am curently running Michelin Pilot SuperSport:

245-35-20
285-30-20

This size is available in both tires.

I was hoping to go a bit wider in the back and try 295-30-20, but I am not sure if that will mess with anything. Or do I also switch to 255-35-20 in the front, to keep the change more or less equal?

Stock suspension and rims are.

20x9 +32 Front
20x10.5 +25 Rear

I think these tires will change my speedometer reading by almost 2%. My current tires change it by less then !%,

These sizes are also available in bot tires.

Rusty · 06-30-2021, 07:11 PM

If you go with the 295/30-20. It's about 0.8% difference with the 245/35-20. The 255-295 combo would be the same.

06-12-2021, 01:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
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cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,937 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 240204	Summer/performance. So you think fall time? I was thinking the same. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

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Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,853 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	Depends on what you're buying. Summer tires go on sell the beginning of the season. Winter tires go on sell the beginning of the season. But with the supply shortages going on. Who knows what they will have on stock. danegrey and crazy4oldcars like this. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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axmea? A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,233 Drives: WELL ZED PW 6MT Rep Power: 53240	I don't think so. Price of rubber will continue to go up. Tire prices are expected to rise close to 5% by '23 vs '18. Demand for both top tier and low end tires remain so overall there is not a time of yr where prices go down. It's a matter of who among at the retail end will give up margin. I $hop and ask if they could beat their competitor's prices and that's where I go. Also, mfrs adjust production and distribution of summer/winter tires so its not an issue for them to pivot and avoid having to apply discounts. cooltoy likes this. __________________ >MyZ's Album< NISMO Convert/ECUTEK/Takeda CAI/F.I. HFC NR CB Carbon/F.I. 34 Row Oil Cooler/4.08 Final Drive /Powertrix+Swifts/Hotchkis/SPL/Whiteline/TWM/Zoom Engineering/EVO-R/AeroJacket Vented CF Fenders + CF Spoiler/Avant Garde-WORK/NST/Morimoto Halo/STi Clear Lenses/Carbon Signal Automotive/RJM Performance/ZSpeed Clutch Flywheel CSC delete

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jchammond A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Carolina Age: 57 Posts: 15,204 Drives: 13’ 370Z TS 7A/T Rep Power: 2684394	Depends on what you’re looking for? I know some tire dealers are offering rebates on certain brands in the states crazy4oldcars likes this. __________________ MazWorx built long block \| FI-TT-100 Stage 2.75 \| IPT built 7A/T http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...s-musings.html

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crazy4oldcars Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: SE Texas Posts: 448 Drives: '16 Nismo Tech Rep Power: 28412	Not that I've ever noticed. The exception to that would be seasonal, snow tires or summer tires, and their prices might drop some towards the end of the season. Kirk B.

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1alexie Base Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Florida Posts: 42 Drives: 2018 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 3361	I usually buy wheels and tires for my car during the Black Friday sale for a better discount. I only replace them when I notice I've lost traction on the road or it's worn out. cooltoy likes this. Last edited by 1alexie; 06-20-2021 at 06:50 PM.

06-30-2021, 12:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,937 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 240204	Hello again. I started preliminary research on the tires. Looking at Michelin's website, they have have PSS and PS4S listed. I was under the impression that PSS were discontinued. Did something change? __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang. Last edited by cooltoy; 06-30-2021 at 12:42 PM.

06-30-2021, 05:43 PM	#14 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,937 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 240204	Well, I am curently running Michelin Pilot SuperSport: 245-35-20 285-30-20 This size is available in both tires. I was hoping to go a bit wider in the back and try 295-30-20, but I am not sure if that will mess with anything. Or do I also switch to 255-35-20 in the front, to keep the change more or less equal? Stock suspension and rims are. 20x9 +32 Front 20x10.5 +25 Rear I think these tires will change my speedometer reading by almost 2%. My current tires change it by less then !%, These sizes are also available in bot tires. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang. Last edited by cooltoy; 06-30-2021 at 05:48 PM.

06-30-2021, 07:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 68 Posts: 34,853 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684436	If you go with the 295/30-20. It's about 0.8% difference with the 245/35-20. The 255-295 combo would be the same. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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