Of course, the web is not only good for researching tires, but for buying them as well. You can save yourself the headache from buying tires from tire stores and other merchants by checking out some of the manufacturer’s websites. For example, if you do a Google search for «Bridgestone tires», you will find many websites that buy and sell Bridgestone brand tires. You can also learn about the different types of Bridgestone tires available made for different vehicles and seasonal conditions.

One system of rating tires tests them at increasingly higher speeds. Pick a maximum speed rating for your purposes and then, just to be safe, buy tires with a rating at least 30 mph above that. For example, even if you think you won’t drive more than 90 mph, you should still get tires with a speed rating of around 120 and that is rated H-speed.

Other items like tires, brakes and shock absorbers are generally not covered by warranties… they are considered routine maintenance items. Choose your tires carefully… there are a wide range of tire grades, priced accordingly. Invariably those bargain prices you see advertised are junk tires and not worth your time unless you are just fixing the car up to sell. Many tires will offer long mileage warranties, but read the fine print… often that’s «pro-rated» and applied to the «list» price of a new one, not the highly discounted price you bought them for. This is an old scam. Put 20,000 miles on those 50,000 mile tires and you may find the adjusted price of a new pair under warranty is higher than what you can buy them or a comparable set for outright.

Take out the telephone directory and look for «Tire Retreading» in the Yellow Pages. Call each name on the list and canvas their offered prices for boat rentals. Also ask each shop if they have restrictions on the number and type of tires, since some have specifications. Peak season for tire retreaders is in the late summer and early fall, so take advantage of the fact that they might offer higher prices at this time.

We looked at the cost of tires many times and that just the though of the cost put us off from doing anything about it, until Galia spotted some very cheap tires in a supermarket 70 lev each.

There are 2 types of SUV tires available in the market today specifically winter tires and summer tires. Depending on where you live in, you need to choose the tires that you’re going to buy accordingly.

The side of the tire casing can tell you a lot. In addition to the standard fare like the manufacturer name and the maximum air pressure, you can find a series of digits called the tire identification number (some people call this the tire serial number). You can usually find it embossed close to the inside of the rubber closest to the rim of the wheel. It will tell you a couple of things you need to know before you buy.