I hate buying tires. It's almost as bad as buying cars. Even when I find a deal, I feel like I'm getting taken to the cleaners.

Anywho...I gave in years ago and started doing bidness with Gateway since it's convenient. One thing I do like is their lifetime balance, rotate and tire service. With a new set of tires from them, they will rotate and balance for free for the life of the tires. Also, flats are free. Over the ownership of the tires, that will save you more than the $200 in potential savings you're looking at.

My Dad did his business with them as well. He was tickled pink with them because he was out at the hunting camp so much, flat tires were a frequent occassion. He told me once that he had kept up with a set of tires he had and they had repaired 114 flats for him over their life without a single charge or any flack about it......I sure would have liked to have seen the inside of those tires before he replaced them. Prolly had so many plugs they looked like swiss cheese.

Wannabe...