Buying Online Tires

Sure you should! In today’s safe and secure internet world, there are many benefits to buying online tires.

Firstly, you can find a great selection of discount tire centers online, which not only offer a huge selection of tires, but usually contain vast quantities of information to go with them. Often providing you with more detailed information on specific tire models, than a traditional local tire store could provide.

If you buy tires online, chances are your tires will be cheaper than more traditional stores, as they generally have fewer costs themselves. They don’t need to employ so many spotty teenagers, or grumpy old women to work the check-out. They also take advantage of bulk buying, stocking large volumes of tires. This further drops the end retail price for you.

Sites offering discount tires direct are really easy to use! If you’re not sure which tire you need, you can simply enter the make and model of your car, and if by magic… up pops a list of tires perfect for the job!

You can also take advantage of reading what other customers have to say about tire models, as online tire sites usually contain customer feedback comments. You can’t do this at your local independent store! All you get is a mechanic or salesman, trying his best to sell you the most expensive model.

If you’re at all unsure, and want to speak to someone ‘in the know’ many online tire stores provide a direct phone number for assistance.

On top of all that, if you’re not completely happy with your tires on arrival, you can always send them back for a full refund.

With all these benefits to buy tires online, it confuses me why statistically people are still reluctant to go for it. A recent JD Power study proves the point: “although more than 60 percent of tire buyers have access to the internet, only 16 percent choose to buy tires online.”

I believe this is mainly down to people worrying about choosing the wrong tire, or perhaps not being able to fit the tire correctly. But don’t worry! It can take just minutes to fit a tire, plus there are great online guides out there for achieving this.

Buy online now from the Tire Rack, and see all the potential benefits for yourself.

Let me share an hilarious story with you, it’s about my good friend Josh, and how he really benefited from buying online tires. He needed a front left for his beautiful new 1988 Cadillac Allante, but really didn’t want to buy from a particular local store…

Now, I remember him going on about the Allante for a while before buying it. He certainly had his heart set on it. I think he assumed by owning it, he would instantly have more success with the ladies.

Sure. There’s no denying that this is indeed a beautiful car, but it’d need more than that to help Josh get lucky! (sorry Josh, you know it’s true).

So picture the scene… he pulls straight out the garage $6000 poorer, with an overwhelming sense of excitement. He spots a hot chick crossing the road and in an effort to get her attention (feeling irresistible in his new Allante) proceeds to whistle at her. Then BANG! the chick smiles at him as he goes crunching into a nearby post.

Not cool my friend! Too ashamed to get out, He sat waiting until the chick was long gone. Unfortunately (for him) he sat there peeping over the dashboard, only to find the chick walking into the local tire store to start work! When he finally surfaced, the damage to the car wasn’t half as bad as the damage to his ego! but he needed a new tire for sure.

He now had a dilemma on his hands!

1. Go into the tire store and face the music, holding his head in shame.

2. Call his friend (me!) to pick him up ASAP and remain in hiding from this hot check-out girl.

Of course being the coward that he is, my phone rang 10 minutes later…

He explained what had happened, and felt ashamed of himself. He didn’t want to go into that local tire store feeling like a complete retard. I asked why he didn’t purchase tires online, and gave him some of the benefits.

Josh went on to buy his replacement tire online, he found the process simple and quick. He got lots of information on the tire, and it arrived within a few days. Since the little accident, he has also been much more careful when driving his Allante!

Oh.. and he still doesn’t have a girlfriend.