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SailinAway · 08-11-2022, 06:44 PM

After three days of research and phone calls, I ordered the General Altimax RT43 from the Laconia Tire Warehouse. $500 including installation and alignment. I chose Laconia because it's a nice location next to the bike trail and lake so you don't have to wait inside the store or outside in a hot parking lot. I was impressed with how helpful the salesman was. Apparently Town Fair salesmen are on commission, which accounts for the harder sell there. Tire Warehouse are not on commission.

If price is important to you, it really pays to contact numerous stores and call them back with quotes from other stores. The price on the Altimax went down with each call I made. It started at $675 at Northeast Tire in Belmont, $661 Town Fair, etc. and I stopped asking for a better price when it hit $500 because I thought the Laconia Tire Warehouse would be a better overall buying and installation experience, and that's worth a lot to me personally. So I saved 26%.

I would have waited for fall sales but I wanted new tires for my annual fall road trips. Some tire manufacturers are offering big rebates---up to $250 on select tires---but only if you pay with their credit card. That's not something I wanted to do, but maybe you do.

08-11-2022, 06:44 PM	#23
SailinAway Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 991 Thanks: 256 Thanked 280 Times in 169 Posts	Made a puchase After three days of research and phone calls, I ordered the General Altimax RT43 from the Laconia Tire Warehouse. $500 including installation and alignment. I chose Laconia because it's a nice location next to the bike trail and lake so you don't have to wait inside the store or outside in a hot parking lot. I was impressed with how helpful the salesman was. Apparently Town Fair salesmen are on commission, which accounts for the harder sell there. Tire Warehouse are not on commission. If price is important to you, it really pays to contact numerous stores and call them back with quotes from other stores. The price on the Altimax went down with each call I made. It started at $675 at Northeast Tire in Belmont, $661 Town Fair, etc. and I stopped asking for a better price when it hit $500 because I thought the Laconia Tire Warehouse would be a better overall buying and installation experience, and that's worth a lot to me personally. So I saved 26%. I would have waited for fall sales but I wanted new tires for my annual fall road trips. Some tire manufacturers are offering big rebates---up to $250 on select tires---but only if you pay with their credit card. That's not something I wanted to do, but maybe you do.