Credit for Stock Tires?
 

I emailed my dealer asking for options to replace the stock tires before I pick up the new car. Any idea how much credit off the new tires they should give me since they get to keep the original stock tires?

Are there certain tires that most Toyota/Scion dealerships normally have on hand that are good options to replace the originals?

I'm not looking to go drifting or take it to the track, but if there is an empty parking lot every now and then, I might try to slide it around for a minute just for fun. We have some winding mountain roads around here and I'd like to be able to enjoy them without too much fear of sliding off the road. :burnrubber:

I'm not sure how that works actually. The tires are over $200 each MSRP, sell for about $120-$150 each if you talk to the right people. I dunno if the dealer will give credit or not.

The dealer will probably not give you a credit at all. You can always go to a a place like America's Tire and to a trade for a credit. I traded in my stock Primacys ($240 total credit) with 1800 miles on them. Used that credit to buy a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports. If you plan to drift on an empty parking lot every now and then, you will need to avoid the Pilot Super Sports because they are very "sticky". For more on tires check out this technical topic http://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=24

The stock tires aren't nearly as bad as people make them out to be. If you want the car to feel alive and be able to "slide around a little" then just keep the hps. They're terrible for something like track or autocross but they aren't "slide off the road" bad. Not if you know how to drive at least.

Unless it's a very large dealership they're likely only to have direct replacements for OEM tires (i.e. more of what's already on your car). The good news is that means they may offer credit to keep your tires to have a few on-hand. However, once a tire has been mounted it's no longer considered new, it really depends on the miles on the car and whether they stock "take-offs."

I've seen quite a few threads of in the tire section for the various version of the super sport, if the dealer already offers Michelin they should be able to get those easily enough.

I'd be suprised if the dealer went with this... I've always wished they'd give me credit for stock tires/wheels and just let me bring my own but it just won't happen. :)

BTW, which dealer are you working with? Is it local such as Capital or Cleveland?

Thanks everyone. Based on your comments, that might explain why I have not heard back from the dealer yet!


It's Capital. The guy I am working with is a brand new sales guy, so I am cutting him lots of slack on his communication and "let me check on that" responses. :)

I received $300 credit for my stock FR-S tires at Discount Tire with another $100 Visa Check Card from a promotion when I upgraded tires. The tires had ~130 miles on them.

Another possibility is Craigslist. If you put up a set of 4 barely used/brand new tires you could probably get about $300 for them.

I know this isn't Scion/Toyota, but my friend just bought a mk6 Golf last summer and bought GTI optional rims and tires which were approx $1250 alone. The VW dealership gave it to him for $800 after deducting the stock rims and tires that they kept, so that's $450 off.

Dealer offered me $50 a piece or so when the car arrived as credit towards another set. Didn't take them up on that.

The OEM tires really aren't that bad. They're specific for this car to allow easy controlled drifting. If I was you ... keep the OEM tires. Learn how to drive the car properly and when the OEMs are toast .... then upgrade to grippier tires such as the Michelin PSS.

It's looking like this is exactly what I will end up doing. The dealer said it should arrive "late this week", so this coming weekend might be a great one!

Post up in my Monogram Series Orders thread when you get it! I'm expecting my firestorm monogram to arrive this weekend (ETA is March 16) so I'll have photos next week with delivery taken hopefully by the end of that week after accessories are installed