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53Driver · 05-31-2014, 12:32 PM

So I have less than 1,000 miles on my 2013 FR-S. The other day I went to pull my car out of the garage and noticed the driver's side rear tire was almost flat. Upon inspection, there's a nice big screw stuck in the tire about a 1/2 inch from the sidewall so I know it can't be repaired. I called my dealer about a replacement tire and was quoted $269 before taxes! Is this correct? I looked at Tire Rack and saw the tires were $190 on there but that's before shipping and then getting the tire installed and balanced.

My 2008 Shelby GT500 tires were Goodyear F1 tires and they were around $250 a piece! One of the reasons I bought this car was the thought that replacing tires wouldn't be so bad on this vehicle (yes, looking on Tire Rack I saw other brands that were definitely cheaper I was just was surprised that the stock tires were so $$).

05-31-2014, 12:32 PM	#1
53Driver T64-416Ax3=13,140shp Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2002 AP1 and 2015 F-150 EB (DD) Location: NWA Posts: 878 Thanks: 783 Thanked 372 Times in 221 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s)	I thought the tires on these cars were cheap? So I have less than 1,000 miles on my 2013 FR-S. The other day I went to pull my car out of the garage and noticed the driver's side rear tire was almost flat. Upon inspection, there's a nice big screw stuck in the tire about a 1/2 inch from the sidewall so I know it can't be repaired. I called my dealer about a replacement tire and was quoted $269 before taxes! Is this correct? I looked at Tire Rack and saw the tires were $190 on there but that's before shipping and then getting the tire installed and balanced. My 2008 Shelby GT500 tires were Goodyear F1 tires and they were around $250 a piece! One of the reasons I bought this car was the thought that replacing tires wouldn't be so bad on this vehicle (yes, looking on Tire Rack I saw other brands that were definitely cheaper I was just was surprised that the stock tires were so $$). Last edited by 53Driver; 05-31-2014 at 12:46 PM.