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[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 64 points 1 year ago

I'm not proud to admit it, but that is pretty close to how my tires were last week. I finally swapped them out, but even with my employee discount i was looking at almost $700 for a set of four. Tires are expensive, and you often dont realize how bad they have gotten until it is too late. Even finding used tires is difficult these days.

That being said, going from exposed wires to fresh tires is amazing. I got in my car and immediately noticed i was sitting 3 inches higher, and it's wonderful driving a car that actually grips the road instead of just sitting on top of them.

[-] Hellstormy@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

700$!? Where are you located that tires are this expensive? Here in Austria they are between 40€-80€ per 1 tire.

[-] Doombot1@lemmy.one 7 points 1 year ago

I paid $700 2 years ago for tires for my SUV. SUV tires are a bit more expensive - but they’re still not cheap for sedans. I’m in the USA.

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee -5 points 1 year ago

Lol. Why pay extra for an SUV? It's like throwing money away. You can easily get sedan tires under $100.

[-] Doombot1@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

I sold the SUV a few months later, lol. I drive a hatch now.

[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

They are usually larger. SUV tyres are at least R17 (or R19 if you're super fancy) while sedan tyres are between R14 and R16.

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