Where to get Goodyear F1 GS-D3 tires?

I'm shopping for tires for my '03, and had decided on the
Goodyear F1 GS-D3. But, AFAICT they're not availble in the
205/45-16 size.

What mail-order tire vendors do poeple recommend besides
tire rack?

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i've had good experiences with www.discounttiredirect.com (same as
discounttire.com)
they have your goodyear eagle f1 gs-ds 205/45/16 and though the tires are
listed at $150 each once you add them to your cart and enter your zip code
for shipping calculations they end up costing only $540 ($135 each)
delivered and i think there is also an additional $50 mail in rebate.
tirerack wants $595 (and up depending on where they are shipped from) for
the same tires.


"Grant Edwards" > wrote in message
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> I'm shopping for tires for my '03, and had decided on the
> Goodyear F1 GS-D3. But, AFAICT they're not availble in the
> 205/45-16 size.
>
> What mail-order tire vendors do poeple recommend besides
> tire rack?
>
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> Grant Edwards grante Yow! Will this
> never-ending
> at series of PLEASURABLE
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I can vouch for both the grip AND the treadwear as being excellent! I drive
what I would call aggressively on the street and these tires are more grippy
than you really need, in my opinion. What I mean is, if you like to play at
the edges of adhesion as I do, it puts those limits at pretty high speeds
for public roads. That's a great thing if you just like to stay stuck to the
pavement all the time. You pretty much will. On the treadwear side, I
believe this is why the tire is somewhat pricey, it gives grip AND
treadwear. IIRC the tires are rated at 280 treadwear and while I know that
our lovely govt regulators have not required that these #'s be completely
comparable (they are used as much for marketing by some mfr's), these tires
really do wear well for a performance tire. I'm now at about 35k with this
set and approaching (~at) the treadwear bars. They are still fine, I've just
got to pay attention in the wet as they go away. I've been considering
something with a higher treadwear rating and a cheaper price so that I can
get even more bang (miles) for my buck AND be able to slide around just a
bit more. Any ideas for me? With the kind of life of the Goodyears, I may
just go with them again.

Chris
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"Christopher Muto" > wrote in message
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> i've had good experiences with www.discounttiredirect.com (same as
> discounttire.com)
> they have your goodyear eagle f1 gs-ds 205/45/16 and though the tires are
> listed at $150 each once you add them to your cart and enter your zip code
> for shipping calculations they end up costing only $540 ($135 each)
> delivered and i think there is also an additional $50 mail in rebate.
> tirerack wants $595 (and up depending on where they are shipped from) for
> the same tires.
>
>
> "Grant Edwards" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> I'm shopping for tires for my '03, and had decided on the
>> Goodyear F1 GS-D3. But, AFAICT they're not availble in the
>> 205/45-16 size.
>>
>> What mail-order tire vendors do poeple recommend besides
>> tire rack?
>>
>> --
>> Grant Edwards grante Yow! Will this
>> never-ending
>> at series of PLEASURABLE
>> visi.com EVENTS never cease?
>
>

On 2008-05-13, Christopher Muto > wrote:

> i've had good experiences with www.discounttiredirect.com
> (same as discounttire.com) they have your goodyear eagle f1
> gs-ds 205/45/16 and though the tires are listed at $150 each
> once you add them to your cart and enter your zip code for
> shipping calculations they end up costing only $540 ($135
> each) delivered and i think there is also an additional $50
> mail in rebate. tirerack wants $595 (and up depending on
> where they are shipped from) for the same tires.

Tirerack only has one of them, and when I e-mailed them to ask
about availability they gave no indication that they would ever
be able to get any more. I should have bought a set last fall
when Tire Rack had them in stock. :/

Discount tire shows them as special order items that are
"usually available in 2-3 days". I'll give Discount Tire a
try. I'm half expecting them to tell me they can't get them
either...

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On 2008-05-13, Chris D'Agnolo > wrote:

> I can vouch for both the grip AND the treadwear as being
> excellent! I drive what I would call aggressively on the
> street and these tires are more grippy than you really need,
> in my opinion. What I mean is, if you like to play at the
> edges of adhesion as I do,

I sometimes do, but I'll give up some play opportunities to
avoid ending up wrapped around a tree on a rainy night. I've
always read that they were about the best rain tire you could
get. I'll also pay a little more if it means I can get one
more summer out of them -- buying tires is a big hassle.

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On 2008-05-13, Christopher Muto > wrote:

> i've had good experiences with www.discounttiredirect.com
> (same as discounttire.com)

The sites appear to be similar superficially, but there are two
significant differences:

Pricing.

The F1's are $135 each at www.discounttiredirect.com and $160
each at discounttire.com

Ship To.

At discounttire.com, they'll only ship to a Discout Tire
retail store, and you have to pay them for mounting and
balancing (I assume they don't care whether you actually let
them mount the tires, but you have to pay for it.)

At www.discounttiredirect.com, they'll ship to anywhere you
want. After some bad experiences with big chain shops
(Tires Plus), I'm a little paranoid about who I let mess
with my car.

That adds up to about a $150 difference between
discounttire.com and discounttiredirect.com. I wasn't paying
close attention and went first to discounttire.com and was a
bit annoyed that you were offered a much better deal that I
was.

> they have your goodyear eagle f1 gs-ds 205/45/16 and though
> the tires are listed at $150 each once you add them to your
> cart and enter your zip code for shipping calculations they
> end up costing only $540 ($135 each)

There's a 10% discount for buying online. At
www.discounttiredirect.com I don't see anyway to buy other than
online, so presenting the pricing that way seems a bit odd.

> delivered and i think there is also an additional $50 mail in
> rebate. tirerack wants $595 (and up depending on where they
> are shipped from) for the same tires.

I would have happily paid a little extra at TR because of the
good experiences I've had with them in the past, but they
didn't have the tires in stock and were unwilling/unable to
order them.

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Grant Edwards > wrote:

> After some bad experiences with big chain shops (Tires Plus), I'm
> a little paranoid about who I let mess with my car.

Oh, yeah! I've had some problems but I do like the fact that Discount
Tire uses a torque wrench to install tires (I'd personally prefer a
torque wench but that's a whole different subject....)

I also like this:

"Just drive up to a service bay at any Discount Tire store and ask to
have your air checked. We are glad to do this as a public service,
regardless of where you bought your tires."

"If you do only one thing to ensure your safety with regard to tires,
check the air pressure monthly and always before a long trip. Here is a
proposal to make this as fast and simple as possible: let us do it for
you. We will do it quickly, and we will do it for free."




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On 2008-05-13, Grant Edwards > wrote:

> Discount tire shows them as special order items that are
> "usually available in 2-3 days". I'll give Discount Tire a
> try. I'm half expecting them to tell me they can't get them
> either...

Yup, just got a voicemail message from Discount Tire. They're
out of stock and Goodyear won't quote them a delivery date. Rats.

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