Goodyear is a Bunch of Thieves

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PonyUP

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So last Thursday, I'm at work and it's kind of slow gearing down for the long weekend. A friend of mine, Erin, in the office next to me mentions that she just found out she had to spend $2500 on her car, I said for what?

Her reply "Well I got a flat today, and I'm due for new tires, so I figured I'd get it all done. Andy said I should go to Goodyear"

"And their $2500? Do they have a Genie that pop's out when you rub them to grant you three wishes?"

She says "No they're run flats" to which I replied "Damn right, they'll run you flat broke, you're getting ripped off in a massive way. No way tires for a Miata should run $2500

At this point she is already content just to have it done. Then I showed her the pricing on the Goodyear website and Discount tire for which neither was near $2500.

So she calls them, and they tell her she needs new brakes. She tells them to go to hell and put her old tires on. Long story, less long. Discount tire found out she didn't need brakes for another 20K miles, told her she didn't need run flats it was a waste of money (to which I said the same thing) and she walked out with a screming deal for $700

Moral to the story, always do the research, or check with the nearest guy driving a Marauder, if it's one thing we know, it's tire pricing.
 
So let me ask you a question because some Miata's came with runflat tires. Did her tire have run flats from the factory? If she did wouldn't it suck if she runs over a nail and is stuck on the side of the road someplace because her vehicle isn't equipped with a spare because it came with runflats. :(
 
The Bridgestone Potenza RFT "run flat" tires for the Miata are about $250 each .... so the full set of 4 should be about $1000. Labor, balancing, disposal comes to no more than $1200. How they ended up with nearly double the cost is a mystery ..... and a rip off. Maybe GoodYear is pissed that Bridgestone has been suppling Mazda for years.

I am sure that there are non-run-flat options ... but then you have to consider the situation that Sparta ^^^^^ mentioned.

Dealers and auto shops have a tendency to see the women-folk as a meal ticket (and lots of guys now too). Typically, they have no idea what's wrong or how to fix it. Have not done any research. Do not know what is reasonable. And just want the problem to go away. Some shops will make you pay to play this game of "Stump the Chump". Not sure how they stay in business ... if it were not for a steady stream of ignorant customers. :o

"I didn't even know my Miata needed run-flat tires .... or how much they would cost to replace .... I just thought it was a cute car." :P
 
Goodyear auto shops always charge laughably ridiculous prices.

I was going to get a gatorback from one once, because none of the auto parts houses around here carry them any more apparently, and they wanted $85 for it. I looked online and found it new on eBay for $24. Turns out I didn't own the car long enough to need it, but the point still stands.
 
Sears and Firestone both pleased guilty to over charging consumers.

I use a National chain where I developed a relationship with the manager. I told him so long as he is fair I will buy all my street tries from him for all our vehicles. We have both lived up to the agreement.

Example, he did not want to offer the road hazard warranty because it was a non-stocking tire. I told him I recognize it's a non stocking tire and I won't hold him to the delay trigger so he sold me the road hazard.
 
SpartaPerformance said:
So let me ask you a question because some Miata's came with runflat tires. Did her tire have run flats from the factory? If she did wouldn't it suck if she runs over a nail and is stuck on the side of the road someplace because her vehicle isn't equipped with a spare because it came with runflats. :(
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It did come with run flats, not sure if she has a spare or not, but she does have tripleA and roadside assist, which in the long run would be cheaper. Not only that, but discount tire will fix it for free at any one of their locations.

The run flats are noisier and make for a rougher ride from what I have read on various forums, so I think its 6 in one hand.

In the end, she saved a ton of cash and was happy with the purchase :beer:
 
$2500?!?!?!!! That's INSANE!!! I went through TireRack.com, got 4 brand new tires for $400 and had MY Marauder guy (:lovies:) do the install for free!!!

Good lookin out PonyUp! :beer:
 
I'm sorry to hear that Brad. When I worked in sales it was a total scam and I quit almost as soon as I started. Car sales and truck rentals, more so car sales. Huge scammers. Unbelievable what is in the training manual.
 
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