$355 for one tire?

[reeferjunkie]

My wife took in our 2011 highlander for its first oil change / maintenance and the dealer found a nail lodged in sidewall of the front tire. They removed the nail and said the tire was not leaking, but recommended to replace the tire for $355 (Toyo 245-55-19). Now I know these tires are more expensive because of there oddball size, but $355?!? What are folks paying for these Toyo tires? I think I will just replace this tire with the spare and use the 'damaged' tire as a spare. I plan on replacing all these tires in the next year or two since I hear they don't last all that long anyways.

[reeferjunkie]

BTW, the dealership tried to explain to my wife that they are high performance superior tires, which is why they are so expensive. Umm yeah, whatever...

[tato_c]

Originally Posted by reeferjunkie

My wife took in our 2011 highlander for its first oil change / maintenance and the dealer found a nail lodged in sidewall of the front tire. They removed the nail and said the tire was not leaking, but recommended to replace the tire for $355 (Toyo 245-55-19). Now I know these tires are more expensive because of there oddball size, but $355?!? What are folks paying for these Toyo tires? I think I will just replace this tire with the spare and use the 'damaged' tire as a spare. I plan on replacing all these tires in the next year or two since I hear they don't last all that long anyways.

Google them (www.froogle.com)

http://www.google.com/search?q=Toyo+...hop&hl=en&aq=f

Tato_c

[becks]

Run Forrest, Run...

[summerwind]

For reference

http://www.tiresdirect.net/YearMakeM...onID=Limited19

I found it interesting that Tire Rack doesn't have Toyo listed any more and Discount tire has to special order Toyo tires.

[9volt]

If the nail was in the tread area of the tire just plug it and forget about it.

[sirwm]

when I had to buy tires
( see story here TOYO Tires - abnormal tread wear - flaking ? ) ,
I paid $219 for a 19" tire.

[dtown40]

Call me crazy, but I always buy at least 2 tires at a time to go on the same axle. I think it makes for a better ride and they wear more evenly. You might check with Discount Tire, as you can get 2

Bridgestone
Blizzak DM-V1 in your size for 468.98 out the door. So for a little more then 100.00 more, you can get 2 tires. Thats the way I would go, but I just hate Stealerships anyway.