With the state inspection coming up next month and the tires basically worn out (down to 3/32 tread), I had no choice but to shop for tires. I checked with several online sites (TireRack.com had the best overall pricing including shipping), but in the end Firestone had a deal I could not pass up.
Firestone had their Affinity Touring (70K mile warranty) on sale - buy 3, get 1 free or buy 1 get 50% of the 2nd one. This was for P225-65-R17's. Normal price is $150 per tire for this size. Final price was $550.46 which included tire tax, wheel balance, TPMS kit, and I declined Road Hazard (have coverage through my auto club).
Unfortunately, when I showed up at 8 am, the shop found the tires weren't in stock even though the "computer" indicated otherwise. (I had made the appt last week while getting tires for my son's car). Turns out the factory is putting the wrong "barcode" sticker on the tires. The stickers that were on the tires ordered for my vehicle were actually 710's (sticker had Affinity Touring on it). The shop ended up finding Affinity Touring tires from a Firestone in northern VA. The service writer knocked another $20 off the total price to accomodate me for my troubles. I ended up going home (35 miles) and came back after they contacted me to let me know the proper tires were in. Arrived at 2 pm and the finally had me out of there by 4:45 pm.
All the vehicles in my "fleet" should be good to go on tires for a while. Installed Destination LE's on the Ram last year, installed new tires on my son's car last week and now the Journey has new rubber.
The original tires on the Journey were Kumho's and I cannot recommend them. Barely 42K miles and they were simply worn out. Dry/wet traction was okay and they were quiet, but to barely last 42K miles was unacceptable. I don't think they would have made it to 45K.
Firestone had their Affinity Touring (70K mile warranty) on sale - buy 3, get 1 free or buy 1 get 50% of the 2nd one. This was for P225-65-R17's. Normal price is $150 per tire for this size. Final price was $550.46 which included tire tax, wheel balance, TPMS kit, and I declined Road Hazard (have coverage through my auto club).
Unfortunately, when I showed up at 8 am, the shop found the tires weren't in stock even though the "computer" indicated otherwise. (I had made the appt last week while getting tires for my son's car). Turns out the factory is putting the wrong "barcode" sticker on the tires. The stickers that were on the tires ordered for my vehicle were actually 710's (sticker had Affinity Touring on it). The shop ended up finding Affinity Touring tires from a Firestone in northern VA. The service writer knocked another $20 off the total price to accomodate me for my troubles. I ended up going home (35 miles) and came back after they contacted me to let me know the proper tires were in. Arrived at 2 pm and the finally had me out of there by 4:45 pm.
All the vehicles in my "fleet" should be good to go on tires for a while. Installed Destination LE's on the Ram last year, installed new tires on my son's car last week and now the Journey has new rubber.
The original tires on the Journey were Kumho's and I cannot recommend them. Barely 42K miles and they were simply worn out. Dry/wet traction was okay and they were quiet, but to barely last 42K miles was unacceptable. I don't think they would have made it to 45K.