First time with "TireRack.com" -- good first impression

I had good luck buying some BFGs for my wife's 740 at Wal Mart.

Researched online, decided what to buy, and got em.

Good price, free follow up rotation.

I once found something I liked online through tirerack, and per their suggestion found a local vendor ostensibly allied with them to do the mounting and balancing.

When I called the vendor, he asked what tire rack was going to charge me for the tires and the shipping charges.

When I told him, he said "we'll match it:" which he did.

Why wait for tires to be shipped when you can to to a local dealer and get them on the same day?

So be careful, tirerack, your alleged allies will stab you in the back at every opportunity.

I'm in an itty-bitty town - 6,000 people. We have a couple of local tire shops that stock some tires, but not many of the big name brands.

I ordered the tires yesterday around 11am, they showed up at my door today at 4pm via UPS.

It worked out well for me, the tires cost $208 for 4, the shipping was $32 and the cost to mount and balance all 4 is $35. So I end up paying $275 total - it took 2 days for everything, and it comes out to about $68 a tire when you add it all up.

I guess > I once found something I liked online through tirerack, and per their