New tires and wheels warranty

[lovemachine]

If you're getting new tires and wheels, is the warranty worth getting?
It's $150 more, for 4 tires and 4 wheels.

 

[jmiller676]

If you're getting new tires and wheels, is the warranty worth getting?
It's $150 more, for 4 tires and 4 wheels.

Depends on how much the tires and wheels cost.

 

[lovemachine]

Depends on how much the tires and wheels cost.

That is none of your business

 

[jmiller676]

I spent around $300 for 4 16" steel rims and $650 for four tires for this winter. The warranty actually came free with the tires. Didn't by it for the rims.

*Edit...sorry warranty wasn't free like I thought. It's $15 per tire. I need to send that in soon.

 

[lovemachine]

I wish thats all I was spending...

 

[CTC B4Z]

um,**** yes!!!

DTC for life here.. I just spent $3100 on my rims and tires. @ $440 a tire, the road hazard is well worth it. All 4 road hazard was only $350... so your already ahead!!!

dont be a ghettowian and buy tires, than 3 months later get a flat and buy warranty over the phone... thats SCUMY

 

[jmiller676]

I wish thats all I was spending...

There for winter only. The best quality tire out there for my vehicle. And no sense in gettting fancy rims whith all the salt.

 

[cordex]

Like most insurance, it's only "worth" it if you need to use it. Look at your history of driving. If you tend to have to replace damaged tires one or more times within the insurable lifespan of the tires, it can tend to make sense. If not, over the long run it'll cost you more than you save.

I went with a replacement warranty on two new tires recently, and within a month or so I hit a pothole that blew one of them. It was nice that I had it then, but mathematically?
For one of my cars, it works out to be about $105 out the door for each tire. To insure all four tires it costs $60 more. If you replace an insured tire, you have to buy a new replacement certificate to cover it, so that's another $15. If I don't replace any tires, I'm out $60 for the lifespan of the tires. If I replace one tire over the insurable lifespan of the tires, it's like getting a $30 discount on the replacement ($60 for the initial policy plu $15 for the replacement policy versus $105 to buy a new one) - not really free, but a good deal to me. If two are replaced, it's a $120 discount. The more you need it, the more it benefits you.

I personally probably wouldn't insure wheels, because I so rarely have to replace them, and it isn't like I've got a killer set of rims or something. Tires make more sense for my driving, but I'd still probably be better off just self-insuring by putting $15 in an envelope for each tire I buy.

 

[cbseniour]

I really think the road hazard warranty is worth the while. It only cost about $15/ tire and I have seldom worn out a set without have something go wrong, a broken belt or nail in the side wall can cost $250 for my truck I'll buy the warranty.
On the other hand I have no history on wheels. If you hit something and distroy a wheel there will probably be enough damage that the auto insurance company will replace it along with the suspension, fender etc. In that case having additional coverage on the wheels seem to be wasteful unless you auto policy excludes anything but OEM equipment which some do.

 

[OneBadV8]

If you're getting new tires and wheels, is the warranty worth getting?
It's $150 more, for 4 tires and 4 wheels.

I think it would be worth it. What if you're driving in the snow and you hit something and it pops the tire off the rim or something?

 

[Clay]

I think it would be worth it. What if you're driving in the snow and you hit something and it pops the tire off the rim or something?

then you spend $20 and have the tire put back on?

 

[88GT]

Road hazard is a must for me/us. We get an average of two flats/can't hold air a year. If we can patch it we do. If not, not having to pay full price comes in handy. I am convinced that having the road hazard warranty is what gets us patches for free every now and then too.

 

[OneBadV8]

then you spend $20 and have the tire put back on?

I meant if there was actual damage, not just the bead coming off

I guess I didn't explain it enough

 

[lovemachine]

I think it would be worth it. What if you're driving in the snow and you hit something and it pops the tire off the rim or something?

So you'd pay the extra $150 then?

Notice I'm ignoring the rest

 

[singlestacksig]

personally I do think it was worth it.. I got it with my truck , have used it twice.. they only paid for the plug.. tire keeps leaking but they won't replace it ...

 

[cburnworth]

I get my tires from discount tire, I don't recall paying anything extra. I haven't even gotten tires on my current vehicle yet, but discount has patch 2 of them for free & am getting ready to take another one on to get patched.

 

[OneBadV8]

So you'd pay the extra $150 then?

Notice I'm ignoring the rest

Well, it depends on the wheels and tires. I'd be more worried about the wheels and less about the tires.

I used to have a full size Bronco that I put 35x12.5 BFG All Terrains on and the wheels got damage before the tires did. If that $150 covers everything I think it'd be a good investment. Heck, some tires themselves are twice that anyway.

I'm guessing that 150 is about 10% of your total cost. so yeah, I'd go for it.

 

[CTC B4Z]

DTC fixes any flat for free as long as its repairable... anyone off the street comes in, its fixed

 

[lovemachine]

Well I just ordered them, and paid for the warranty. It'll be worth it

 

[kwatters]

I normally don't, but it depends on the tires. I never needed a warranty on tires with a high sidewall like truck tires.
I put low profile tires on the mini and those pencil eraser tires don't hold up very well. I am running 205/35/18's and I have had Discount tire replace 3 tires under warranty out of 2 sets so far. At $200 per tire it paid for itself.