Simple Tire

SimpleTire is great. I’ve finally decided to stop being an idiot and buying used tires, as they keep blowin’ and bubblin’. I find SimpleTire to have the best prices, super fast shipping, and great quality tires. If you have a tire shop install these, it would cost about the same as purchasing it from the job (minus taxes); however with patience, some muscle, tire spoons, bead breaker, bubble balancer, and some lube you can change a tire yourself. Small upfront cost and huge reward saving money and having the job done properly by someone who cares about how it’s done.
I will continue to do business with them until their prices become outragous or I have a bad experience.

I did the math and figured that even with installation, shipping and risk, if you know what you want, this is the way to go these days. Ordered tires on Friday and they were at my local installer on Wednesday. I shopped around for the tires and the lowest price I could find was ~$ 193 per tire. With SimpleTire and installation, I paid $ 150 per tire — big difference. Only glitch I saw was that the install prices vary — ask before you have the tires sent to your installer (I paid $ 20/​tire; website showed $ 11). Overall though, I am very happy with this transaction.

I just recently had my first experience with Simple Tire, and it was «all good». My experience began at 0 dark thirty on a stormy Sunday morning while headed to work. I was taking an alternate route to work and hit an obscured, puddle-​filled pothole that instantly blew out my left rear 245÷45÷19 tire.
I was pi$$ed, not because I had to change a tire in the rain, or that I was going to need a new tire (as these were nearing the end of their life span); but because it put a ding in my stock 19″ painted machined aluminum rims… but I digress.
My father-​in-​law (Robert B.) had great success with Simple Tire for his RV, therefore I opted to contact them and get an estimate on 4 new tires. Simple Tire, according to their website, is «dedicated to sourcing the best tire deals from tire wholesalers and tire dealers around the nation.» They had brands of tires that I never, ever heard of, along with all the usual brand names. I sorted my search results by price (low to high) and found an exceptional deal on a set of Dunlop SP Sport 01A high performance «W» rated summer tires. I compared their price with 3 other tire vendors and no one could even come close their price, even after paying the shipping costs (approx. $ 20.00 per tire).
Unlike some other online tire vendors, Simple Tire has a huge network of tire installers. Therefore, once you place an order, you get to choose from several local vendors in your area and your tires get delivered right to the installer. I chose Pep Boys in Metairie and manager Kathy had me in an out in less than 90 minutes. Their install price was fair and my entire experience left me feeling very satisfied as a customer; a soon to be repeat customer the next time I need tires.
So if you are in the market for tires, do yourself a favor and check them out. You have nothing to lose and may very well save yourself a lot of money.

I ordered their tires over the Net. First to be clear: their service was fine, delivery was fine. This is more a review of the value proposition: It’s just not there unfortunately. They shipped my four $ 65 tires by FedEx at about $ 12 a tire. So now my $ 65 tires are effectively $ 77 tires. Then the installer told me he charges $ 15 to mount/​balance his own tires but $ 18.95 for tires from an outside company. So now I’m looking at effectively $ 81 tires. I then asked him, «What would you have charged me for the tires?» He said: «About the same price.» If that’s the case, this is a doomed business model unless companies like Simple Tire really slash their prices. If I had ordered right from the tire installer, I could’ve saved money and time.