johncamtravel
Poughquag, NY
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I have an F350 Crew Cab SRW PS diesel with 27,000 miles on it. It was
built in June of 2006. It has 18" Continental tires on it and they
are very badly Dry Rotted to where I have to replace them. Ford says
the will refund me 30% on warrenty but I have to replace them with
the same brand of Continental tire. If I want to replace them with another brand I don't get anything back under warrenty. Has anyone
else had this problem with their Continental Tires.
I was thinking of replacing them with Cooper ATR Tires. Anyone have
any ideas. I was quoted a price of $192.00 + Tax Per Tire? Is
that a fair price for a 275 70 R18 tire. They said they would mount
and balance at no charge. Thanks in advance for any advice.
John Sr.
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Engineer9860
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johncamtravel wrote:I was quoted a price of $192.00 + Tax Per Tire? Is
that a fair price for a 275 70 R18 tire.
I bought a couple of 225/70-19.5" tires today for my F-450 at work.
Paid $170.00 per tire (pre tax). 12ply, 3400#+or- load rating.
2002 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 8.1/ZF6sp RC/LB 
2001 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 6.0/4L85E EC/SB
1997 Chevy Blazer 4x4
1994 Chevy K-2500 4x4 C6P 5.7/4L80E
1979 Chevy K-30 4x4 4sp 4.10
1977 Chevy K-30 4x4 4sp 4.10 454
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ILLINOISAMF
SWANSEA IL USA
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Go to Tirerack.com and check the price of tires on their website. They will ship them to you AND give you a few listings of their certified tire installers in your area.
It may save you some money, even with shipping. The funny part is some of their certified installers are the same tire dealers you may have gotten your quotes from in your area.
My local dealer wanted $195 per tire. Tire rack sold them to me for $125 each.
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2oldman
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Beverley&Ken
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Check your prices closely, warranty adjustments are usually made on full retail pricing. So 30% off full retail price may be more than paying a discounted price on the same or at better tire.
Ken
2006 Winnebago Outlook 29B E-450.
2004 Honda Accord on tow dolly.
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dusterpylet
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45000 miles and counting on my ATR coopers on truck in sig, i will get at least 80 out of them, at least. where i come from farming community, Pest control advisors and fertilizer salesmen put 50-90K a year on pickups, and i have heard and seen these Cooper ATR tires going 90K with proper rotation and alignment. Im thrilled with they way they perform, they are 10ply load range E tires, and they do well with my fifth wheel i would recommend them to anyone, including GOD.
I have people ask me all the time if they are brand new, thats how beautiful they still look at 45K
I think that is fair, i want to say i payed 765 for mine, and they are LT265/70/17E 191.25$/tire and i would pay that again for them.
Mike
2006 Chevy K1500 4x4 Greystone, Vortec Max 6.0L 345HP 380LB 4.10 Gears
Torsion Bars tightened, Firestone Ride Rites. Runs Wonderfully.
First year of the VortecMax power pack, and the fastest of them all!!!
2003 Springdale 279RLL Fifth Wheel
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chili7
Colorado Springs, CO
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Conti's are a very basic tire. They are terrible on snow and wet roads and are the cheapest tire Ford can find that buyers will accept. My 2 cents. They came with mine also (built on 7/4/2005) and I took them off and threw them away. Get some GY AT/S or similar quality tires, negotiate a good deal, and forget about them.
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05 F350 XLT PSD CC SB 4x4 FX4 SRW TowCommand
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Turbo Diesel Dude
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My '05 2500 Dodge came with BF Goodrich LT265 70R 17 E and went 19000 miles, Cooper LT265 70R 17E 42K and still had some left, Maxxis 265 70R D Bighorn radials went 14K when traded for a 2008 Dodge which came with Michelins which we will see.
charles weidman
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