Fishing to see if anyone's used TireBuyer.com.

They do have many poor reviews, BUT I was surprised to find that TireRack isn't far behind....

(I assume I am not violating list guidelines here, as PP doesn't sell tires.)

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

you assume correctly!

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I actually just ordered two tires from there this morning, so I'll let you know!

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1983 240D, 272K+ miles (odo broke)

I've had decent luck with Discount Tire. Hardest part was finding a place that would mount and balance.

Then I discovered Walmart will mount and balance for $4! per tire and you can get a lifetime rotation and balance for $12 per tire.

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

I've ordered three sets of tires from Tirebuyer.com. Never had a problem and I recommend them to friends. The shipping was always free and the tires were exactly what I ordered. In fact, the set on the 300D right now came from them......

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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 91K (hers)
2005 Corvette 55K (fun car)
2002 VW Jetta TDI 231K (mine)
1998 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 196K (kids)
1994 Ford F150 4WD 249K (firewood hauler)
1983 Mercedes 300D 376K (diesel commuter)

They had the best price for the tire I shopped, free shipping and had a recommended installer nearby. Installation cost was very reasonable and came with a warranty for tires and work.

Had tires shipped directly to installer who called me when they came in and arranged an appointment.

Overall excellent tire replacement experience.

Thats good to know. I never thought of using them for that.

Strange, I have been getting all sorts of POP up`s lately.

I get down to post #4 and a Tirebuyer.com POP up, pop`s up on the screen.

SCARRY.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I don't put much faith in online reviews as there is no way to verify if the person posting has a legitimate complaint or is just being unreasonable.

Zach,
I looked at Canadian on-line sources for tires a while back (for my SL). I posted a couple of links here:

Dead Horse w/ Stick - Tyres 2013 - Benzworld.org - Mercedes-Benz Discussion Forum

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Graham
85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5

Eeeew. That would bug me for sure. The customized ads (based on recent e-commerce sites visited or google searches) on pages I browse are bad enough.

I think you need to look at your browser settings. There might be a way to shut them off.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Agreed, but I found common threads in the complaints: (1) shipping wrong size, and (2) shipping short orders, such as only 3 tires on a 4-tire order and then not following up delivery promises for the last one.

Thanks, I know about 1010 and PMC. PMC is pretty reasonable but I found 1010 was higher and the shipping was out of line.

TireBuyer offers almost everything at free shipping within the USA, which makes them a whole lot more attractive (I am less than an hour from the UPS Store in Ogdensburg, NY).

They offer brand name snow tires at $58-$64 each. Though the expenses of picking them up erase some of the savings there, I also save the punishing ~10 percent Quebec provincial sales tax and $4/tire 'environment' fee (which everyone knows is a joke, just a renamed extra sales tax).

However, the free shipping is what had me wondering (if something looks too good to be true, etc.).

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

I take the best online price to Discount Tire here locally and pay them to install after price match. Cruel I know.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

I considered PMC when I last bought tires, but the cost of installation by a small local shop was quite high. I actually bought from MB dealer for not much more and eliminated some hassle! They were cheaper than local tire shops. But those were smart car wheels which are not that readily available.

If you picked up tires in Ogdensburg, where would you get them installed? And what would installation cost be?

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Graham
85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5

Most of the small independent shops around here will install for $8-$20 per wheel, for new tires, on a walk-in basis.

Lots of people buy tires at Canadian Tire (for example) and have them installed elsewhere as Crappy Tire has a bad rep for hiring idiots in their shops. (Two guys my friend who owns the garage fired, for gross incompetence, were working at Cdn Tire witnin 72 hrs.)

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22