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Doh.
So yes, I drive an evil, gas guzzling SUV. I would love another car for non-dog-use or even a hybrid SUV, but as a single woman carrying the financial burdens of divorce, that's a long way off.
So I bought my car used years ago, and yes, I'm still driving around on the same tires. Honestly, I've never dealt with tires. Car maintenance is not a strength of mine, at all. So they are about bald. Gotta deal with it.
I decided to look up my tires that are on there as part of being prepared a little when I go to get new ones.
Hmm... no one sells my tires.
I google them and go to the manufacturer's website.
They're meant for off-road use, and the site says if you buy them for driving around, basically, you're an idiot because they'll give you terrible gas mileage.
Oh. Crap. Well on the bright side, I guess I will be improving my gas mileage.
Re: Doh.
I've heard of "junk yards" that have tires from lemons, totals, etc. that are barely used and perfectly safe.
I wonder if you called around to any repair shops if they could suggest a used tire sales yard close to you. They will be cheaper, and you may find some non-off-roading types that fit.
GL!
My husband off-roads in his SUV (not sissy off-roading, he does scary things that make me want to smack him), so he's got the redneck tires and a lift. It gets 16mpg on a GOOD day! When he off-roads, his mileage is even worse. We track it in Fuely and the graphs are horrific.
To help offset the damage, we're members of an off-roading club and we do park cleanup, pick up trash, etc, and I drive a car that gets 42mpg. I got DH a motorcycle to fix up so he can use it as a daily commuter and get 40mpg, but he's struggling to get it running. I feel your pain.
This! I lived in Car Theft Capital, USA and had to replace my car window 4-5 times. Every time I just went to the junk yard, asked if they had my make/model, and got the window from them. It's a fraction of a cost and if you know how to change a tire (if you don't you really should learn, it's one of those basic life-skills everyone should have... like how to use a credit card or make Romen) you can do that yourself and it's a super sweet deal! Plus it's recycling which is good! They'll probably take your old tires, too, and recycle those for you.
oops!
costco sells tire...
While you might be able to get a good deal on used tires from a slavage yard, you'd still need to get them mounted on your wheels. (Unless you are buying new wheels, but I don't know why you would). Mounting a new tire on your wheels/rims is not the same as changing tire.
Sorry! I admit I'd had some wine when I read this post and I thought OP was just replacing her tires with the same tires.
Thanks derky! From my understanding a household consumes more petroleum in food than vehicle/transportation, so I'm doing good there!
I really hope I do get better mileage with new tires. Even a little would be better.
Someday I will drive something more efficient, at least for daily use (hard to haul 3-4 Danes in something small!).
One of the MNers, a.t.m., drove up to my house for a doggy play date yesterday. All three of my dogs fit into the cargo area of my Jetta wagon, and her two dogs wore seatbelt harnesses in the backseat. I wish we would have gotten a picture of our efficiency!
I'm honestly considering downgrading to a Honda Fit or similar hatchback and just keeping the rear seat folded down. I'm trying to find ways to put up a cargo petition behind the front seats to keep the dogs safely contained in the back if we're in an accident. If I can figure that out, I'm totally doing it.