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Bob and Susan
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i just did this "tire exercise" in oct...
tires are double $$ in mexico
i usually go to "discount tire/americas tire"
their service cannot be beat but
now since "after sale" service doesn't matter...
price is the ONLY factor
this time i found "walmart" was the cheapest by 5%
mounted, balanced, stems, tax... "out the door"
i shopped 5 tire stores in southern california
edit: so you can compare
$148 for 2 tires
mounted, balanced, new stems, tax... out the door
size: 205-75-14
date code indicated tires were 4 months old
that's $74 a tire
best deal i found
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by Bob and Susan]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MsTerieus
A savings of $200 off of $735 would be worth it, to me, under the circumstances.
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I think you'll do better than that.
Buy your tires here. If you want good, you can get them, Michilins, at Costco. If your destination is Puerto Escondido, run your old tires to the
bone, then replace them. Given the road up to there, it won't take long.
The mechanic, Vicente, is almost always available. He's been a star here on Nomad in the past with Al G's motor home. Don't worry about him. If he
sees a job he's not familiar with, such as automatic transmissions or electronics, he'll let you know.
If I ever decide to move back to the states, I'm taking him with me. He has me spoiled. 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob and Susan
i usually go to "discount tire/americas tire"
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That's my choice as well. Just thought she may want to spend as little time in the SD area as possible.
One thing, and I hope she sees it here....you can't bring unmounted tires through the border so that scratches the idea, should it come up, of buying
them up there and having them mounted down here.
I know you know that, Bob. Not everybody does.
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bajaguy
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My 2 cents
MsTerieus
Buy your battery and tires at Les Schwab (plenty of stores in WA, OR and norCal) and buy your repair parts at a Subaru dealer. bring the parts with
you and have Dennis's guy do the install............you will be much happier 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
MsTerieus
Buy your battery and tires at Les Schwab (plenty of stores in WA, OR and norCal) and buy your repair parts at a Subaru dealer. bring the parts with
you and have Dennis's guy do the install............you will be much happier |
Yeah....definitly get your battery NOB. It's a quality thing.
He just put struts on Big Mike's car yesterday.
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[Edited on 11-12-2010 by DENNIS]
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Cyanide41
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I bought my BF Goodrich tires at Tersa in Tijuana, and saved $400 over the cheepest place I could find them in the US. They even aligned the car after
install. On the other hand, we priced the tires for a friends truck and the savings were only $35.
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by Cyanide41]
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MsTerieus
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Wow, so many different opinions/experiences, and lots of good advice. Thanks, all! I'm having the battery bought and installed in WA, because
otherwise the car won't run, and it's harder to ship a car that way. I already asked the WA mechanic to order all parts but tires (its just easier
that way -- they can be shipped with the car). I was worried about bringing unmounted tires into Baja, so I sort of thought I'd buy them from
Tirerack.com, have them shipped to S.D. then mounted in S.D., which would not be terribly convenient, though it would be do-able.
HOWEVER, I assume I should get "all terrain" tires (?) Tirerack. com didn't have them in the size I need. So I think I'll wait and hope to find
some in Baja that are not too expen$ive.
Thanks again, all!
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by MsTerieus]
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MsTerieus
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cyanide41
I bought my BF Goodrich tires at Tersa in Tijuana, and saved $400 over the cheepest place I could find them in the US. They even aligned the car after
install. On the other hand, we priced the tires for a friends truck and the savings were only $35. |
LOL -- considering that I only want to SPEND $400, those tires must be pretty fancy! Sounds like a good deal; I'll make a note of "Tersa".
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MsTerieus
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
The mechanic, Vicente, is almost always available. He's been a star here on Nomad in the past with Al G's motor home. Don't worry about him. If he
sees a job he's not familiar with, such as automatic transmissions or electronics, he'll let you know. |
I'm glad the Subaru's transmission is OK, then: it's an automatic. 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MsTerieus
LOL -- considering that I only want to SPEND $400, those tires must be pretty fancy! Sounds like a good deal; I'll make a note of "Tersa".
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They're in Ensenada as well.
You seem inclined to do some of these things here...for some reason. I would be more inclined to do it up there. Get it over with at a better price.
Oh well.....your call.
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MsTerieus
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
You seem inclined to do some of these things here...for some reason. I would be more inclined to do it up there. Get it over with at a better
price.Oh well.....your call. |
I'm confused -- I thought you were suggesting that I do much of the stuff in Baja. (?) Please see U2U...
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bajaguy
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Subaru
What size tires????
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MsTerieus
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
What size tires???? |
They are 225/60/16. And I just figured out that all-terrains don't come in that size.  Tirerack.com tole me I COULD use 215/60/16, and Yokahama makes an all-terrain tire that size, but each tire is about $30 more than
the all season tires I would otherwise have put on the car. Is it worth it?
[Edited on 11-12-2010 by MsTerieus]
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captkw
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tires
GOOD GREIF!!!
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captkw
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P.S. tires
by the way, oil is twice the price,down here!!!
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captkw
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P.S. IF COMING SUR
1st or 2nd pemex in constatution is a ripoff,...pass it along.. going
southbound,that is...
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monoloco
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
MsTerieus
Buy your battery and tires at Les Schwab (plenty of stores in WA, OR and norCal) and buy your repair parts at a Subaru dealer. bring the parts with
you and have Dennis's guy do the install............you will be much happier |
Les Schwab offers good service but you will pay a lot more for your tires.
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bajaguy
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Tires
Stay with the 225's.......you will have "a little" more road clearance. All terrains on a Subie would be cool.........that road up to Puerto Escondito
looks like it could be a mess when wet or in the rain.
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MsTerieus
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
Stay with the 225's.......you will have "a little" more road clearance |
I don't understand: What does section width (225 vs. 215) have to do with road clearance? Isn't road clearance affected by the tire's diameter?
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bajaguy
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225/60-16 diameter is 26.6"
215/60-16 diameter is 26.2"
Bigger is better.......or so "they" say
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