text: Review #200!  Woo Hoo!  Let's bring out some stars!\n\nThis Discount Tire went out of their way to help me get some new shoes for my 'Eva', the 1986 Honda Prelude Si that sits in my garage.  Ode to a classic!  \n\nAnyway, I was picky even wanting to get tires for my girl.  The Pirellis she had on her were classic too, so classic that they were made in 1998!  Yep, the tires I bought with the car were close to 15 years old!  I hated to even consider changing them out because they had little wear, 80 % tread life, and no signs of cracking.  But even the best tires should be considered for change after 10 years time for safety's sake.  Who wants to risk a blowout while cruisin'?  Not me!\n\nI considered Sam's Club and Costco first for a new set of tires.  Sam's was out of the running quickly because they didn't even offer the right size for my rims.  Finding a 13 inch tire is hard now-a-days!  Off it was to Costco.  After a quick search, Costco came out of the gates with ONE set of tires from Michelin.  The famed Michelin Defender, their newest high-end tire.  I figured it would cost me a pretty penny since they were top of the line.  And I was right.  A darn 13 inch tire would cost me $91.50 EACH after mounting, install, tax, and fees.  About $366 for a set of four!  Wow that's expensive!  Especially for a car that I will be driving no more than 5000 miles a year (darn right Eva has a 'classic vehicle' plate).\n\nI told Costco I would think about it.  I've heard horror stories about their tire department service from others, and the amount of waiting time needed just to put tires on a car.  After the price quote, I was told by Costco that if I dropped my car off at the first signs of opening it would take about 2-3 hours for it to get done.  If there was someone who managed to get in front of me before my appointment, it would take 3-4 hours.  Really?  Now I'm no mechanic but I do know it shouldn't take that long to put a tire on a car, especially when you have specific equipment to handle this.\n\nAs a giggles experiment I called Discount Tire.  I was greeted with a warm tone, and began to speak what I needed.  Though I would be up Shi+s Creek when it came down to price because Costco is the supposed 'price leader'.  What happened surprised me.  Not only did I see they had the Michelin Defender tire that Costco had, they also had 2 other companies that made tires for my car rim.  These were also cheaper than the Michelin ones!  But, dude on the phone informed me that they're cheaper because they were rated for less miles than the Michelin ones.  The Michelin Defender tires are rated at 90k miles, which means I wouldn't have to change the tires for a LONG time with my light driving on Eva.  He also mentioned the Michelin tires have a better review rating as well.\n\nOther tires were out, Michelin was IN.  But, now it came down to brass tacks.  Got the quote from Discount Tire and it was much higher than Costco, like $50 higher for the set of four.  Told the guy on the phone that I would probably hit Costco instead because of the price difference.  He asked me how much they were charging me.  A pause, and a few keyboard strokes later, and dude from Discount Tire price-matched it!  Then he came down to $360 with tax just to make the number more rounded!  Told Discount Tire guy when can we schedule and I was in that next Saturday early.  \n\nUpon arriving, I was greeted then asked to assist with mileage on the car.  Discount Tire was like, \"Nice ride!  So clean!  This really an 86'?  I'll make sure on the order to tell the guys to be careful with the car.\"  Then he marked the order in red all over 'classic'.  Before paying, of course I was gonna be upsold.  I was prepared to say NO.  Was offered their lifetime warranty for $20 on EACH tire.  I was like, \"Nah, I won't do it unless the total for me is less than $400 out the door.\"  Discount Tire dude was like, \"Hmm.  Let me see.\"  A few button clicks later he tells me he can do $399.xx out the door.  I was on the fence.  He tells me that the lifetime warranty covers EVERYTHING on each tire, defects, warping, cracking, nails, even if it is my fault.  For the life of the tire.  Dammit, I signed up!  Comes out to less than $10 per tire for warranty.\n\nTidied up the bill, and sat and watched every move those tire techs did on my baby!  They really were careful, took off the rims and center caps gingerly, and went slow with removing my old tires.  Even then, the entire job was done in only 30 minutes!  No more waiting!  Great, friendly, fast, efficient, and reasonable service!  Tires were shined, and Eva was pulled out slowly to the parking lot.  All new shoes on her!  So pretty!  \n\nI will be back to Discount Tire for my tire needs for now.  Price-matching and service for me can't be beat.  My Eva and I thank you!  Love that new tire smell.