New Tires

With the leaves falling and the mornings turning cooler I felt it was time to pop for tires on the wife’s Bonneville. I knew the Goodyear Eagles did not have enough tread to keep her from getting stuck this winter. Actually 2 of them were fairly new but the other 2 were getting down on tread and they were not that great in snow to start with, also I could buy 4 tires for the price of 2 Eagles. Having owned my own shops for years I am not used to shopping for tires. After a lot of internet searching and a few phone calls I decided on the Goodyear Assurance Comfortred Touring. Did not need the Touring but they only came in her size in the Touring. Originally I was going to stick with Toyo but heard a few bad experiences with them recently. After shopping for the best buy I purchased 4 on sale from sears after a $80 rebate and free mounting, balancing, valve stems and bead seal which many shops charged for I think I got a good deal. Don’t see why shops would charge for bead seal on aluminum rims it sounds like a invitation for trouble.The tires have been great fantastic ride, quiet and are holding air. We will see how they do in snow but they are very highly rated. After the Eagles anything would be better. I was surprised they did not try to sell me nitrogen for a couple bucks I may have tried it. One thing that impressed me was they put chrome sleeves and valve stems on and it really dressed up the wheels.