Interesting. The only time I had my Macan tires replaced, I happened to be chatting with my SA at the Porsche dealer (he told me my tires were bad) and I told him I would look at Costco and Tire Rack. He then said that once I had those quotes in hand I should call him and he would beat those quotes. I laughed. He told me he was serious. Sure enough, I shared the quotes from Costco and Tore Rack with him and he gave me a better offer to get the same tires from the dealer. I had them to mount and balance and was good to go. I never asked about road hazard plans but I will keep that in mind next time.

 

Great tip!

Porsche or not .... I normally will get a quote from Tire Rack then select one of their authorized installers with good ratings and then visit the installer and ask them if they can beat the price. Amazed as they can about 1/2 the time. But never thought of doing this with a dealer! So THANKS!

 

PCNA gets their tires from Tire Rack.

 

I will agree that dealerships will have some tires. I can’t speak as to whether a dealership offers a 2yr road hazard plan.

 

I just had Pilot Sport AS4 NEO tires put on at the dealer. Porsche dealer quoted me a price that was a couple hundred below tire rack prices. With with Alignment (that had a discount coupon applied), I was even. The dealer did a very good job. No damage to the rims etc. Also took care of a few warranty items (B pillar cracks etc). I had a loaner throughout and peace of mind. Tire rack is gr8 but I won't exclude the dealer particularly if you are planning to put n spec tires (I think dealers get discounts on those)

Note: The dealer has 2yr road hazard protection included in the tire price (same as tire rack). This is new for me too! I did not know that.

 

Any road hazard warranty for two years? My Michelin replacement tire for the rear was well over $400. Did they save you at least that much?

 

And yes. Dealerships do stock tires. But no warranty for nails in tires. It’s a judgment call. Kasher, on point, I always have the alignment checked after new tires installed.

 

Honestly one of the best online purchasing experiences that I’ve had.

 

I've only had great experience w Tire Rack. In fact, just ordered a set of winter Pirelli Scorpions in 21s for the GTS (not much options for that wheel/tire size, just those or Vredesteins). As usual, prompt shipment, great communication and customer service. Been buying from them for years now w consistently positive experience.

 

I’ve been using those Pirellis for the last month. 18days of skiing at Mt Bachelor. Wish I had bought the Vredesteins. No where near the snow and ice performance of the Blizzaks on my other car.

 

I replaced the tires on my wife's Macan recently. I purchased them through Tire Rack and had them installed at the America's Tire nearest me. I use that tire dealer all the time for my car hauler. They treat me very well and always move me to the head of the line when I come in. After purchasing the tires online I made the appointment for a couple days later since I would have time that day. Ironically enough the day before my appointment my wife picked up a large nail in the driver's side rear tire. I dismounted the tire and fixed the flat and decided to remove all of the previous wheel weights. I did that for all four wheels and cleaned all of the adhesive off and polished the barrels. I also left the center caps off of the rims The next day I pulled in to the AT store and the manager put three employees onto the Macan and I was out in forty-five minutes with four new tires mounted and balanced and black wheel weights to match the black rims. It was a seamless transaction and great experience.

 

... black wheel weights to match the black rims. It was a seamless transaction and great experience.

+1 for black wheel weights. I am surprised it has to be mentioned to even the Porsche dealer. you'd think it is common sense (I have heard excuses from we didn't have them in stock, to you should have asked).

 

My service center is the Newark Delaware area where Tire Rack has a warehouse. My service center matches their price.

 

I have used Tire Rack for decades for all my cars. I spend a lot of time looking at ratings, tire comparisons, and reading reviews from owners, but I also always call someone at Tire Rack to ask their opinion because the salesmen typically have experience driving lots of their tires on their test track. Maybe I'm a sucker, but I feel Tire Rack gives me a lot of support for my tire purchases and I have never been disappointed, so I always buy my tires from them rather than taking their tire recommendation and then shopping locally to save a few bucks. I only have 12K on the original tires for my '23 Macan S, so I haven't given it much thought yet as to where to have the Tire Rack tires installed on that car. Using my Porsche dealer sounds like a good suggestion, so I'll see how that works with my local dealer when the time comes.

 

I’ve always used tire rack as well. At the 30k service all 4 tires needed replaced. My SA gave me the quote and I mentioned I would check tire rack to order the tires there. He mentioned they also use tire rack and gave me an additional 10% off the tires replacement and the 30k service as well. The price for the 4 tires was the exactly the same as if I were to buy them from Tirerack myself. I never bothered to check Costco since the one near me is always packed and busy.

 

I never bothered to check Costco since the one near me is always packed and busy.

Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded. Yogi Berra😀

 

When it comes to big rigs, especially with heavy-duty tires like the pneu 11r22.5, keeping everything tight and covered is key—those tires take a serious beating on Quebec roads. Last summer, after a long haul, a nail almost ended my trip early, but having a solid plan like yours saved me time and hassle.

 

I had them shipped to a local installer from the list on their site, setup the appointment online, and everything went smooth—no surprises with mounting or balancing.

Did you have the alignment checked?