Last week was our last week of turkey hunting here in VA. My uncle had 1 tag left from the fall and asked if I would go with him since I was tagged out and help him kill a bird. To make a long story short we got into turkeys but didn't get one. As they say A bad day of hunting is better than a good day at work, why? On the way out of the National Forest the sidewall of my rear tire blew out.

I bought the tires in November of 2005. I had 107,464 miles on the truck at that time. I now have 168,794 miles on the truck. I got 61,330 miles on this set of tires. Ok, I'm not a guy to neglect things but I did with this set of tires cause they dry rotted. Those tires in 2005 cost me $541.00 for a set put on my truck. We put the spare tire on the truck and headed to the house. I've been on the phone for 2 days pricing tires and I almost fell in the floor when I found out what it would cost me to put them on now. A set of four all terrian BF Goodrich tires 31x10.5 R15LT installed ranged anywhere from $943.00 to $1,117.00.

Has anyone else noticed an increase in the price of tires lately?

Guess I'll have to take a 2nd mortgage out to pay for them. LOL.

I haven't bought any but friends have said the prices are painful. One bud had trouble finding good tires. He said they were in short supply. Guess demand is greater than supply and that drives the price up. Maybe there are more Chinese on the road then there use to be. Then again, what hasn't gone up in price. We keep running the printing presses and it lowers the value of our money so it won't buy as much. I think they call it deflation.

Vic

not sure hpow you were able to buy the first set so cheap to start with...they have gone up some but your first set was realy cheap IMO.

i got the paper work on them and i got them on sale back in 2005.

brian

Striker... I know what you are dealing with! Just purchased a set of tires for the truck the same size you have and had to go with a cheaper tire which i heard all good reviews! I got the Nexen AT for $550 and that was enough for me especially in times like these days!

Doug

Everything made with oil is through the roof.

I called Sam's Club, They had the BF Goodrich All Terrain 31x10.5 R15LT for $184.00 a piece. I got FREE NEW VALVE STEMS, FREE BALANCE, FREE INSTALLATION, FREE DISPOSAL, FREE ROTATION AND FREE ROAD HAZARD all for $778.60. This is a special "Premium Installation Package" that Sam's Club is offering through Feb. 2.

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/categ ... ction=jump

Every other tire store wanted about $950.00 for this package....Look at it this way guys I saved enough to go buy a new shotgun.

Them other tire stores can kiss my @zz !!!



Brian

The Federal Government has also put 10-18% tax on tires. the tax varies from where they were manufactured. Now who are you going to vote for in November!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the best place for tires hands down is either Costco or Sam's Club.