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BigAls87Z28 · 04-09-2014, 06:11 PM

30k on a set of Y rated Michelin Pilot A/S and still 50% life left? Not bad.

Michelin has been getting tighter on their warranty stuff recently.

The discount is eating into the profit of the tires. So if they are, let's say, $200 a tire from STS. The tire cost them $150. Michelin is going to cover half of your tire and you pay $100 for it, plus another $35 to have it installed.
STS gets $35 for the labor, $100 for the tire, $75 back from Michelin, so they are actually at $205 for the total ($75 they see on the back end), a profit of $55 bucks.
If you cut into YOUR price for the tire, that eats into the total dollars they will make. If they discount the tires $35 a tire, that eats right out of the profit of the shop.

04-09-2014, 06:11 PM	#10
BigAls87Z28 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West Long Branch Posts: 13,598 iTrader: (3)	30k on a set of Y rated Michelin Pilot A/S and still 50% life left? Not bad. Michelin has been getting tighter on their warranty stuff recently. The discount is eating into the profit of the tires. So if they are, let's say, $200 a tire from STS. The tire cost them $150. Michelin is going to cover half of your tire and you pay $100 for it, plus another $35 to have it installed. STS gets $35 for the labor, $100 for the tire, $75 back from Michelin, so they are actually at $205 for the total ($75 they see on the back end), a profit of $55 bucks. If you cut into YOUR price for the tire, that eats into the total dollars they will make. If they discount the tires $35 a tire, that eats right out of the profit of the shop. __________________ 2/20/2013: They Day the ****s Stopped