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The drop in petroleum has really helped on tire prices. I run cheap tires because I go through them quick. The last set of cheap sumitomos 315/35/ZR17 for the rear cost me 194 bucks mounted and balanced. A welcome change for sure....
They were date coded 2012 batch from Pirelli. A new batch has since been made so nobody wants 2012's. Fire sale for those that will run the older batch and save money.
It has nothing to do with any petroleum price
It has nothing to do with any petroleum price
These were produced in 2012 and they were clearing their stock due to the age of the tires. This was a topic last week on the DeTomaso email list. The 2012 tires Tire Rack had are no longer available.
LARRY STOCK at Pantera parts connection apparently purchased some of these tires and they are available through him at what is still a very good price.
If interested I suggest you call him, mention the DeTomaso email list when you call him.
Larry
LARRY STOCK at Pantera parts connection apparently purchased some of these tires and they are available through him at what is still a very good price.
If interested I suggest you call him, mention the DeTomaso email list when you call him.
Larry
I picked up a truck load of these tires for Larry yesterday, the biggest portion was already sold, contact him ASAP if you want some.
These are no story tires that have been stored correctly in a climate controlled warehouse and look and feel as good as any newer production.
Julian
These are no story tires that have been stored correctly in a climate controlled warehouse and look and feel as good as any newer production.
Julian
They are still available from Tirerack. 2012 production date tires are road worthy for atleast another four years.
I just bought an extra pair. 
quote:It has nothing to do with any petroleum price
Perhaps those specific 2012 tires are not directly effected.
Bloomberg.com financial trade paper....
Few industrial companies will celebrate the collapse in oil prices to below $50 a barrel more than the world’s largest tire manufacturers.
For firms including Bridgestone Corp., Michelin & Cie., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Continental AG and Pirelli & C. SpA, lower energy prices not only mean cheaper synthetic rubber, but also higher demand as motorists drive more.
“We are at a type of sweet spot at the moment,” Continental Chief Financial Officer Wolfgang Schaefer told investors Aug.4 after announcing that second-quarter profit jumped 25 percent from a year ago.
quote:We are at a type of sweet spot at the moment,”
That was a tire company CFO speaking. That was not a retail consumer speaking.
I have not seen any examples of the lower oil prices lowering the cost of consumer purchased retail items in my part of the country. Perhaps things are different where you live❓
Larry
These tires are run as specific batches every 4-5 years as Pirelli made a commitment to continue production for Countach owners. The Tirerack price of a newer production tire is $823 currently, tell me again how they have come down in price!
Julian
Julian
All I can say you guys is, I admit I run cheap tires. I don't even get a year out of rear tires, so I run the cheaper brands. The last four sets on the rear have been the same brand from the same shop and they are much cheaper now. I have paid as much as 220 a tire for mount and balance, taxes, disposal BS, etc. My last set was 194 all in.
I was paying well over 400 bucks, now I am paying well under 400 bucks.
That has been my experience and it is a recurring issue as I said, I need tires often.
If it takes 8 gallons of oil to make a tire and oil went from a 100 bucks to 50 bucks, why wouldn't it get cheaper??...
I was paying well over 400 bucks, now I am paying well under 400 bucks.
That has been my experience and it is a recurring issue as I said, I need tires often.
If it takes 8 gallons of oil to make a tire and oil went from a 100 bucks to 50 bucks, why wouldn't it get cheaper??...