[SeriousE92]

I'm looking to purchase new tires and have pretty much decided on Michelin Pilot Super Sports and would like to purchase them at Costco. Has anyone on here had their runflats removed by Costco? If so, which location?

[alex2364]

I've never gone to Costco for tires, but my parents went and one of their guys stole their wheel lock. So we've never went back for tires. This was the one in Fairfax.

[onebadmofo]

I love everything about Costco but I would avoid their tire place. Heard way too much horror stories about them.

[bigdaddycane]

my brother buys his tires there for his truck because they have great warranty/road packages and their prices are pretty good, but I'm not sure I would trust them to mount the tires on BMW wheels without scratching them.

[srSheepdog]

I recommend Discount Tire. They usually have very good pricing to start with, and will do price matching (like to like, so shipping gets figured in if you are looking at Tire Rack pricing) with any competitor. Wheels and tires are all that they do, so they are good at it and take pride in the quality of their service (at least the stores around me do).

[Cid00x]

DUnlop Z1 Star Specs.

More grip, and less wear, and better sidewall than Michelin and Bridgestone.

[SeriousE92]

Originally Posted by bigdaddycane

my brother buys his tires there for his truck because they have great warranty/road packages and their prices are pretty good, but I'm not sure I would trust them to mount the tires on BMW wheels without scratching them.

This is exactly my concern. I've used Costco numerous times for tires and have always had good experiences, however removing the existing runflats and damage to my rims are serious concerns of mine.

[Raja Ventureshield]

i am sure Curry's auto in Reston can price match it and offer warranty as well.
That's where I take my car. :-)

[stratplaya06]

Originally Posted by Cid00x

DUnlop Z1 Star Specs.

More grip, and less wear, and better sidewall than Michelin and Bridgestone.

LOL less wear? You have to be kidding.

In fact, the recent autocross tests that tire rack conducted on a few e92 328i, the super sports placed slightly above the star specs for dry and well above them for wet grip. I have three friends with them and while I believe with you that the at-the-limit dry grip may be a slightly better with the dunlops, the PSS are a far more livable tire, almost no compromise. The highway noise from the dunlops is no joke and while I fully planned on getting those tires for my next set (on a set of 17" wheels) I have changed my mind due to the noise and wear that my buddies (MS3, GD STi, 944) are experiencing on much lighter cars. My friends with the dunlops are college students who have sub-5 mile commutes, and even with few miles (less than 5k each)/less than one season on them they are all already approaching the last wear indicators.

I have driven 22k miles on my PSS (two very aggressive, 15.6mpg averaging summers, 10 autocross events, and three track school days) and while they are about toast now, I certainly got my money's worth. As someone who has long term experience with both tires, I simply cannot recommend the dunlops for a daily tire (until their proposed next-gen extreme performance summer comes out next year). The michelins are totally daily-drivable, and even my buddy who hates on michelins tried them out on his e39M and loves them (and I value his opinion given that he regularly races a 996 cup). They are extremely quiet and made a huge difference on our Boxster S as well, even compared to the very good PS2s they replace.

[N8N]

I used to like Curry's until they sold me a complete front end rebuild for my pickup truck swearing up and down that it would cure this annoying noise and I thought it needed a new spindle or spindles. $1200 later and it's still making the @#$$% noise... well it was when I sold it. I assume it still is.

Mike Fallon in Sterling may or may not sell tires (I assume he does) but he drives a 5er and has mounted tires for me before without making any marks on my 17s at all. I have yet to have to have anyone mess with my 19s but I'll let him try them before anyone else. I've seen his tire machine and it's the kind that grips the wheel from the inside of the barrel with soft pads (well, they're probably nylon or delrin or something.) If nothing else you could buy from TR and ship to Fallon's.