I would add that I was suitably impressed to see that Costco has a calibrated test stand where they were checking their torque wrenches before starting the day in the shop. Rattle guns are the bane of tire changing.
-D > On Oct 18, 2017, at 2:18 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Just checked with Costco. > > Bzzzt!! Wrong! Unless you buy a branded tire (Kirkland?) made specifically > for the warehouse, the brand name tires are identical to the same name tire > sold elsewhere. Also, the warranty booklet says you can have the tire > repaired or replaced by any Michelin approved tire shop. No exclusivity to > Costco. > > Just to be sure I got the SKU for my tire and was able to find the exact same > tire using the SKU on Tire Rack and elsewhere. > > Nearly every online reference I saw to the subject was at least five years > old. Even Consumer Reports dismissed it. > > -D > >> On Oct 18, 2017, at 1:56 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Bear in mind that cosco, deadsams or wally land Mitchelins are not REAL >> mitchelins. Only cosco will warranty yours. >> >> I will not buy any tars from any of those places unless it is an emergency. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
