OK I told FMExplorer all the tricks and he bailed and bought xterrains so someone needs to try this. I wouldn't lie about my good luck.
Heres what you do. In my town there is 2 Goodyear shops, and obliviously they can differ prices.
One day I rolled into the Goodyear shop and said, Hmm I've seen these MTRs getting some great reviews, they're pretty pricy though. Sales man say yeah, they're great blah blah blah. I say Damn they're spendy, ever go on sale, I'm in no hurry. He says yeah we run something called a "Spike sale" about once a month where we sell tires for damn near what employees can purchase them for. It was like a month and a half till the next one. He quoted me like $160 a tire. (Trick they'll never tell you lowest price too far in advance or over the phone) And then goes to show me how the tires retail for like $227 or some high figure. I say cool, I'll think about it. He says to check back and he'll maybe be able to go lower closer to the day.
So about a week before I go to the tire shop. He says $149 a tire. I ask for a written estimate he gives me a business card with $149 on the back in pen(He knows what I'm up to)
So I go to Sears where they honor prices and plan on getting a sears credit card where I'll save 10% as well as sears has a good price on rotation and road hazard. I say look I can get these MTRs for this price. He looks at it, changes his pants, and says well thats a hell of a price. I need a estimate form like they give ya. Then he's like ahh, I'll call em. SO he calls and the same guy tells him $185 a tire over the phone. I call BS and go to the OTHER goodyear tire shop to get my estimate. Meanwhile Sears boy says I'll order these up(Cause we all know there is a high demand for 35" MTRs in LaCrosse WI a town of 50k where I am one of 3 trux with these tires in that size)
I go to the other tire shop and they have a Demo truck with 35 MTRs in the shop as well as another set sitting on display(so I'm like holy sh*t why do they have 8 of these things here) I tell this sale guy that the other shop is giving me a run around with a quote. I want these tires and I cant get a freaking price He says their printer is down but he can sell them on the spike sale for $142. Now I change my pants, and say OK well I'll be back here. The next day I call them and say I want them at this price to find out that their computer had an error and did not compute quotes correctly. I ask to speak to the manager and he is cool as hell. I say hey I want some 35" MTRs, the other Goodyear shop keeps changing price and you offered me a price that I new was too low but I just want to buy these damn things during this spike sale. Goodyear sells road hazard for 10% of tire value so for me it would be like $14.20 on top of quote plus like $8 per tire to mount and balance as well as a $3 excise tax for having oversized tires or some BS. Anyway tires always cost about $100 more when that crap all adds up. This guy says
"You want those tires, I'm gonna sell you these tires today. I'll go $148 a tire, mounted balanced and I'll throw in lifetime balance, rotation and road hazard"
I say get them wrenches hot, I'm on my way.
Boom I get hooked up, go in,
Theres Goodyear credit card signs with a $50 cash card for signing up as well as no interest for 6 months.
I ask if I can get this, buy these, cut up the card and pay them off. The manager says, Hell yeah, thats corporate stuff, go ahead. I walk out of there a winner.
Ahh as for the guy at Sears, I only had to play stupid and ignore about 3 calls to my cell phone before I got a voice mail saying he'd have to send them back. Hey he was the pushy one not me.
