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[Dubbedoutbimmer]

Originally Posted by Kev

My wife would flat out refuse to do it for me.....

she knows how picky you are kev and doesnt want deal with the wrath of kev lol

[SolidSnake2634]

Originally Posted by sageashton

Ummmm, wow. Yes, I am upset that it did not turn out the way I wanted. More importantly, the point of the post was to point out how horrible these tires were. I expected some people to say, 'Duh' as I said in the last sentence, "God damn it, I feel like the biggest jack ass in the whole wide world and I just wasted $700 for the fun of it."

Yes, I make a lot of money. But guess what? I have to work my ass off for it and I am very careful about spending it. I leave the house at 7:00am and often don't get home till 10:00pm, and on the weekends I want to be with my kids... so logical progression would be for someone else to go do it, which my wife is more than happy to help. The point of sending someone else to do it for me was that I don't have time and she did. I am not that picky on tires, I just didn't expect someone would call this a 'performance tire'. $700 isn't the point per se either, it's that it's $700 for a set of tires THAT ARE SO BAD IT MAKES YOUR CAR FEEL LIKE A rebranded jap family hauler should be avoided.

The point: Michelin tire are costly. This tire sucks. A costly tire that sucks should be avoided.

lol. i have sympathy for you, but you dont have to hate on jap cars.

[SolidSnake2634]

Originally Posted by 40yroldawakening

I would go back to Costco and raise hell, ask them where in the hell their head was, don't you know what f@ck a BMW was made for.

you can't exactly expect them to appreciate a bmw lol

[Ethirtynine]

I make $225k a year.

[hotrod2448]

I'm pulling down eleventybillion year.

[canucklion]

and you drive a 325?

Originally Posted by sageashton

I make almost 200k a year

[BimmerFan61]

So many things wrong with this post

[NaTuReB0Y]

wife.......and tires

[quest556]

Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

wife.......and tires

+1

[RDAutosport]

The only person that should be blamed is yourself. If I send my wife to the store to get my casual pants, she will buy a pair of casual pants and they could be just about anything in a casual pant. If I want her to get casual pants, made by Dockers, with a pleated front, cuffs and a metal zipper in a size 34w/34l in black, that is what I will get.

As for Michelin Pilot A&S, they are great tires for what they are advertised. My wife has them on her Accord and they work perfectly in that application and for her driving style.

Regards,

Rich

[Choolgooz]

Costco has some good churros.

[dchen2]

Originally Posted by Kev

Does Costco tires have the same return policy as the other stuff that they sell? If so, problem solved.....

+1.

One thing you did do right is sending your wife to Costco, where they guarantee customer satisfaction on all their products!

Costco indeed has a return policy on everything they sell (though within 90 days for computers and tvs I think) including stuff their tire shop sales.

A while ago when my friend bought a set of tires at Costco the tire shop guy goof'ed up and ended up ordering a set of wider lower profile performance 17" tires from the sports edition version of the car despite my friends car being a 17" all season non-sport. Of course since my friend drives a non-sport package car, she cares much more about the ride comfort and low noise than sportiness so when Costco put those tires on the her car it was significantly noiser and bouncier than her old tires.

Long story short, when she brought her car back 4 months later to Costco to do her rotation and complained, Costco refunded her the full amount back and helped her order the correct set of non-sport tires.

Oh, and costco has good hot dogs and churros as well . Plus free food samples!

[shiggy]

Originally Posted by sageashton

Ummmm, wow. Yes, I am upset that it did not turn out the way I wanted. More importantly, the point of the post was to point out how horrible these tires were. I expected some people to say, 'Duh' as I said in the last sentence, "God damn it, I feel like the biggest jack ass in the whole wide world and I just wasted $700 for the fun of it."

Yes, I make a lot of money. But guess what? I have to work my ass off for it and I am very careful about spending it. I leave the house at 7:00am and often don't get home till 10:00pm, and on the weekends I want to be with my kids... so logical progression would be for someone else to go do it, which my wife is more than happy to help. The point of sending someone else to do it for me was that I don't have time and she did. I am not that picky on tires, I just didn't expect someone would call this a 'performance tire'. $700 isn't the point per se either, it's that it's $700 for a set of tires THAT ARE SO BAD IT MAKES YOUR CAR FEEL LIKE A rebranded jap family hauler should be avoided.

The point: Michelin tire are costly. This tire sucks. A costly tire that sucks should be avoided.

sorry...dont mean to flame.....HOWEVER......i think you brought this upon yourself.....so i put this in my "Moron of the year" category.

*....."More importantly, the point of the post was to point out how horrible these tires were"....I call Bullshit.....why did you call this thread 'sent my wife to cosco....kill me now"....instead of "these tires suck...buyer beware".
* "i make 200k a year".....what hard working, high earning person would go on a forum...admit a mistake and then claim his income....who also drives a 325 and buys tires from cosco????!!
* I think what had actually occured was...
"honey, can you go to cosco and buy me a set of tires, but dont spend more than 7 or $800 because we cant afford it".....I have to go to work......my boss called and one of the pizza delivery guys called in sick and i have to cover for him".......LOL

dont mean to shit on ya pal....just this is one sillly post that doesnt make sense.

[dinkoh]

Originally Posted by shiggy

sorry...dont mean to flame.....HOWEVER......i think you brought this upon yourself.....so i put this in my "Moron of the year" category.

*....."More importantly, the point of the post was to point out how horrible these tires were"....I call Bullshit.....why did you call this thread 'sent my wife to cosco....kill me now"....instead of "these tires suck...buyer beware".
* "i make 200k a year".....what hard working, high earning person would go on a forum...admit a mistake and then claim his income....who also drives a 325 and buys tires from cosco????!!
* I think what had actually occured was...
"honey, can you go to cosco and buy me a set of tires, but dont spend more than 7 or $800 because we cant afford it".....I have to go to work......my boss called and one of the pizza delivery guys called in sick and i have to cover for him".......LOL

dont mean to shit on ya pal....just this is one sillly post that doesnt make sense.

Disagree completely. A lot of people who make over $200k drive cars costing MUCH less than a BMW. Maybe they want to save for retirement. Maybe they are saving for their kids' future. Many other reasons.

I think he's disappointed that he got crap tires from a store that he trusts. I like costco because their service is good. I guess he was disappointed with their recommendation.

The "funny" aspect of it is that his wife is proud of her purchase. The OP is not blaming anyone, just venting. We can smile at his expense. I thank the OP for the good story!

[Kev]

Originally Posted by dchen2

+1.

One thing you did do right is sending your wife to Costco, where they guarantee customer satisfaction on all their products!

Costco indeed has a return policy on everything they sell (though within 90 days for computers and tvs I think) including stuff their tire shop sales.

A while ago when my friend bought a set of tires at Costco the tire shop guy goof'ed up and ended up ordering a set of wider lower profile performance 17" tires from the sports edition version of the car despite my friends car being a 17" all season non-sport. Of course since my friend drives a non-sport package car, she cares much more about the ride comfort and low noise than sportiness so when Costco put those tires on the her car it was significantly noiser and bouncier than her old tires.

Long story short, when she brought her car back 4 months later to Costco to do her rotation and complained, Costco refunded her the full amount back and helped her order the correct set of non-sport tires.

Oh, and costco has good hot dogs and churros as well . Plus free food samples!

Then, I really don't see the point of OP's incoherent rant. Just take them back and exchange for something else. Last time I checked, they sell PS2s as well.

[nospleeny]

Geez... I understand you're frustrated but crying over 700 bucks when you make 200k+ a year? I hope you don't sweat bullets and sweat like you do when uncle sam sticks his hand in your pocket at the end of the year and squeezes (which I bet is more than 700) and that's a WASTE of money.

If I were you, I'd take the tires off... and sell them privately. You'd get back a few hundred for them! Consider the $400 you might lose a gambling loss.

OR you could just visit costco again, put 4 nails in the tires, road hazard them, then tell them you want new ones but this time different models.

[uabimmer]

$700 ouch

i recently purchased some tires for a Sprinter from TireRack for like $500 (and hey these can hold up to 1500lbs each ...haha )

GL bro


+2 on the PIC of " wife w/ tires "

[nospleeny]

Oh.. and on top of that, Costco has a return policy.. no hassles on tires for 30 days. You don't like... they take off and refund.

[sageashton]

The psi in the tires were low... most of the problem went away with that...

[uabimmer]

WHAT??? so the problem was in the tire pressure and not the actual tires

thats hilarious bro

[uabimmer]

wait , does that mean no pics of the wife and tires???

[UdubBadger]

hahahaha... don't feel bad.

I had these (not by choice) on my old 05 RSX type S and almost dumped my car into a corn field on a windy country road here outside of madison... jesus they suck, I feel your pain.

as for your wife... maybe its time to let her spend a few hours in the wheel/tire forums on here so she knows what not to buy next time.