Review #1

Tue, 23 Feb 1999, [BHA]

My experience was not a good one with Tire Rack salesmen, but a good one with Tire Rack.

I was emphatically informed by the Tire Rack salesman that I was dealing with that the Michelin Pilot SX MXX3s were identical in every way to the MXX3 N0 and MXX3 N1s (which are Porsche OEM tires) except for the little N0 and N1 on them. After consulting this list (Wolfgang, et al.) and the Porsche list (who looked at it from the other direction and were very helpful) the determination was made that these tires are not identical at all).

I recommend deciding what tires you want, then calling them and telling them what to ship. (I bought Dunlop SP8000s all around and have been very happy for the price and they were delivered right away with no problems). If you want more tire advice, you might want to include whether price is an issue.

Review #2

Wed, 24 Feb 1999, [RR]

I don't wish to "pile on" the Tire Rack, but as of today, I'm a little less than satisfied with their service. I've heard nothing but good things about the outfit (and have recommended them based upon that), although I had never used them until this week. I ordered a set of front OEM Yokohamas for my '93. I received them today, in record time. Unfortunately, someone in their shipping department is a MORON. The tires were shipped unenclosed, and strapped together in 3 places. This is cool. One of the tires was "packaged" in some very tough plastic material adequate to protect it during shipping. The other tire was shipped naked. The sidewall of the uncovered tire was, predictably, permanently scraped up all to Hell. To make matters worse, the moron who shipped them strapped them together with the "outer" sidewall of the uncovered tire facing outward, thus ensuring that I couldn't use it. I'm not a very satisfied customer at this point in time.

Review #3

Sun, 14 Mar 1999, [KP]

I went to Tire Rack's web page and ended up ordering the tires on-line. Interactively, it told me the tires were in stock, confirmed the purchase price, and specified the shipping charges. Oddly, the 2-day shipping charge from Reno, NV to Socal was $.40 cheaper than "normal" ground charges. A few minutes after ordering, I received an e-mail confirmation of my order which, amoung other things, informed me that I would receive another e-mail when the tires actually shipped. About two hours later, I got the second e-mail confirming shipment. As stated, the tires arrived in two days. They were strapped together with one of the outside walls facing out and one facing in. It didn't look like anyone paid particular attention to the way they were strapped together in terms of outside edges. Nevertheless, they arrived in perfect shape with no scraps or scuffs.

Review #4

Thu, 25 Feb 1999, [JR]

This is the way I've received all of the tires I've bought from Tire Rack. Strapped together in pairs, FEDEX label stuck on them. I haven't encountered any problems with that method of shipping, and I assume that is the way they ship all tires.

I have only one complaint about the Tire Rack. I ordered a set of Hoosier's R3S03's for 15/16" wheels. Had them mounted and used them at a track event. When I took them off I noticed that one tire seemed to be more worn than the other three. When I looked closely, I noticed that this tire was a A3S03, not a R3S03. I guess I should have looked closer when I received them.