On Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:00:39 +0000 (UTC), Frank Baron
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Dec 2016 15:56:13 -0500, advised:

By the time you are done you will have spent as much as having all
your tires professionally changed for the rest of your life (unless
you are a teenager with a heavy foot) and you STILL won't be able to
change yourtires ----

What math do you use on your planet?

1. Pop your zip code into the Tire Rack Recommended Installer engine:
http://www.tirerack.com/installer/In...?affiliate=HJ7
2. Call up the first five in the list
3. Tell us what you averaged

I just priced out getting tires mounted and balanced and it's never less
than $18 per tire where I live and as much as $38.50 at the first five of
the tire rack recommended installers for my zip code.]

At $20 per tire (which is a reasonable estimate and which was my initial
assessment) it would take two years to get my money back on $200 worth of
tools.

That's assuming a new set of tires every two years for two cars, and one
flat each for each car (which is pretty much what I average).

My math is pretty simple, and it checks out, so, what math are you using
that says the payback on $200 worth of tools is the rest of my life?

Am I only going to live two more years?

I buy my tires from a reputable local dealer who gets to make the
markup on the tires, and charges me $15 canadian to install and
balance them.
I'm not a cheap-ass who believes he can always get a better deal
on-line. I give my business to local businesses - owned by my
neighbours, who employ my neighbours and pay local taxes in my
community.. That goes for tires, appliances, and just about everything
else I buy. If it is available locally, I buy locally. I'm not a rich
man - but I make my living here, and I believe my nieghbours should be
able to make their living here too. That means sometimes I pay a few
dollars more than buying from out of the area - but on the whole I
believe I'm getting as good value for my money locally as I would getr
anywhere.

As far as getting your money back, I truly don't believe you will
ever make your money back on your DIY tire changing and alignment
schemes - because you WILL screw up more than you save. Virtually
guaranteed. You have proven you don't understand what is involved.