johnholler

So.....

I needed a set of tires to fit my new 17" rims. I spent about a week doing research on prices and brands. In the end, I bought a set of 215/45/17 Nitto Neo Gens from an online store in the U.S. I'm from a border town in Canada, so I had them shipped to a UPS store in the States. I went and picked them up, declared them to Canada customs and paid the taxes due. I saved SOOO much money compared to buying them in Canada. The difference is shocking and I'm left wondering what would be the reasons behind it.

Each tire cost me $70.40 US. Plus $50 shipping. Then I paid GST and PST on bringing it back to Canada.

The price I found for a Canadian online retailer was $169.99 CDN per tire. Plus $50 shipping. Then of course, tax on top of that.

($1 US is worth about $1.20 CDN by the way)

By buying my tires in the U.S. I paid about half of what I would have paid in Canada. Why??

And it's not just these Nittos. Wal-Mart carries Nexen in Canada and that size costs around $135 CDN each (mounting and balance included). You can buy the same Nexens on Ebay for $200 US total! Yes, there is the extra cost of shipping and installation. But it still works out to a huge difference.

Anyways... just wanted to complain. It's hard for us to mod our cars up here in Canada! Hehe...

BTW.... will post pics when I have everything installed!

xed32

Dude. Why didnt you just get em installed in the states and drive back with em on?

Infamous_pt4

^ that would make sense since your already there buying em

trebass

I did this....

Customs will not look at your tires so you don't need to mention anything....

johnholler

Well, I upgraded sizes. So I would have had to bring the 17 inch rims with me into the states to get them mounted.

Also, the GT rims and tires are still good so I'm keeping them for the winter. So I would have been bringing back a set of used tires and wheels with me. That might tip them off a little that something is up, hehe.

Stuntfly02

You are going to hate the stock tires for winter driving. And also I might have gone with a different size tire. You are WAY under your native aspect ratio and it is going to make your speedometer way off.