This has been nothing but a disappointment. I went to Ford initially and they told me new tires would $1000. I thought “surely I can do better than that at Sam’s.”
Wrong. I may have gotten tire and install for $600, but these mechanics DID NOT KNOW AND DID NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES to take the two-piece locking lug nuts from my Ford. Here are the things that transpired:
1. First visit, didn’t have but one type of tire in the size I needed. I was told to go home and order some from the website. Great, that’s fine with me.
2. Tires purchased from website did not fit my car DESPITE me typing the year, make, and model of my car onto their tire bank. Told to order another set.
3. Order second set of tires from online, go to store to have them put on. I hang out in the store for THREE HOURS while they’re “replacing my tires.” I finally get fed up of waiting and ask why it’s taking so long, only to be told THEY HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO GET THE LUG NUTS OFF OF MY CAR. Why wasn’t I CALLED or PAGED while I sat in the store after 30 minutes of trying. I get told I need to purchase new lug nuts.
4. $100 and 20 lug nuts later I’m back at Sam’s. At this point I have already paid for the tires, install, and a complete set of lug nuts ($700). Once again I go sit on the patio furniture for what I suspect to be an hour while they replace tires. 1.5 hours later I’m starting to get concerned again. I go back to the tire center to see what’s up, and what do you know. One tire is off and they’re SCRATCHING THEIR HEADS AT THE LOCKING LUG NUTS AGAIN. The mechanic proceeds to tell me that I need to go to ANOTHER TIRE STORE TO GET THEM TO CHANGE THE LUG NUTS TO THE ONES I PURCHASED. I drive across town to a tire place where they replace my lug nuts in a matter of minutes. $10.
5. Now back to Sam’s at 6:45 (tire place closes at 7:00, but the guy swears he’s going to get it done today because of the trouble I’ve gone through). He decides to take his dear sweet time finding an outlet to plug his phone in and check his text messages, because that’s clearly vital in order to change my tires. I arrived initially at 3:00, and my tires are still not done at 7:15.
I have spent, in its entirety, MORE than a work day getting my tires replaced, which when you consider costs, etc. was MORE EXPENSIVE than spending $1000 to get the dealership to replace my tires.
Moral of the story: I WILL NOT be back to this location to get my tires changed ever. “Save” your money and go somewhere else where the mechanics are better equipped, more knowledgeable, and less lazy.