Whataboykie!
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First of all, I think Costco is the best place to buy tires. Unbeatable customer service and thousands of locations.
That said, I ordered a set of Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3 tires, 275/60/20 to go on my Flow forged 8 spoke Bronze wheels from EV Sportline.
These tires have a height of 33" similar to my stock 21"s with Pirelli "road" tire. Looking at most Rivian approved sizes are all around 33 to 33.5 inches tall.
The wheels arrived first, so all I had to do was wait for Cosco, which went very fast, they got the tires within a day or so.
Off to Costco I go. Get to the tire & wheel center and the guy tells me that they won't use my TPMS sensors that I bought with the wheels. Certified Rivian OEM part.
No, they have strict policies and I can only get their TPMS unit. I ask for a manager, lot's of back and forth, to no avail.
Pissed off, I cancelled the sale of the tires on the spot. Hasty decision.
Later the same day, after some thought, I realized that I wanted to stay with Costco, EV Sportline agreed to let me return their TPMS units they sent me. $350.
So back to Costco I go. Talked to a different guy who seemed much more helpful. So I tell him the story, and I told him I could return my TPMS's and I'll just buy the ones from Costco, and I proceeded and paid for the same tires I had just returned earlier. So, finally John, asks me what vehicle this is going on. I told him a Rivian R1T 2022 Launch Edition. He says the Costco TPMS's are only about $50 ea.
As he's looking up on his computer, he says, they don't have TPMS systems available from their supplier for the Rivian! So, I cannot install my tires?
Now what, I just bought these tires again. John says he'll call me back after he spoke to his boss. His boss was off for several days and might only be back next week! Today is Thursday. So here I am hanging? Do I just wait, and hope John doesn't get too busy and forgets about me?
Decisions, decisions. Driving home from dinner, 7:30ish, and who calls, It's John from Costco!
He tells me that the tires I bought only had a load rating of 115, and it need to be 116 at least.
Now what? John tells me the actual size I need, is 275/65/20, and that they were almost $100 more per tire!
So I thank him saying I'll stop by tomorrow after I've done some research. Come to find, the tire they recommended had a height of 34.1 inches!
According to my GPS Dashcam, my speedo is off by a little over 1 mph too fast. When I 'm doing 80, my GPS says I'm doing 78 mph. So, it seems that 33.5 inches is about the best size.
Well now what, I don't want to pay the extra $100 per tire and I am fine with that load rating. Over exaggerated if you ask me, but wtf.
I am thinking of going somewhere else. Buy the tires I really want and have a mom n pop store install them for me.
What would you do?
That said, I ordered a set of Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3 tires, 275/60/20 to go on my Flow forged 8 spoke Bronze wheels from EV Sportline.
These tires have a height of 33" similar to my stock 21"s with Pirelli "road" tire. Looking at most Rivian approved sizes are all around 33 to 33.5 inches tall.
The wheels arrived first, so all I had to do was wait for Cosco, which went very fast, they got the tires within a day or so.
Off to Costco I go. Get to the tire & wheel center and the guy tells me that they won't use my TPMS sensors that I bought with the wheels. Certified Rivian OEM part.
No, they have strict policies and I can only get their TPMS unit. I ask for a manager, lot's of back and forth, to no avail.
Pissed off, I cancelled the sale of the tires on the spot. Hasty decision.
Later the same day, after some thought, I realized that I wanted to stay with Costco, EV Sportline agreed to let me return their TPMS units they sent me. $350.
So back to Costco I go. Talked to a different guy who seemed much more helpful. So I tell him the story, and I told him I could return my TPMS's and I'll just buy the ones from Costco, and I proceeded and paid for the same tires I had just returned earlier. So, finally John, asks me what vehicle this is going on. I told him a Rivian R1T 2022 Launch Edition. He says the Costco TPMS's are only about $50 ea.
As he's looking up on his computer, he says, they don't have TPMS systems available from their supplier for the Rivian! So, I cannot install my tires?
Now what, I just bought these tires again. John says he'll call me back after he spoke to his boss. His boss was off for several days and might only be back next week! Today is Thursday. So here I am hanging? Do I just wait, and hope John doesn't get too busy and forgets about me?
Decisions, decisions. Driving home from dinner, 7:30ish, and who calls, It's John from Costco!
He tells me that the tires I bought only had a load rating of 115, and it need to be 116 at least.
Now what? John tells me the actual size I need, is 275/65/20, and that they were almost $100 more per tire!
So I thank him saying I'll stop by tomorrow after I've done some research. Come to find, the tire they recommended had a height of 34.1 inches!
According to my GPS Dashcam, my speedo is off by a little over 1 mph too fast. When I 'm doing 80, my GPS says I'm doing 78 mph. So, it seems that 33.5 inches is about the best size.
Well now what, I don't want to pay the extra $100 per tire and I am fine with that load rating. Over exaggerated if you ask me, but wtf.
I am thinking of going somewhere else. Buy the tires I really want and have a mom n pop store install them for me.
What would you do?
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