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Tires
adytum
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Try the local tire places. Problem is im guessing youre having someone come to your house with 4 new tires on 4 new rims, and install them in your driveway? Yeah, youre gonna pay out the ass for that. Try and find another spare and drive the car to the shop. You will save a lot of money.
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price-wise, depends on the size. I paid $60 a piece for size 16 winter tires.
205/55 - 16
First number is the width of the tire, second is sidewall depth, third is wheel size. Prices can vary WILDLY depending on the size. Something like a 185/65 - 14 will be dirt cheap, but a 205/45 - 16 will generally be a bit more expensive.
With tires it depends on what you want/what's important. A good pair of tires that could last to fifty, sixty thousand miles would be worth paying more for. Larger tires are going to be more expensive. It's been suggested, but Tirerack.com is a great resource. You can shop for tires just based on your vehicle, and then filter it down by what it is you're looking for (All-Season, Summer, etc). It's also a good starting point for prices, and like I said, I got the installer to price-match Tire Rack for me.
It's printed on the sidewall.
If you can't read the sidewall of the tire (and if you're running the rims that came with the car form the factory) there should be a sticker on the inside of the driver's side door with tire sizes.
Speaking as someone who drives in the horrible conditions of upstate/central new york you're absolutely right. Usually isn't necessary if you pay attention to road conditions while driving though, so you can save more money that way as long as you're willing to go 20 in 3 inches of snow.
That said, Tire Rack is great for a comparison/information, but I'd try and find the tire locally. Either at a major chain (In the US, Discount Tire/America's Tire, Sears, etc) or a local place.
You don't mention what kind of car you own, but if you could get away with H, U or even T rated tires you'd save a pretty penny
Damn, what kind of road debris did that? It looks like you tried to go over a tall curb or something.
You can also hit up http://www.car-part.com to see if any junkyards near you have replacements.
What's your make/model of the car and the size of the wheel? 15"?
Given his tire size, the wheels are 17".