Worth waiting or should I buy now?

After my first few off roading trips, I've been wanting to put MT's on the truck. Finally decided on 255/85/16's and leaning toward Dick Cepeks. Since they are on the pricier side and I've noticed members getting them significantly less, I decided to wait until they went on sale.

However, it's been a couple months since then, no sales on any tires in this size. I figured I'd wait until October when most of the tire sales are happening. But, I noticed the price has actually increased twice and is now $80 more for the set, most likely negating any sale savings had I just bought them then. This seems to be a trend with a lot of the tire/rim options for this truck, if not availability.

Should I just cut my losses and buy now? October is only a month away, but there is no guarantee any of these tires will be discounted and it only took two months for them to leap in price. I just want a set of MT's in this size without getting shafted for a grand after tax and fees.

 

If discount tire direct has them on their site, their ebay store does $100 off a $400 order a couple times a year. I did this when i ordered my 255/80/17 st maxx, ordered two sets of two, and saved $200. I dont know if they still let people do that nowadays, but back then the rep for DTD told me to try doing that and it worked.

 

It's Labor Day weekend! There's gotta be a tire sale going on somewhere.

 

Good point.

 

Who waits?

 

Yes, check out @Discount Tire Direct. Up to 20% off this weekend and some manufacturers have up to $100 rebates.

 

Checking it out now. I know they have the Toyo's and BFG's on there but no DC's.

Well I still have over 50% tread on the stock AT's. I really don't wheel enough to 'need' MT's right now, so it seemed best to just wait with the possibility of saving a few hundred (ultimately save more just letting the AT's run their course, but that's no fun)

Checked that out last night, but the 20% is a rebate of prepaid cards, and you only get the full 20% if you sign up for a Discount credit card and finance the tires.

 

Correct, you get 10% just for purchasing and another 10% if you sign up for their credit card. The rebate Mastercard shows up in about 4-6 weeks. If you do finance, it is interest free for 6 months. Then if you are lucky, the tire manufacturer has a good rebate going as well. General had $100 off up until yesterday and now Mickey Thompson has $100 off. Goodyear and Cooper often have good rebates too. I signed up for the card years ago and it has saved me at least $600.00 in the last 2-3 years. Just bought a set of 35" BFG KM3 with it and a set of Kumho tires for the wife's CRV around July 4th. Just FYI, @Discount Tire Direct biggest sales seem to be Black Friday, Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day.

 

I wasn't aware of the interest free part. I got a similar deal back in '08 for signing up for a discount card and I think they had the interest around 6%.

Is it easy to get the value of those rebate cards back into my account?

 

That I'm not sure about. I have heard that some banks will cash them out for you and then you could deposit it in you account but I have never tried doing that. I tend to just put them toward things like groceries, gas, and other expenditures that would normally come out of the account.