Discount Tire To Acquire Tire Rack And Merge Operations

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December 09, 2021, 10:18 AM

Tn226

Discount Tire To Acquire Tire Rack And Merge Operations

Not sure if this is good, bad, or neither.

https://www.prnewswire.com/new...ience-301437357.html

December 09, 2021, 10:22 AM

HRK

well, we know what locations will be the preferred installer for Tire Rack sales...

Interesting merger of a web based retailer and brick and mortar

The Enemy's gate is down.

December 09, 2021, 10:59 AM

BurtonRW

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Originally posted by BBMW:
I don't consider this a good thing.

As a long time fan of TireRack and never having been thrilled by tire chains generally, I'm highly suspicious that I will no longer be thrilled with TireRack somehow, but we'll see, I guess.

-Rob

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December 09, 2021, 11:04 AM

Perception

I've been a huge Discount Tire cheerleader for years now. They have always taken really good care of me, and I've bought a lot of tires there. Here's hoping they can maintain the level of service I'm accustomed to.

"The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford, "it is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards."
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in."

December 09, 2021, 11:06 AM

RogueJSK

I've had nothing but good experiences with both Tire Rack and Discount Tire. I have hope that this will continue post-merger. A good company acquiring a good company is certainly preferable to a crappy company acquiring a good company.

December 09, 2021, 11:17 AM

Calif Phil

Discount tire has been a strong contender in online sales for sometime now, especially selling on ebay. I have a commercial account with them and have no issues with Discount tires. Hope the merger is good for both.

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December 09, 2021, 12:00 PM

YooperSigs

Just built a new Discount Tire here just up the street. Bad news for the locals, I would guess.

End of Earth: 2 Miles
Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles

December 09, 2021, 12:04 PM

Aeteocles

Less competition typically means increased prices and declining service. So, I imagine that the merger would be bad for consumers.

December 09, 2021, 12:06 PM

flashguy

I've been a Discount Tire customer for about 20 years, and always had good service. There is one about a mile from my home, and they've serviced all my vehicles. Their nationwide presence works, too--I had to have a tire replaced in Atlanta, Georgia while on a trip--no problem at all.

I've never used Tire Rack so have no opinions about them. I presume there are good business reasons for the buyout. As long as it does not affect how DT functions, I'm OK with it.

flashguy

Texan by choice, not accident of birth

December 09, 2021, 12:30 PM

Jimbo Jones

I think this is a good move. The two are quite complementary.

I like the bricks and mortar DT, but they have an absolute shiite online presence. Tire Rack has a great online presence and web site.

DT will still need to get their mobile app up to snuff allowing appointments to be scheduled using it.

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December 09, 2021, 12:35 PM

old rugged cross

i bought a few tires from TR. My experience is they have gone down hill. have not used them in a while and when I have looked I found nothing worthwhile.

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December 09, 2021, 12:48 PM

ElToro

I wonder which company is buying which ?

For like 25 years I have used America’s Tire ( sister co. to discount tire). I moved across country needed a slow leak repaired. Went to the local discount tire and they had me in their system fixed it in 20 minutes. I let them upsell me some new wiper blades because summertime rain in Florida and mine were cracked. They price matched an online price in a few hours via email.

December 09, 2021, 03:39 PM

2000Z-71

I've used both in the past with good experiences. Discount was local and always provided good pricing and service. Tire Rack was great when I was auto crossing and using R-rated tires to compete with. Unfortunately here in Alaska, Discount has no presence and shipping costs makes Tire Rack impractical.