pylon_boy

4:25 Arrive at Ed's Used Tire in Kenosha, Wi with a loose set of Green
Diamond snow tires, mounted set of Hoosiers and a mounted set of Azenis.
4:33 Finally get helped due to a long line of customers.
4:35 Explain to the guy that there are 8 mounted wheels and 4 loose
tires in my car
4:36 First guy starts to take off first Azenis.
4:40 Still working on taking off first Azenis.
4:43 Finally gets first Azenis off.
4:44 Gets first Green Diamond off. Also gets another employee to start
with the Hoosiers.
4:49 Much to my dismay, this guy gets the Hoosier off much more easily
than the other guy dismounting the Falkens.
4:52 First guy gets second Azenis off. Other guy is having some
difficulties getting the first Azenis on the other set of wheels.
4:55 Second Green Diamond on. Proceeds to gouge up the lip of my ultra
expensive $80 a set junkyard wheels. Other guy gets first Falken on.
5:00 Guy continues to gouge up lip, other guy lights cigarette.
5:03 Third Azenis off, second Hoosier off. First guy lights cigarette
while other guy gets the second Azenis mounted.
5:06 Can't get Green Diamond mounted or Hoosier dismounted due to a
lack of air.
5:08 Use a cool looking tool attached to an air tank that made a loud
noise to get Green diamond mounted.
5:10Still can't get Green Diamond mounted or Hoosier dismounted due to
a lack of air. They both decide that it's a good idea to balance the
tires since there is now an even longer line behind me than there was
before I came.
5:15 All tires balanced. Third Hoosier off.
5:19 Last Falken off, last Green Diamond off, third Falken on.
5:23 Last Hoosier off. All Green Diamonds Mounted.
5:26 Last Azenis on.
5:27 Last Azenis balanced.
5:28 First guy tells me "Those tires are hell" and then asked if I
have ever been to Mueller's (another local tire shop) not so blatantly
hinting that I should go there next time.
5:29 Walking toward the register the other guy tells me that I've
ruined his day.
5:30 Pay about $60 for 8 tires mounted and balanced and disposal of 4
tires.


Nice group of guys there. In case you Cheese heads are wondering where
it is, it's on 60th Street and 10th Ave in Kenosha (Just off
Sheridan/32). Just tell them Pylon_Boy sent you and I'm sure they'd be
delighted to serve you with the most phenominal level of quality service.

pylon_boy

It was $60, not $80

Also, they are in Kenosha, about 75 minutes away from my house on the north side of Chicago.

pylon_boy

I was going up to the area. Plus, I don't know of many shops that will charge 5.50 for mounting & balencing as well as disposal of tires (the cheap places in Chicago make you bring your junk tires home with you).