Grant
Active member
My Ecopia tires are looking pretty worn after 30k miles (<3 years) so I stopped by the local Tires Plus (a Bridgestone retailer) to see if I could make a warranty claim on them. The Nissan documentation says there is a 6-year warranty from the manufacturer and the Bridgestone website says "free tire replacement period extends up to (a) 3 years from the date of purchase" so I thought there was a possibility of a claim.
The guy there said that you need *documentation* showing: 1) you had them rotated and balanced every 7,000 miles, and 2) you had an alignment EVERY 6 MONTHS. Yeah, I didn't do that and doubt anyone does.
He also said (and this may be retail store propaganda) that there are 3 grades of tires (even of the same brand/model):
1) Dealer tires (the "bottom of the barrel") - he says you'll be lucky to get 30k-40k miles on them
2) Wholesaler tires (Costco, BJs, etc.) - in the middle
3) Tire retailers (Tires Plus, etc.) - get the best tires and they WILL last 60k miles, according to the guy at the place that charges the most for them
Anybody know if this is true?
Anybody try to make a warranty claim on their Ecopia tires?
The guy there said that you need *documentation* showing: 1) you had them rotated and balanced every 7,000 miles, and 2) you had an alignment EVERY 6 MONTHS. Yeah, I didn't do that and doubt anyone does.
He also said (and this may be retail store propaganda) that there are 3 grades of tires (even of the same brand/model):
1) Dealer tires (the "bottom of the barrel") - he says you'll be lucky to get 30k-40k miles on them
2) Wholesaler tires (Costco, BJs, etc.) - in the middle
3) Tire retailers (Tires Plus, etc.) - get the best tires and they WILL last 60k miles, according to the guy at the place that charges the most for them
Anybody know if this is true?
Anybody try to make a warranty claim on their Ecopia tires?