has anyone on this site from canada bought tires from tire rack, am wondering how the shiping works and how many extra charges surprised you, like duty fees and tire fees ect. or did tire rack have it all included in thier shipping. it does appear to be best to go through tire rack as tire trends dont even give you a 2008 option for year of vehicle.
and out of curiousity i am also wondering if anyone knows what a 2008 hhr ss used is currently selling for canadian or us and just a average price that they go for.

 

Yes, me and my brother bought tires from Tirerack.com, and were very satisfied. Tirerack.com sends tires/wheels with the customs broker fees included in the price, so you're won't have to pay anything more when UPS delivers the tires to you in Canada.

 

tjm, which part of Alberta are you in? If you are looking for new tires from the US I would recommend you check Walmart.com as well. If you are willing to drive down to Great Falls, Montana you can get some excellent tires installed at Walmart and drive them across the border. Most of the time the border guys won't question the new tires.

Also, I find it is cheaper to "drop ship" stuff at a warehouse in Sweetgrass and drive down and pick it. Shipping costs are always cheaper if it stays in the US and usually you only have to pay tax on the items when you cross the border. Here is the website: http://www.montanashipping.com/
They have recently opened the Sweetgrass location which makes it a lot easier and faster because Eureka is a pain to get to.

Hopefully this information helps a bit. I'm actually making a trip down to Great Falls in late Sept/early Oct to pick up a bunch of new furniture and will probably be picking up some stuff from the shipping outlet as well (new brakes specifically.) I do need some new tires as well and might order a set of Goodyear Assurance Tripletreds but that will really make it an expensive shopping trip.

 

Got my tripletreds from the U.S. and when I got them they were made in Canada.Thats the part I hate made in Canada shipped to the U.S. sold for $75.00 cheaper.Bring them back to Canada and save $200.00 on the set after all the exchange and taxes.

 

Cool, I had no idea they were made in Canada. I guess that is an extra bonus because there wouldn't be any duty to pay when bringing them across the border.

 

I know a lot of people drive down and have parts installed or delivered near the border and take them in.

I know some do not declare them and take the risk but most others do declare them and save a lot on broker fees and the like that are added over and above the Duty if there is any.

The added broker and UPS charges are the killer on this kind of a deal. Most people I deal with are fine with the Duty but the added other charges are the real pain.

 

I've been told never to use UPS to ship anything purchased online from the US to Canada. The brokerage fees they charge are crazy. USPS is supposed to be a lot more reasonable but it is a little slower.

 

UPS is more expensive but at times it is the only way to ship large items the post will not take.

Also many times the postal items will get through with no extra charges.

As for slower that is not always true.