Well Run Businesses.

[Carcassdragger]

Discount Tire/America's Tire.

Treat their employees well. Treat their customers well.

[Longhorned]

The problem is having to hold your breath and realize what we're supporting when we get our tires there. It's relatively peanuts and hard to avoid, but Discount Tire is kind of Trumpy. I'd have to do some work to figure out how to avoid that.

I need new tires. As a result, I support a white supremacist cult. It's hard not to be a citizen-perpetrator.

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I just happened to have gotten four new tires at the Honda dealer, which is better, I guess?

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[Merkin]

Discount Tire is one of the reasons that it took longer for rec weed to be legal in AZ. They donated 1 million dollars to get prop 205 to fail.

[Longhorned]

I wonder how hard it would be to be a real anti-imperialist. You probably couldn't have tires at all, nor support them through car rental or riding a bus.

[84Cat]

Funny story about Discount tire. One time they told me I needed new tires because there was a defect. It was my mom's car so I wasn't sure if they were insured or not. Once they found out that they were insured, they told me the tire was fine. Moral of the story, they aren't always honest about when you need new tires. They scammed my son once saying he needed new tires when he didn't. I still use them because they are the best but they scam people just like most companies in the car business

[Carcassdragger]

I know of a poor woman here who got a free tire from them when they saw she was short on cash. I kind of know some guys who work there and feel they are treated very well.

[ProfessorFate]

When someone asks, "name a business you would recommend", Discount Tire comes to mind first. They have always treated me right, and have even fixed flats on tires I did not buy from them. They only say, "the next time you need a new tire, keep us in mind". Customer for life.

[scumdevils86]

I found a new mechanic when I moved last year and it's by far the best experience I've had with car repairs. Friendly Automotive on Ina and Thornydale.

They have all their info and repair quotes and services listed in an online profile I can access any time. Whenever they do an inspection they grade everything on a scale of green, yellow, or red based on priority and cost/functionality to the vehicle. They have been super honest about what is important to fix and what can wait or really isn't important at all (my wife and I both drive old, mediocre cars cuz we hate car payments).

They're also incredibly friendly and polite even when they're slammed busy and are accommodating for time/schedules.

I highly recommend them to anyone on the western side of Tucson.

[Longhorned]

I once had a mechanic like that. Once.