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PROTECT YOUR LEGACY WITH TIRE DISCOUNTERS

Convert your business to a Tire Discounters location

COMMON CHALLENGES TO RUNNING AN AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS

Don't worry, we all struggle with it.

You want to protect your legacy, but operating an automotive business in today's day and age has become more and more challenging.  You're probably dealing with the same issues we did many years ago, like:

  • Good Profit Margins Require Buying Power 
    • Supply costs, payroll/wages, IT expenses, competitive pricing
  • Handcuffed to the Business
    • Hard to take vacations and really "check out"
  • Stability is hard to come by nowadays  
    • Hiring and keeping good talent, virus/hacking risks, systems crashing, external support lines
  • Support For Successor is Key to Legacies  
    • Don't hand off the same problems you encountered without a lifeline

PRIMARY SUCCESSION OPTIONS

We looked at all of these too.

There are options, but they come with trade-offs.  For example. you could:

  • Invest Significantly
    • Build out an entire central staffing team, including legal, finance/accounting, real estate, marketing, logistics, etc. etc. 
    • Build even more infrastructure, including IT systems, CRM, loyalty, warehouse management, equipment upgrades, etc. 
  • Sellout to Private Equity or Large Corporation 
    • Cash out, but damages customer reputation and employee loyalty (my legacy)
  • Franchise with Large Corporation 
    • Loss of control, overly expensive, limited added value and attention

 

Franchise Protect Your Legacy

TIRE DISCOUNTERS HAS ALREADY CHOSEN TO SIGNIFICANTLY INVEST 

We built out extensive "in-house" infrastructure across finance, real estate, legal, purchasing, marketing, IT software and hardware, human resources, sales and field management, business analytics, training, and many more.

As a result, Tire Discounters has Buying Power, a Diverse and Skilled Team that is deep and agile, Stability, and a robust team of experts prepared to Support the Next Generation.

SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR YOU?

3 options to protect your legacy with Tire Discounters.

  • Option 1: Sell Real Estate and Business
    • Retire with peace of mind. 
      • Pass along your legacy to USA's largest 100% family-owned and operated tire dealer.
      • Legacy preserved - Kick back in peace. 
      • Your customers remain cared for by family business.
  • Option 2: Sell the Business, Keep the Real Estate
    • Make money with less effort by banking monthly rental income.
      • Hold real estate and receive a long-term rental income. 
  • Option 3: Franchise with Tire Discounters and Gain an Army
    • Still manage or own, with support. 
      • Leverage our buying power and systems. 
      • Franchise with USA's largest 100% family-owned and operated tire dealer. 

The speed rating of a tire is based on U.S. Government standards for reaching and sustaining a specified speed. Typically, a tire with a higher speed rating results in better handling. Speed ratings apply only to the tire itself, and not to a particular vehicle. Putting a tire rated for a certain speed on a vehicle does not mean that the vehicle can be safely operated at the tire's rated speed.

The load range on a tire helps determine its ability to contain air pressure and its overall strength. Ranges are expressed using a number and the higher the number, the stronger the tire. These measurements are primarily for light trucks and SUV’s.

Tread depth is the distance between the top of the tread rubber to the bottom of the tire's deepest grooves.  In the United States, tread depth is measured in 32nds of an inch.

A tire’s maximum load is the maximum amount of weight the tire is designed to hold. The tire’s load carrying capacity is directly related to the tire’s size and amount of inflation pressure that is actually used. Each load range has a assigned air pressure identified in pounds per square inch (psi) at which the tire's maximum load is rated.

A tire’s maximum inflation pressure (PSI) is the highest "cold" inflation pressure that the tire is designed to contain. When measuring a tire’s max PSI, it is important the tire is "cold," because warmer temperatures can cause the tire pressure to temporarily increase resulting with inaccurate readings. This measurement should only be used when called for on the vehicle’s tire placard or in the vehicle’s owners manual.

The mileage warranty of a tire indicates the number of miles that a tire is estimated to last. If a tire fails to last for the number of miles indicated by the warranty, the customer will be given credit from the tire manufacturer toward a new tire based on how many miles short of the estimate the tire fell. Some restrictions apply. 

The total width of the tire, including any raised features on the sidewall. 

This is how many layers of rubber and other materials are in the tire.  

The represents the smallest and widest size wheels that are recommended by the tire manufacturer for the tire to be mounted on. 

 

 

The measurement, in inches, from rim flange to the other rim flange. 

The maximum width of a wheel that a tire can be put onto. 

The minimum width of a wheel that a tire can be put onto.  

A tire's section width (also called "cross section width") is the measurement of the tire's width from its inner sidewall to its outer sidewall (excluding any protective ribs, decorations or raised letters) at the widest point. 

What makes up a tire; each ply, the sidewall, the tread, and bead.  

This number will tell you how well the tire will disperse heat buildup. 

This is how much weight a tire is rated to hold.

Mounting & Balancing  $76

Lifetime Rotation and Balancing $600*

Lifetime Tire Pressure Adjustments $16

Rubber Valve Stems $8

Tire Repair**  $140

TOTAL = $840

*Estimate based on 4-tire purchase of 60,000-mile tires. 

**Excludes: Under 40 series, run-flats, mud tires, trailer tires, off-road vehicles, and any tire over six (6) years old.  Other exclusions may apply.

TD will repair flat tires as long as it can be done safely in accordance with Tire Industry Association (TIA) Guidelines.  Excludes: Under 40 series, run-flats, mud tires, trailer tires, off-road vehicles, and any tire over six (6) years old.  Other exclusions may apply.  See store for details.  


National accounts and local fleet not included.

Free Alignment with 4-Tire Purchase

National accounts not included.  Other exclusions may apply.

Mounting & Balancing  $76

Lifetime Tire Pressure Adjustments $16

Rubber Valve Stems $8

Lifetime Rotation $240

Total = $340

*Estimate based on 4-tire purchase of 60,000 mile tires. 

Our Nationwide Worry Free Guarantee offers FREE unlimited Tire Repairs for the entire life of your tires. If your tire can't be fixed and is over 3/32" tread, no worries, we will give you a replacement tire at any time, up to 3 years. We'll even help get your tire changed by including reimbursement for Roadside Assistance (up to $75) for the first 12 months at no additional cost. Effective: August 24, 2017. For complete details, see our warranty at any Tire Discounters location.

Components of the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) sensor wears over time.

A TPMS Service Kit is suggested each time a tire/wheel is serviced. If left unchanged, over time, these components of the TPMS may corrode, leak or fail.

Tire/wheel service is defined as when tire is removed from the wheel.