"Club Tires" - Toyota Yaris Forums

bairjo · 07-06-2014, 05:45 PM

I have an appointment tomorrow to get four Michelin Defenders at Sears. Why Sears you ask? Well, I usually deal with a local Michelin rep but I was told by them they no longer make the Defender in the size for a Yaris and they can't get them. When I told him that Sears has them he told me Oh, those are "club tires" and that they have a slightly different part number if you look close at them. I pointed out they have the same warranty and all. He said they will have something just a little different about them, though it was a small difference.
My concern here is should I stay clear of club tires? Can anyone here expand on the pluses and minuses of tires from Sears, Sams Club, and the like?

07-06-2014, 05:45 PM	#1
bairjo Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 603	"Club Tires" I have an appointment tomorrow to get four Michelin Defenders at Sears. Why Sears you ask? Well, I usually deal with a local Michelin rep but I was told by them they no longer make the Defender in the size for a Yaris and they can't get them. When I told him that Sears has them he told me Oh, those are "club tires" and that they have a slightly different part number if you look close at them. I pointed out they have the same warranty and all. He said they will have something just a little different about them, though it was a small difference. My concern here is should I stay clear of club tires? Can anyone here expand on the pluses and minuses of tires from Sears, Sams Club, and the like?