NHJonesy

A local tire dealer quoted my Wife $423.08 for 4 Cooper Arctic Claws. I'm thinking that price isn't for the 225 50/R17's she's got on the car but for the standard 205s. Still, I mainly wonder about these particular tires and Cooper in general if anyone cares share their experiences.

Thanks akirby. Wish I had known about this forum before-hand. I checked out bbf2530's suggestion to look for coupons at http://www.genuineservice.com, We coulda done the oil change for $29.95 using the recommended oil. Nothing like giving $60 bucks away.

My wife's car is a 2007 Fusion SE. Owner's manual says two different specs, 1 for US and 1 for Canada: Motorcraft SAE 5W-20 Premium Synthetic Blend Motor Oil (US) Motorcraft SAE 5W-20 Super Premium Motor Oil (Canada) There is footnote after (Canada) which states: Use of synthetic or synthetic blend motor oil is not mandatory. Engine oil need only meet the requirements of Ford specification WSS-M2C930-A and the API Certification mark. So why the difference in specs between countries? My wife paid $34 for an oil/filter change 6 months or so ago at one location, and today it cost $90 at another location because they said the specs on the car called for the premium synthetic oil. We ain't paying $90 again so I need to get this cost lowered. I'm guessing I will get the biggest cost cutting by using convention oil.