This is a long shot, but I'm hoping someone here might have the scoop on whether or not there's a Bridgestone buy 4 pay 3 on the horizon? Specifically for the Potenza range.
It seems like it's always on when I don't need tyres, but AWOL when I do!
Edit: Called my local Bridgestone store and eeked out of them that September should be buy 4 pay 3 on the Potenza range. Will confirm over the weekend/Monday.
Yeah I did look at previous dates and couldn't really tell if it was seasonal or just arranged with a magic 8-ball? Maybe in odd years it's mid-late year and in even years it's early-mid year haha
Fingers crossed you're right and it's soon.
call BRIDGESTONE SELECT stores - they tend to come to the party all year round for my business. I call around and get them competing against each other, same price per tyre as when they have the buy 3 get 4th free marketing bull5hit
When i last bought tyres at a bridgestone select store the manager told me the 3 for 4 deal is basically a standing deal and they can always "work something out" for me.
Call one up and try.
Taking the advice of MoonlapseVertigo and Skramit, I called up my local store. $295 a tyre for 225/40/18 (wtf?) with no wiggle room.
I then asked if there were any sales on the horizon and he didn't want to tell me outright, but basically said if I wait til Monday (September) then I would probably only have to pay for 3!
So I guess September is buy 4 pay 3!
Don't call the store. Go through Bridgestone website and seek quotes via email. I requested quotes from 4 different bridgestone stores to know the best price and how much some of them place a fat margin on. If you seek quotes through phone call, often i find the price won't be as sharp. For example same tyre and specs, I was quoted between $160 - $180+. Wheel alignment $69 onwards.
HL2, email quote came back at $299 for 215/45/18! (factory size)
What tyre are you looking to buy? I used to get S001 for that price in 18's.
Was just going to grab RE003s, and was hoping to get a set of 4 for $700 or less with an alignment. I'm in the NT though so we pay a solid distance tax on most things.
Edit, although S001s are quite cheap through Tyroola with that 20% off… hmm
How wide are your rims? I'm thinking 8".
Ask for a price on 235/40/r18. That is a more common 18" size and might be cheaper.
@AdosHouse:
Nah unfortunately stock Mazda 3 MPS are 18x7, factory tyres are 215/45, so I'm going to go 225/40 as they're a bit more affordable and hopefully a smidge grippier.
Would definitely want 8s if I was going 235
Just had a look at the Jax Tyres website, because they have prices online, very limited range in 215/40/r18, bloody Mazda.
But Jax sell the RE003 in 225/40/r18 at $215 each. https://www.jaxtyres.com.au/tyres/brands/bridgestone/potenza…
Darwin, Tyre right up here are doing RE003s for $205 ish a pop, so I'll just wait til the weekend and see if the buy 4 pay 3 is happening, and if it is, if it's honoured by other stores. If so I'm cheering.
Well that's a lot cheaper than what Bridgestone are pricing.
Also have a look into Michelin Pilot Sport 4. New version of the Pilot Sport 3 and I thought they were a bloody fantastic tyres for the cost. For the price, I thought they outclassed all my previous tyres, S001, MA-Z1, RE003, P-Zero, Hancook Ventus.
Cheers dude will do, have heard good things about them but not tried them. What did you have them on?
VY Commodore, so large car. In the wet they perform super. Had to do some evasive moves more than once, dodging morons that can't drive, and I always felt confident with the grip. I could throw the steering wheel around and it would still grip.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Michelin/Pilot-Sport-3-PS3…
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Michelin/Pilot-Sport-4.htm
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridgestone/Adrenalin-RE00…
OP, i recently bought 4 tyres (Turanza Serenity Plus 215/55/R17) from Bridgestone with their promotion buy 3 and the 4th for $10. Each tyre is $160 and wheel alignment is $50. Total cost is $540. I thought its not too bad. Potenza is not very durable. Again depending on what car you drive.
Just got off the phone with a store, wouldn't confirm it but they said either $100 off potenza or 4 for 3 as of Saturday.
I was priced 245/25/18/100V for $225ea
Here's to hoping it's 4 for 3!
Managed to pick up an alright deal on some R003's just yesterday arvo by calling kmart tyre and auto and price beating a promo that tyresales.com.au were having (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/399388). 235/40/R18's including fitment and wheel alignment for $744. Unfortunately that promo ended yesterday :(
https://www.bridgestonetyres.com.au/current-offer
Firestone 4 for 3, Potenza/Dueler/Alenza $100 off
Not what i was hoping for….
Ahh poop. Back to the drawing board I guess. Hmm
Looks like the last few on Potenza were;
05/04/18
26/02/18
31/10/17
17/09/17
You would have to think one wouldn't be too far away.