will dealer tire swap on new A4

My new '99 A4 1.8T QSA is due to arrive Nov 15. The OE tires are Dunlop SP8000E, as I've determined from this forum. These tires are not M+S rated, so I am told. I would rather have the Pirelli P7000SS put on the car instead of the OE tires. Has anyone had any luck with asking the dealer buy back the dunlops and put on a tire of my choice and expense?

I would be really surprised if the dealer agreed to do this, but great if he will. Personally, I would buy a separate set of wheels/snow tires and have the dealer swap them out upon delivery.

Gary@Ronal.com has a good deal on some nice wheel/tire combos. Additionally, you might want to check the Tire Rack and Discount Tire Direct websites for packages.

I also wrote about a similar question somewhere down below, just in case you want to read some more...

Congrats and enjoy!

STeve

Dealer agreed to buy my stock tires back and
install (at no charge) different tires of my
choice.

I'm getting a $75/tire credit. The Dunlop
SP Sport 8000 is $101 on the Tire Rack website.
pretty fair deal, IMO.

I ordered from the Tire Rack the Pirelli P7000SS
(225/50WR16) at $115 each and am having them
shipped to the dealer ($51 shipping).

I did this so i can have a snow legal tire
while compromising as little dry pavement
performance as possible.

In California, during R-2 road restriction
(i.e. chains required), 2WD vehicles must
have chains, 4WD/AWD vehicles must have M+S
rated tires or chains on 2 of 4 wheels. The
stock tires on the sport package are not M+S
rated...

Wow! Congrats on getting the dealer to buy your tires back! I guess they're not all rotten....naah!

BTW, the Tire Rack (great place to get stuff, they should REALLY advert here) shows the SP8000 and the SP8000E together. The 8000Es run ~ $50 more than the 8000s. Still, $300 back from the dealer is a great thing. Way to go!

Steve

And you never did have to show them the "gun" in you pocket, didya Bugsy? ;-)