I ordered mine from a Goodyear service center. As it turned out, there is a strike going on at the factory in Germany, and the F1s are in short supply. So the manager at the service center ordered mine from TireRack. I found this out because the invoice from TireRack was still on the tires and I brought it up.

I recommend that anyone interested in F1s order theirs from TireRack as Goodyear normally sells the rear tires for $328.95, and TireRack sells them for $239.00. The front tires are $209.77 from Goodyear, $169.00 from TireRack.

Shipping from TireRack was $43.38 for 4 tires, the tax I paid at Goodyear was $72.14.

I have to share my excitement in that the manager at this particular Goodyear service center did me a HUGE favor because he charged me $0.95 more than TireRack. I don't know why he did that, but it is surely unusual as the two guys loading the tires in my truck kept muttering to each other "I can't believe he did this!".

Mounting and balancing at Goodyear was a whopping $39.00 a tire! I took mine to Les Schwab for mounting and balancing, they charged $114.00 for 4 tires. But they added valve stems, and I had to inform them that they needed to take that charge off (they muttered that it's a standard charge). It cost me total $99.00 to remove the wheels/tires from my CF, change the tires, and balance all 4 tires, including tax.

Both companies want extra for hazard insurance. Flat repair is always free from all the tire companies (on the tires they install).

So, now it's snowing like crazy, and the rating for F1s on snow is a measly 2. Sheesh, wouldn't ya know...