When I first bought my car (05 Limited) a couple years ago I noticed the tire tread was worn, but not too bad. But in a few months the little remaining tread had vanished, so I bought brand new Continentals for all 4 corners and had them installed by Discount Tire.

I liked the Continentals. Good ride and relatively quiet. But after a few months I start to notice a vibration in front. So I took it back to Discount Tire and asked them to check the balance They came back and said my alignment was off and the inside of the front tires was excessively worn, and they couldn't balance it. I told them to put the tires back on so I could go home and research new tires and look for an alignment shop. They said they couldn't put worn ties back on once they've been dismounted. So I was stuck buying 2 new front tires from them.

A couple days later I got my alignment and all was well again. But then, a few months after that I notice my right rear tire is low. So I air it up and stop in at Discount next time I'm in town. They say that the tire (a run flat) had been run in a flat condition and they were not allowed to remount the tire. Not this BS again! Furthermore, they said the other rear tire had low tread and they recoommended replacing it. The irony is that they never could find the leak that caused the tire to go flat.

They didn't have any Continentals in stock so they put Michellins on. Those are much noisier than the Continentals. I don't like them but didn't have a choice. It was 5:00 PM and I was an hour away from home, so I authorized it.

Anyway, that was 2 weeks ago. Today, I get home only to see that the right tire is low again. But I'm not taking my car to Discount this time. I'll remove the tire and throw it in the back of my truck. This way they can't hold me hostage for new tires again.

Thank you for listenting to my rant. Now here's my question.

I'm suspecting a damaged rim. If that turns out to be the case where might I find a matching rim? I'm not a fan of the low profile tires and don't care for run-flats either. Is it possible to use a different rim on this car and go with tires that wear better? I'm not concerned with performance at this point. I just want to stop spending $1000 per year on tires.

Curt