Have AI call tire shops for you
Short answer: Give your agent the tire size from your sidewall or door jamb, the car's year, make and model, and how many tires. CallForMe calls tire shops near you, asks who has that size in stock and the out-the-door price installed, and can hold a set or book the install. Each answered call costs $1.
A tire call has two answers that matter: who has your size on the rack today, and what four tires cost once everything is installed. The per-tire price in an ad rarely matches the bill. Your agent can ask both questions at several shops at once and come back with one table.
For diagnostic fees, repair status and other shop calls, see call auto repair shops.
Paste this into your agent
Call 4 tire shops near 75024 and ask if they have 4 tires in size 235/65R17 in stock for my 2018 Toyota Highlander. Get the out-the-door price installed with mounting, balancing, valve stems and disposal, and the earliest install today or tomorrow.
Other tire calls:
- "Ask tire shops near 98103 who can patch a nail in my tire today, what it costs, and whether they patch near the sidewall."
- "Call 3 shops and ask the price to mount and balance 4 tires I bought online for my 2020 Subaru Outback, and the earliest appointment."
- "Ask if they have one 225/45R18 tire to match the 3 I have on my 2019 Honda Accord, same model, and the installed price."
What the tire shop will ask
Any goal that pairs "tires" with a price word ("price", "cost", "how much", "quote") lands in the vehicle quote category in plan_call, which marks the vehicle's year, make and model as blocking. A tire size alone doesn't satisfy it, so a goal like "out-the-door price for 4 tires in 235/65R17" gets that flag until you add the car. Put the car in the goal or details and it clears.
The opposite trap: a stock-only goal with no price word, like "do you have 235/65R17 tires in stock?", matches no category at all, so plan_call flags nothing. The shop will still ask for the car. Include it anyway.
Other things tire shops ask:
- Which tire: a specific model you want, or their best price in that size?
- Do you want an alignment with them?
- Are your wheels steel or alloy, and do you have tire pressure sensors?
- Do you want road hazard coverage?
Questions worth asking
- Is that size in stock now, and which brand and model?
- Out-the-door price for all four, installed.
- What's in it: mounting, balancing, valve stems or TPMS kit, disposal, shop fees, tax.
- How old are the tires? (The DOT date code.)
- Can you hold them under my name, and until when?
- Earliest install time, and how long it takes.
Per-tire price vs out-the-door price
Two quotes for the same tire can differ by the add-ons. Some shops bundle mounting, balancing and disposal; others list each one. Some states also charge a fee on every new tire sold. In California that fee is $1.75 per new tire, collected at the sale. Ask every shop for one total for four tires installed, with tax, and the comparison is fair.
Tire age is the other hidden variable. Federal rules require the DOT code's last four digits to give the week and year of manufacture ("2325" means the 23rd week of 2025). A shop that's quick to read it out is easy to compare.
How call_around works for tire shops
query: "tire shop" near your zip with count: 4 and no stop_after gets every shop's stock and total for the same size. If you just need tires today and the first shop with stock will do, use stop_after: 1 and say "hold a set under my name" in the goal. Put the size, the car and the tire count in details so no call stops to ask.
What trips these calls up
- "We can order it for tomorrow." Not the same as in stock. The assistant records which one the shop said.
- Size mix-ups. A missing letter or digit in the size gets you the wrong quote. Copy it from the sidewall exactly.
- Price for one, not four. Some shops quote per tire. Ask for the total for all four.
- Big chains with one central line. The person answering may be checking another store's stock. Ask which location has the tires.
What it costs
$1 per tire shop that answers, including the first 2 minutes. Four shops, all answer, every call under 2 minutes: $4. If one shop takes 3 minutes 30 seconds to check the back room, that call bills as 4 minutes, so $1 + 2 x $0.40 = $1.80, and $4.80 total. A shop that doesn't pick up costs nothing.
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Questions
Where do I find my tire size?
On the sidewall of the tire you have now (something like 235/65R17), or on the tire placard inside the driver's door jamb. Give the size and the car. Some shops look up the size from the car and will tell you if yours doesn't match.
Why ask for the out-the-door price?
The per-tire price is only part of it. Mounting, balancing, valve stems or TPMS service kits, old-tire disposal and any state tire fee are often added at the counter. Asking for the total installed price makes the shops comparable.
Can it hold the tires for me?
Yes, if you say so in the goal. Ask the shop to hold them under your name and get how long they'll hold them. If they need a card to hold, the assistant says you'll pay in person, since it never reads card numbers.
Can it ask how old the tires are?
Yes. The last four digits of the DOT code on a tire are the week and year it was made. Ask the shop to read it off the tires they'd install if age matters to you.
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