Hey bro, get the tires from IoC. They will hook you up. 20% off whatever price they give you. I got 2 tires for like $627 installed. That comes out to like $313.00 a tire. They did it in about an hour and didn't scratch a wheel. Just call them and set up an appointment. They will give you a loaner if you need one.

 

I just called them up and with the discount, they couldn't match Tirerack's $260 a tire for the Potenza's. I told him that I'd be coming there to get my tires installed though. I think they said $20 for each tire installation.

I told them their reputation on the forums and the service tech. was pretty friendly and nice. It's going to be my first time going there but I'm already impressed just by the phone conversation.

 

I had a screw driver in one of my tires last week. How the screw driver got on the road and into my tire was very odd. But I got it patched up at Mr. Tire for free. If you check their website, they have coupons and one of them was a free tire repair. The guy did a really good job and the Gaithersburg store was 2 months old so they had all new equipment. I don't know if they can repair a slash like your's but it's worth taking it to them and having them dismount the tire to see.

 

I've already bought the tires, but the damage seemed pretty bad. It took less then a minute for the air in my tires (after I filled it up to 35 psi) to go back to like (20 psi).