Discount Tire Store – San Marcos, CA

Long time customer. Spent thousands over the years. I came in with a slow leak that couldn’t be repaired. Would’ve bought a new one but they didn’t have my tire. I told them I wanted to check with Nissan so they put it back together. THEY DIDN’T ADD AIR AND SENT ME OFF WITH A DANGEROUS FLAT TIRE! Just like that… Need a new tire place.

I will be a life long customer. The staff are knowledgeable, provide excellent customer service, and high quality work.

I came by to have a screw pulled out and parched and the guy that helped me brought out his nail/​screw kit to take a look. After pulling the short screw out, he sprayed some soapy water around it to make sure there wasn’t a leak, and I was off the hook on that one (whew). He said they patch for free if it had turned in to a leaky situation, but I’ll be back for more in the future. Good service, good people and convenient location!

These guys are great! I gave them a call about one of my tires needing to be replaced and they said to come on in and that they would assist me as soon as they could. When I got here Vincent helped me out right away and he was awesome! They have a friendly staff and great prices! I’ll definitely be coming back :-)

There comes a time in all our lives that we search for awesome, trustworthy, get the job done right the first time, not finding ways to make you spend more mechanics. Express tire is that awesome, trustworthy, get the job done right the first time, not trying to find ways of making you spend more than you have to mechanics. I have been going to this express tire for more than 10 years and I am always completely satisfied and have always had a great experience with the mechanics. I just recently have had a lot of work done on one of my cars and I mean a lot of work. work adding up to weeks of work and they did exactly what they always do… A great job and the mechanics were absolutely what the always are… AWESOME!!! Thank you for all your hard work!!!

I’ve gone to Unilocal for reviews and suggestions for years; however, this is the first review I am personally writing.
First of all, I tend to be hesitant when going to auto repair/​replacement stores outside of my dealership (ford) due to past experiences. However, after being quoted a ridiculous amount for new tires by this go-​to I figured I would head on over to discount tires to see if I could save a few dollars. I walked in around 1 pm on a Tuesday, which I figured I’d be waiting for quite a bit as it tends to be one of the busier time slots of the day. This was untrue for discount tires. I was immediately helped and quoted a wait time of ONLY 45 minutes to get all four tires changed out. Alex helped me pick out a tire that was affordable and perfect for my preference of driving conditions and mileage. I find that along with being a young female I am often over quoted for parts and service, so I always make sure to do my research. Here, I felt that I didn’t even need to. Alex broke down and explained the cost of each part and the cost of service. He even double checked to see if there were any rebates available without me having to ask! Best part of my experience was when they quoted me 45 minutes, it ACTUALLY took 45 minutes. Thanks to ford, I’ve become accustomed to doubling the wait time (yes, I have experienced 2 hour oil change wait times at 8 am WITH an appointment).
Overall, I was overly pleased with the service and wait time at the San Marcos location, and will definitely be returning!

Terrible day and was having sensor issues with my car. Not only did they fixed it but they gave me a great deal. Seems like these guys actually like working here and gave me great customer service. Ulber helped me out today and I almost offered him a job, hard to find a guy with patience and great attitude. Overall great experience, will come back for sure. Thanks Ulber, you might look young but extremely professional and knowledgable.

I had a screw and a nail in my tire. Not only were they able to take it right away they only took about 20mins and it was FREE. I will definitely be going back!

Great experience with them! They just saved me $ 60 today instead of replacing a new censor. They know what they’re doing and they got everything done in less than 30 minutes.

They were so accommodating when we had to get our snow tires on! They did a fabulous job and had us out the door and on the road to Mammoth in 30 minutes! Love this place! Thanks so much Gary!!!

Took my car in to get brand new tires and left with sensor issues and a broken hubcap. Came back to inquire about the sensor issues and all I got were references to another place. So disappointed. I trusted my car to be taken cared of and they instead cost me more money. It’s robbery. I only added a star to my review because the guy who helped us seemed nice. I don’t recommend going to a place for sugar coated service.

Everyone is always so kind and helpful. I made an appointment online the night before for four new tires and came the next day and was in and out in 40 minutes. Dennis was so pleasant and took the time to explain different packages and tire differences to me and that was very much appreciated. I’ll definitely be back and recommend this store to all my friends!

I’ve been going to Discount Tire for as long as I can remember. I’ll be a lifelong customer due to the service they provide. While I get good service at all of the locations I’ve been too, San Marcos was especially great.
My car has been burning through tires every 12,000 miles or so. I was sold the Michelin Pilot Sport a/​s 3 because it’s supposedly one of their best all season performance tires and has a 45k tread warranty. The manager Brett was very helpful in contacting Michelin and ordered me a new set during NYE weekend (I did all of my scheduled rotations at Discount and had an alignment done). Brett was helpful in referring me to another alignment shop that can hopefully help me determine the cause of my terrible tread life.
I’ve had bad experiences at Discount in the past: young employees carelessly scratching my rims or not being able to drive a manual transmission. It happens I guess? My experience at San Marcos with Brett and his team have been great though, I recommend you check them out for your tire needs.

There is not much to say here other than they are busy because they are great! I have full trust in them! This is important because I recently had a bad encounter at my home car repair shop. Mossy Nissan!
Thank you discount tire for your valuable customer service, explanatory reasoning on all decisions, and options when choosing my tire!

Had a slow leak on my car tire so I aired it up and drove to Discount Tire in San Marcos. I was greeted as I walked in and an employee, Brandon walked over and asked if he could help.
He checked all my tires and stated I could probably go another few thousand (5−10k) miles on the tire and that they could fix it immediately. They didn’t try and sell me a tire when I didn’t need one yet. Then he told me it was going to be free and they would rotate balance etc… After watching everyone work so hard on my car I felt guilty not paying anything for the work. All I can say is you have won my business and will bring all my cars, boat trailers and my business here.
Thanks again you guys are great…

This review is long overdue. I always have bad luck with tires, so I feel like I practically live here. Within the past 2 months I have gotten brand new tires from them, came back to get them balanced again, then came back today to get a nail out of my tire.
Typically I have no complaints. As everyone has mentioned, the customer service here is impossible to beat. Everyone is so friendly and make you feel like you’re their top priority. The only tiny complaint I do have is sometimes the time they give you is much less than you actually wait. There have been a few times I end up waiting over an hour when they say 30 minutes, but no big deal. The service makes up for it. And the last thing that doesn’t really count as a negative for me, mainly just confusing, is they don’t call you when they’re finished with your car until way later.
Other than those 2 small downfalls, this discount tire is perfect. Convenient location, usually decent pricing, don’t oversell you on pointless things, and the employees are absolutely amazing.

My boyfriend got a flat tire because a blade was in his tire. (We don’t know how it happened) but anyways, I went in to get it fixed for him, and being a girl I expected them to haggle me about other things I needed done etc.
I had called right before and the guy said come on over and we will have a look the minute I pulled up he met me at the car and immediately took care of me! Great customer service took about ²⁵⁄₃₀ minutes to fix so I just waited in their office. And that was that.
Plus I found this place because they opened so early which was awesome not many places open this early

A trip to the dealership revealed that my tires were at a 0, 2, 2, and 3 tread. Needed at least that one tire swapped ASAP. The dealership wanted to charge $ 209 to change one tire… Nah.
My parents have gotten several tires here so we gave them a quick call to get a quote. 4 tires for $ 650 WITH the added protection plan.
Decided to add new wheels to the mix while I was at it. $ 100 a piece, & $ 50 for some other stuff in there.
Once everything was decided, it was all done within an hour and a half. Plus, the appointment was made same-​day with only an hour notice, if even. Everyone was nice & helpful. Will be coming back for future work!

Yeah, I bought a new car last year. New paint, that new car smell, and 50 mpg! And it came with 4 brand new tires! When you buy a new car you never think about «issues» mechanical or otherwise. Well, as luck or Murphy’s Law has it, I walked to my car after a dinner and drove off with that «clunk, clunk» sound as if I’d ran over a small animal! I quickly jumped out and low and behold, a brand new flattened rubber tire sat there looking droopy and forlorn. I made a quick call to AAA, got the spare on and drove home.
Flat tires just suck! The last time I had one I think I was just learning to drive. Well, I needed a new one… or so I thought. The AAA driver and myself couldn’t find a nail or hole. My Mom said go to «Discount», so I made the drive. I was in a rush for a meeting but I just wanted to stop in and ask how much a new tire would cost. As I walked in, I was warmly greeted (it was around 4:45 today so hats off to all the awesome peeps at this location) and quickly attended to. The guy (I should’ve remembered his name) said let’s look at the tire, and I said I just needed a new one and he said, «let’s see if we can fix it». I was shocked. An honest, kind, and truthful response! I was planning to fork over a hundred bucks…
He found the nail hole and said they could fix it and check the other tires air pressure. While I’ve always bought my tires with Discount, he never knew. I’d give more than 5 stars if I could, so thanks to the management team and other team members who make this a great place! I will absolutely recommend is location to friends and colleagues!

Wow! Brett and team really take care of you especially when things do not go exactly as planned. They told me they had 4 Michelin PS2’s in stock only to find out an hour in that they were 1 short. No problem on my end since I had the day off, but Brett took care of me at the end of the transaction and gave me a free 4-​wheel alignment on my car at a partner’s shop. My 3 year Audi will certainly appreciate that!
Not only did I get the best deal on my tires but they corrected the situation without hesitation or being prompted to do something. Thank you!