My car out front of Simply Tire

Simply Tire is a sponsor on many of the local GTA message boards so when I needed winter tires for my Mazda 3 I joined a Simply Tire organized group buy on Toronto Mazda 3. Last year however due to Quebec instituting a law that made it mandatory for cars to have winter tires it made it tough for vendors and therefor consumers to get their product. I was a little miffed at the idea that I put a deposit for tires I never received but Allen’s many satisfied customers assured me that he would make up for this.

More wheels on display

Winter had long since passed and I had kind of forgot about the whole incident since I did end up with a set of tires (which are for sale) but Allen then sent me an email reminding me that I had a credit with him and that we should work something out to settle up finances and settle our differences. This gesture meant a lot to me considering I had forgot about the deposit and he could have easily kept the money.

So I took the trip down to see Allen and had my calipers painted black and Mazda decals applied with the amount left on my deposit. Both Allen and his wife were courteous, honest hosts and the Simply Tire Shop was one of the nicer ones I have been in and this includes big box tire shops such as Active Green and Ross.

Some of the wheels on display at Simply including the Sportmaxx 002s

Upon my leaving Allen informed me that I would need new tires for next season, which was 100% true, and that I should come by when I do and he would hook me up with a great price. Knowing I was going to be wheel shopping later in the summer I told him I would be back to get set up with no rollers.

Over the course of the summer I was entertaining a few different wheel ideas and had PM’d Allen about some wheel choices that would work and he was willing to set me up with a great deal on a set of  Sportmaxx 002s and tires. Even though I ended up going a different route entirely with my wheels I did go see Allen for tires and as promised he hooked me up with a great deal on tires, centering rings, and lug nuts.

View into the garage of Simply Tire

One of the best things about Simply Tire is that when you book an appointment with them you are in within 15 minutes of the time you reserved, with my chronic lateness this has meant that my car has been taken care of as soon as I show up. Simply also has a great waiting room with a flat screen tv, comfy chairs, magazines and free coffee cookies and tea. Since the customers at Simply are also not in as bad a mood as customers at most other automotive shops (due to the great prices) casual conversations are normally going on to help kill your waiting time as well.

I have been to a lot of dealerships that don't offer free coffee and tea

Simply Tire is open Tuesday to Friday 10-6pm Saturdays 10-4pm and Sundays from the 10-4 during the months of April, May, June, July & October November, December, and January they are closed on Mondays

Simply is located at:
Simply Tire
515 Champagne Drive,
Toronto, Ontario,
M3J 2C6

The best way to contact them is by far the telephone (416 916 9233) or email at Info@simplytire.com. Respone times for phone calls is normally within a few rings and if not then withing 1-2 phone calls this is due to Allen being extremely busy every time I have been to the shop. However once you speak with him he will take the time to answer your questions and accommodate your requests even if it is after business hours.

Email responses are normally within 1-2 days depending on the season, peak times for Simply, like any other tire shop, are very busy so don’t be surprised if you end up dealing with his wife or even mother on occasion, it’s a family affair.

Allen is the type of business owner that works for his customers and therefore the type of shop that Stance Is Everything fully supports.

Ready to roll thanks to Simply

More Photos from my day at Simply Tire

When a shop owner drives a car of this cailiber you know you are in good hands

Another shot of Allen

The Simply Tire office is full of promo gear

Seche Media is an online operation with a store front in Ottawa. Their online representative on the message boards is Mathieu Leblond who is located in Kingston but periodically commutes to Toronto on weekends.

As a result most of  the goods purchases from Seche Media are done so through their  online store or through Mathieu directly.  Shipping within  Ontario is free and fast with most  products arriving in less than a week which makes them a great place to consider for that last  minute show addition.

Seche  Media sponsors the  local Mazda 3 message board and as a result has a large selection of products for Mazda 3s. However they are capable of doing products for nearly any application.

All of the products I have received from Seche Media have met or exceeded my expectations and the one time Mathieu forgot to ship my product he sent me two  to make up for it.

The next time you  need some vinyl  work done be sure to consider Seche Media, once I get a design finished I am going with them for StanceIsEverything.com decals.

I’ve included pictures of some of their available products below.

Seche Cailper Decals for almost any application

They can do custom intricate decals for your wheels

The sell pre cut lamin-x fog overlays.

They also do Carbon Fiber work, such as eyelids

Hood stripes and roof overlays are also no problem