[A4] Nokian tire estimate - choke, choke!

[Rocky Mullin]

i might feel the same, but my older days are an URQ - nothing
simple about that car!

On Feb 2, 2007, at 10:49 AM, Doug Johnson wrote:

> *LOL*
>
> I do miss the "simpler" days of a 4000 q.  :-)
>
> ~ Doug
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Brian White" <brian at bjwhite.net>
> To: gsackerson at comcast.net, a4 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [A4] Nokian tire estimate - choke, choke!
> Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 09:28:31 -0800
>
> $200+ sounds about right for a limited distribution European tire.
> Welcome to the real world of tires.  The days of calling Tire Rack  
> for a set
> of Yokohama A509s in 185/60/14s for your Rabbit GTI or Scirocco are  
> long
> gone.
>
>
> On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:15:43 +0000, gsackerson wrote
>> Hi all,
>>   I've started checking into tire costs for my current ride - a 2006
>> A4 Quattro with TPMS, and holy cow, was I shocked to find out how
>> much these suckers are going to cost! The tire I've decided on is
>> the Nokian WR - I've had a set and LOVED them - the tread design
>> isn't quite as radical as their famous Hakkepillita tire, and is
>> more of an all-season radial, but the overall performance is perfect
>> for what I want - something better than the usual all-season tire,
>> but not a full-blown winter tire. At any rate, the tire estimate I
>> got was over $200 a tire, choke, choke.   Is this what good tires
>> are going for these days or should I be shopping around? That seemed
>> pretty exhorbitant, but then again, the car has 17" wheels, and I've
>> not had 17" wheels before - perhaps I'm just experiencing sticker
>> shock for the cost of tires that size...
>>
>> Glenn
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