Dunlop SP 8000E

[Lawrence C Leung]

Does anyone know what's so special about the SP8000 "E", and how it
differs from the regular SP8000?

LL - NY

On Wed, 10 Jan 2001 21:15:32 -0800 carol at a4.warp0.com writes:
>
>Yipe! $900!!!
>Your local Audi dealer might have some spare 8000E's to sell. If not, 
>you can check with the salvage yards for junked sport package A4s.
>
>--
>Carol
>'00 A4 1.8T Quattro
>http://registry.audiworld.com/audi/registry/details.asp?car=4699
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Richard Steckly 
>  To: Quattro 
>  Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 7:45 PM
>  Subject: Dunlop SP 8000E
>
>
>  Hi Guys,
>
>  I guess I've done enough lurking for a little while, so here's my 
>sad
>  tale...
>
>  My left front Dunlop SP 8000E bit the dust last Friday (I know I 
>shouldn't
>  be using these things in the winter).  Shortly after, I discovered 
>that the
>  SP 8000 and the SP 8000E are NOT the same tire, and that the "E" 
>stands for
>  EXPENSIVE!  These tires list for over $900 a piece in Canada, and 
>the best
>  price I could negotiate for a replacement in Toronto was $450 
>installed.  As
>  a result, I ended up buying 4 Nokian NRWs, and I am loving the snow 
>covered
>  side streets!
>
>  However, I am confident that I will want my summer tires back when 
>the snow
>  is gone.  The surviving SP 8000E's have about 35,000 km on them, and 
>they
>  have not passed their half-life yet, so it seems a shame to throw 
>them out.
>  This leaves me with two options:
>  1.  Find one (or two) new or slightly used Dunlop SP 8000E 205/55-16 
>tires
>  somewhere.  Any ideas?
>  2.  Sell three slightly used Dunlop SP 8000E 205/55-16 tires and buy 
>four of
>  something else.  Any ideas?
>
>  I look forward to benefiting from your collective wisdom on this
>  predicament.  Thanks.
>
>
>  Richard
>  Toronto, Canada
>  99.5 A4 1.8T QMS
>
>