Green Diamond vs. Nokian

[Robert Myers]

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The tires, the tread, anyway, looks good and probably will provide
excellent snow traction.  Be aware, though, that they are retreads.  For a
winter tire that may make little difference.


At 11:56 AM 1/28/2003 -0500, DieMarthaDie at aol.com wrote:

>Well, I ordered a set of Green Diamonds and they're here, now to have them
>mounted...  Tough to argue with the price - a set of 4 195/60/15s with
>shipping was $230.  They look similar to Blizzaks with their sipes and
>have some directional grooving.  I have to send a hearty reference out to
>The Tire Outlet in VA (Henry Gelbman, prop.) as they were hte closest
>vendor to me in Baltimore.  He didn't have stock, found them in a
>warehouse, shipped them out and made triple checks to ensure they arrived
>(including sending the UPS tracking numbers).  Very nice and VERY
>helpful.  I found him on the Green Diamond site vendor list.
>
>John
>83CGT
>90V8Q
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>
> > > I am very interested in the Green Diamond "Icelander"
> > > The scant info turned up on google seems positive, and
> > > I like the fact they are recycled.  Has anyone
> > > tried them yet?  If so, could you comment on there
> > > applicability to use for a Lake Tahoe ski car.
> > > Typical
> > > conditions are ~120 miles of high speed run on either
> > > dry or wet road, followed by ~50 miles in snow of all
> > > depths, wetness, iciness etc.
> > >
>
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