Nokian Tire Dilemma (Long-winded Whine)

[Grant Lenahan]

Its best not to mix such different tires on the same "axel" -
but if the ODs are nearly identical,m no harm will come of it (just odd  
potential handling).

Maybe you can buy 2 and sell the one you have to someone else in the  
same situation - patience is a virtue :-)

Grant

On Jan 19, 2007, at 4:20 PM, Bob Gregory wrote:

> Just recently, my son terminally damaged a Nokian NRW, size 195/60-14.  
>  I had stored a set of 4 new NRWs and put them on my recently reborn  
> 90q (about 4000 mi ago) for use year round.  Now I am left with 3 good  
> ones, and have been trying to locate a suitable Nokian replacement.   
> Of course, NRWs are no longer made, functionally replaced by the WR,  
> and recently, the W has been introduced as a direct replacement for  
> the NRW, specifically for "small" sizes.  But...no size 195/60-14  
> produced for the WR or W by Nokian!  Apparently 195/60-14 is being  
> viewed as a "dead" size.
>
> So I'm now caught, and looking for some ideas.  I am thinking about  
> adding one Hak 2 (still available in the dead size) to my 3 NRWs.  Or  
> getting 2 Hak 2 for one axle (leaving me with an NRW spare).  Or  
> getting 4 new tires (undecided on what type/brand).  That leaves me  
> with 3 good NRWs to sell (Marketplace?, eBay?).
>
> Conversely, anybody out there have any new or used NRWs available?   
> I've called a number of places already, but have only found new WRs in  
> 185/65-14 (@$95), requiring me to buy 4, or 4 NRH-2 (@$59), which are  
> not  "4-season".
>
> I'm at the point of "I tried to think, but nothing happened."
>
> Anybody with any brilliant solutions or observations (other than I am  
> whining big time).
>
>
> Bob Gregory
> 88 90q
>
>
>
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