tire installer "advice"

[Steve Marinello]

I thought the Mustang GT came with 235/55-17 PZero Nero all around...the 
perfect size (and cheap) for a Honda Odyssey with 17" Acura TL wheels! 

Must have been just the Mustang V8, with the GT getting the wider rubber.

Enzeder wrote:
> BTDT.  I now know that 245/45-17 is the same as a Mustang GT front 
> tire.  Fortunately, they haven't thought to ask why I want 4 fronts...
>
>
> At 04:49 PM 5/9/2008, Grant Lenahan wrote:
>   
>> Cosco gave me the same runaround. I want oversize tires on my car to
>> avoid bends on our lovely NJ rut-holed roads.
>> So, for instance, I run 245/50-16 rather than 235/50-16; and
>> 245/45/-17 rather than 235/45-17.
>>
>> Uh-uh. They look up OEM applications.
>>
>> But yes, I can bring in my wheels.
>>
>> Stoo-ped.
>>
>> Grant
>> On May 9, 2008, at 4:34 PM, George Selby wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> At 03:00 PM 5/9/2008, you wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Just went to Discount Tire for an estimate on two tires, After
>>>> seeing my worn tires the friendly adviser recited the company policy
>>>> about not installing tires more than 4/32" difference in diameter on
>>>> awd cars.  He claims to have seen an A4 catch on fire in the parking
>>>> lot because of that.
>>>> I'm not believing this story and have no fear about putting new
>>>> tires on with the existing good tires,  but found it entertaining.
>>>> Nick  central Ohio
>>>>         
>>> I had a similar problem while on a long trip in a Nissan Stanza.  The
>>> car had a flat tire which needed replacement.  I went to a Sears and
>>> they didn't have the right size tire, a 205/60R14 I believe.  So I
>>> asked if they had a 185/70R14, which I knew would be good enough to
>>> put on the back of a front wheel drive car, and obviously much better
>>> than the tiny spare.  They said they did have one in stock, but
>>> couldn't install it for liability reasons.   The guy then said that
>>> if I were to bring in the tire not on the car, they wouldn't know
>>> what it was going on, and there would be no problem.  So I went
>>> outside and removed the tire myself, rolled it in, and they changed
>>> it right out.  I was on my way within 30 minutes.
>>>
>>>
>>> George Selby
>>>
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