[s-cars] Tire Recommendations

[Linus Toy]

Costco.
$9/tire, mounted & balanced, new stem & disposal fee included.
I've heard of less at Costco outlets in low-rent districts, but otherwise, same
deal.

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Linus Toy               Insanity is doing the same thing
Mercer Island, WA       you've always done and expecting
linust at mindspring.com   different results
                        - Roger Milliken, Milliken & Co
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Joel Rector
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 2:04 PM
> To: landaeta1 at comcast.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations
>
>
> When you guys buy mail order tires, who puts them on?  Some
> local tire shop?  Is it really cheaper to do it this way?  I
> mean you when you just go to the tire shop they put them on,
> do the old tire disposal, and balance.  Usually provide free
> rotation for the life of the tire too. If you buy the tires
> mail order and then pay for this stuff separately, does it
> really come out to be less or are you just doing it so you
> can get tires your local tire shops don't carry?
>
> Joel
>
> Douglas Landaeta wrote:
>
> >Joel,
> >
> >I followed the crowd, too, with special interest in Lee's experience
> >with tires... (Boston weather and several vehilces in his
> garage) --->
> >Toyo Proxes 245/45/16, on stock AVUS wheels, got them at
> 1010tires, but
> >after their somewhat inflated shipping, prolly could have shaved
> >another 12-13$ off the total price of 4 somewhere else.
> >
> >Excellent in the wet, first few hundred miles needed to
> really feel the
> >grip they have, great Summer tire, of course, now I can feel
> the slush
> >in the suspension and the steering a bit more. Perhaps I
> should rotate
> >them soon?
> >
> >Doug L
> >94 S4
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> >[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Philip Mische
> >Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 2:27 PM
> >To: Joel Rector; s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations
> >
> >
> >I did my usual agonizing research before I decided on the
> Toyos and I
> >am happy with the choice.  245-40 17s for ~$160 ea from
> eTires.com.  I
> >hear from qualified sources that the 255s fit on 8" wide
> wheels, though
> >the fitment guide says no.
> >
> >Great grip, reasonable ride, not too noisy, and way less weight than
> >the S0-2s that came off.
> >
> >Phil Mische
> >95.5 S6
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Joel Rector" <urs4 at magnaspeed.net>
> >To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 4:50 PM
> >Subject: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I'm buying my first set of 225/50 16" tires for my 93 Audi
> S4.  Help
> >>me decide.  what are you listers running and for what
> >>climate/weather/season and type of driving?
> >>
> >>I did some web searching and I'm seeing alot of people like the
> >>Bridgestone S02/S03, Dunlop SP 9000, Toyo Proxes T1-S, Yokohama AVS
> >>Sport, and some others.  Any in favor of any of these or any others?
> >>
> >>I know this has been brought up before, and I did search the list
> >>archive but didn't find enough info.
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance,
> >>
> >>Joel Rector
> >>
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