[s-cars] Tire Recommendations

Sat Aug 16 16:11:58 EDT 2003

Cheaper is not always better... I went to Wallmart to have a set of tires mounted and balanced, yup it was cheap to have the work done, but the damage they did to the inside of the rims was costly... they did a nice job of scratching the hell out of them to get the tire on the rim :-(

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Gough [mailto:mdg3369 at newtsplace.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 11:34 AM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations

I always use Costco to install my (usually) Tire Rack purchased tires. At
the Costco by my house it's $5 a tire mounted and balanced. Funny thing is
that to install tires purchased FROM COSTCO it costs something like $7 per
tire! The local tire shops cost between $20-$30 a tire, which would make all
my tire purchases more expensive than buying them from the shop. Thank God
for Costco!
Mike

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>From: "Linus Toy" <linust at mindspring.com>

> Costco.
> $9/tire, mounted & balanced, new stem & disposal fee included.
> I've heard of less at Costco outlets in low-rent districts, but otherwise,
same
> deal.
>
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> Linus Toy               Insanity is doing the same thing
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Joel Rector
>> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 2:04 PM
>> To: landaeta1 at comcast.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Tire Recommendations
>>
>>
>> When you guys buy mail order tires, who puts them on?  Some
>> local tire shop?  Is it really cheaper to do it this way?  I
>> mean you when you just go to the tire shop they put them on,
>> do the old tire disposal, and balance.  Usually provide free
>> rotation for the life of the tire too. If you buy the tires
>> mail order and then pay for this stuff separately, does it
>> really come out to be less or are you just doing it so you
>> can get tires your local tire shops don't carry?
>>
>> Joel
>>
>> Douglas Landaeta wrote:
>>
>> >Joel,
>> >
>> >I followed the crowd, too, with special interest in Lee's experience
>> >with tires... (Boston weather and several vehilces in his
>> garage) --->
>> >Toyo Proxes 245/45/16, on stock AVUS wheels, got them at
>> 1010tires, but
>> >after their somewhat inflated shipping, prolly could have shaved
>> >another 12-13$ 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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