[s-cars] Need tires

[Lee Levitt]

The lad is going to UMass. His younger sister is heading to Manhattanville
next fall, so I'll have 2 in college for at least a year. He's thinking
about staying an extra year and picking up an MBA.

He is very good about avoiding potholes, generally, so this puzzles me. And
my daughter, who is currently driving my '99 A6 with 17" wheels and a sport
suspension, has also been repeatedly cautioned about potholes :) (I should
have mentioned street signs...she backed into one a couple of days ago and
was terrified of telling me...) Shoot, the car has 185K on it...it's not
pristine...

Yes, the boy can afford Nokians...they're already on his winter wheels and
they're far cheaper than deductible +... For summer tires, it looks like he
will be getting some assistance from his father...I can't find a good set of
3 season tires used, so it looks like he'll be getting a set of Michelin AS
tires. Not bad at about $120 per, and they should last a while...

I've seen him drive...yes, he needs high performance tires. :)

Lee

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Tom Green
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 3:02 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Need tires

There are all kinds of college budgets, Lee.  If he is going to Duke,
perhaps there is little left over for tires.  : )  But, he can afford
Nokians?
My advice would be some pothole avoidance training, otherwise some 6 ply
pickup tires.  Why would he need high performance tires?  Always rushing to
class?  : )

Tom