[urq] tires ? ! ?

[audiqtrocp]

It's sad but this is one of the reasons I never bruised up my wallet on a set of 15x8's.   Believe it or not 16's aren't that far behind, the selection isn't what it used to be but 16's will still be "+1s" for a while.  

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On May 12, 2011, at 12:34, "Martin Pajak" <martin at quattro.ca> wrote:

> Hi Brandon,
> 
> I bought the other 4... the size is no longer popular and harder to get...
> :(  Just our luck Audi chose a size that follows their NLA policy on
> parts.. ;)
> 
> Cheers
> -- 
> Martin Pajak
> 
> http://www.quattro.ca
> 
> 1982 Audi Ur-quattro, SQ project
> 1983 Audi 80 quattro, Euro 2-Tür
> 1984 Audi Ur-quattro, The new project 20vt
> 1993 Audi 90 CS quattro, das new wintervagen
> 
> 
>> Brandon Rogers
>> Guys -
>> Have you guys shopped for tires recently??- pickins are gettin slim!
>> 
>> I recently had a puncture on the border of the sidewall/tread that
>> Discount
>> Tire said was unrepairable.  This is on a Dunlop Sport 9000 with low
>> mileage.  They couldn't find one anywhere in the country.  Neither could I
>> (Discount, Tire Rack, ebay,  a couple others) - except on Craigslist I
>> found
>> (and bought) two lightly used ones.
>> 
>> So then I decided to just search what was available in 225 50 15 with the
>> big shops.  For street tires, there were some Falken's and Kumho's and
>> thats
>> about it.  Tire Rack had 9 Yokohoma AVS 100's so I bought 4 of them.
>> 
>> Depending how long I keep this car I might _have_ to go with 16" wheels
>> down
>> the road...
>> 
>> Brandon
>> 
>> 
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