Re: Tires (Mail Order) (fwd)

["Barton P. Chambers" <bchambers@atlantic.nos.noaa.gov>]

Hi Paul/Dan (anyone hanging around),

> Also if someone could reccomend a good tire I'd appreciate it.  My car is not 
> a quattro, but I drive on mountain roads a lot (I live in the mountains).  I 
> have found that any tire not rated H or better just doesn't last more than
> 15K miles.  In winter we recieve 60-100 inches of rain so wet traction 
> is a must. 

I have been *very* happy with BFG Comp T/As, in all their evolutionary 
iterations, over a *long* period of time, and over three cars, including
the Syncro (currently wearing 195-60 HR-4 14 Comp T/As).  These are the *only* 
tires I've ever gotten 20K miles from (others commonly report 40K), and I think 
they're fantastic in the wet as well as the dry!

Cheers, <vbg>

Bart,
Frau, Dora
'77 Feline Varmint, Felix, Gray
'86 Carrera Cabriolet, Indischrot
'87 Syncro (Stealth Quattro) Alpenweiss