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RE: My Tire Dilemma
Check http://www.toyo.com for specs and dealer listings. I've never found a
mail order source for Toyo tires, but if anyone knows one, please post it.
I might try the 215/45-15 or 215/40-16 on my 4000TQ. Could you post your
impressions of the T1-S tire to the List if you get them?
> ----------
> From: Huw Powell[SMTP:audi@mediaone.net]
> Reply To: one@humanspeakers.com
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 5:16 PM
> To: Kaklikian, Gary; Audi Fans
> Subject: Re: My Tire Dilemma
>
> ooh ooh ooh!
>
> where can I buy those?
>
> thanks!
>
> Kaklikian, Gary wrote:
> >
> > Toyo makes the T1 (or T1-S now) in that size. I haven't tried them yet,
> but
> > from what I've heard they're probably equal or better than the
> Michelin's in
> > the dry and definitely better in the wet.
> > Now if only they'd make the RA1 in that size ...
> >
> > Gary Kaklikian
> > 86 4kcstq
> > 86 5kcstq
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: Huw Powell[SMTP:audi@mediaone.net]
> > > Reply To: one@humanspeakers.com
> > > Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:49 AM
> > > To: Audi Fans
> > > Subject: My Tire Dilemma
> > >
> > > For about 16 months now, since putting 15" wheels on my coupe, I have
> > > been running 215/45 tires. The first four were some used ones from a
> > > lister, Continental Sport Contacts. When I finally had hit the wear
> > > bars on the front, I started looking for replacments.
> > >
> > > That's when I discovered 1. these were quite old tires and 2. no one
> > > makes 215/45-15 tires. Except, briefly, for a about one week this
> > > spring, Michelin made one pair of Pilot SX-GT's which I bought from
> the
> > > Tire Rack.
> > >
> > > now there are none.
> > >
> > > Trouble is, these tires are great. I can drive sideways without
> > > screeching or riding the sidewalls, they even last pretty well.
> > >
> > > I alway used to buy $50-60 tires (Falken FX-06C's were my all time
> > > favorites), these Michelins were $125 each.
> > >
> > > I wanna know, how much of what I like about these is due to the
> > > outrageous (for my car) width and how much to the construction,
> design,
> > > price, etc. or is it just what all tires with a low enough profile
> ride
> > > like?
> > >
> > > Cause I need at least a pair of tires right now and I am going
> bonkers.
> > > 50 series 195's or 205's will "fit", but looking at 195's on the other
> > > coupe, they just seem so narrow I get vertigo...
> > >
> > > I just don't want to wind up losing all the fun driveability I have
> > > gotten used to...
> > >
> > > thanks for your forbearance of my ignorance!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Huw Powell
> > >
> > > http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
> > >
> > > 82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250
> > >
> > > http://people.ne.mediaone.net/audi/thoughts.htm
> > >
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
>
> 82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250
>
> http://people.ne.mediaone.net/audi/thoughts.htm
>