[urq] Closeout tires

[Brandon Rogers]

Yeah I have specific summer and winter tires - so don't care that the
summers are like slicks on snow.  That said I have been caught at work a few
times when the car has summer wheels/tires mounted when I wasn't paying
attention - and it snowed or streets froze over.  With diffs locked it was
manageable but still sucked.  I don't automatically swap winters (BBS wheels
from a 200 20V or Fuchs) on in fall and leave them all winter.  I usually
just put winters on for a few weeks at a time... 
 
$58/tire - wow that is cheap.
 
Kinda funny - now that my tires got ruined - I'm kinda kicking myself for
not using em up at the track at Urq25.  Oh well 20/20 is always hindsight
 
Brandon
'84 ur 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Pastore [mailto:pastorer at optonline.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:00 AM
To: Brandon Rogers
Cc: urq at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Closeout tires


I've been in the market for tires this past week too.    The selection of
tires in the OEM size 215/50/15 are few, with only dunlop sp5000's an a BFG
tire still available.
I too, jumped to 225/50/15, and was considering the SP9000, but  decided
against based on the description, which says in part "The SP Sport 9000 is
not intended to be driven in near-freezing temperatures, through snow or on
ice".  I've got Hakka's for the winter, but they're getting a little tired
too.  Finally, I just went the cheap route and bought the Kuhmo's ECSTA
AST's for $58 per tire.

Bob


Brandon Rogers wrote: 

  

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From: 	Brandon Rogers[SMTP:BROGERS at TERRIX.COM]

Sent: 	Wednesday, October 22, 2008 11:42:56 AM

To: 	urq at audifans.com

Subject: 	[urq] Closeout tires

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Guys-

About 2 weeks ago I got a slice on the sidewall of one of my [half-used]

summer tires - Dunlop Sport 8000s.  I could not find a used one to take it's

place (and put off buying new tires for 12-18 months) so anyway I ended up

buying some Dunlop Sport 9000s in 225 50 ZR15.  $81/per at TireRack on

closeout.  Shipping was $50 to Denver.  Local pricing was $135-$150/tire.

So the closeout was a killer deal. Just got them installed last night - so

no driving impressions yet but I'm confident they'll be great.  

 

So if you are going to need new summer tires in the next few months - might

be worth checking gout.

 

Brandon 

'84 ur

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