Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 09:41:58 -0800
Reply-To: Lloyd McClelland <lsm6@NORTHCOAST.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Lloyd McClelland <lsm6@NORTHCOAST.COM>
Subject: Re: ordering Nokian tires
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Since the original post was talking about California I've ordered studded
Nokian Hakkapeliittas from Les Schwab, no break in price but convenient and
they run out to your Van. Lloyd in Eureka, Calif
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: Nokian tires
These guy have some nice specs..... etires.com
195R14C 106/104Q Nokian Hakkapeliitta CS
<http://www.etires.com/tireSpec.jsp?specID=3420>
Good winter tire! Right wieght range
T442642 205/70R14 95Q Nokian Hakkapeliitta Q $82.99
$331.96 <http://www.etires.com/TireShopper.wdg?action=remove&id=1>
T443542 195R14C 106/104Q Nokian Hakkapeliitta CQ
$104.99
$419.96 <http://www.etires.com/TireShopper.wdg?action=remove&id=2>
T443562 195R14C 106/104Q Nokian Hakkapeliitta CS
$114.99
$459.96 <http://www.etires.com/TireShopper.wdg?action=remove&id=3>
Price is a killer!
Eric
Joe Federici wrote:
> I just ordered six Nokian 195/70/15 CS's from etires.com the shipping
> was about the same but I will have them in 3 days. I live in NJ and
> the tires are coming from TN. I found everyone's prices high but some
> charged more or less for shipping.
>
> JFF
>
>> i looked on the nokian web page for the phone numbers of distributors in
>> california; there were 4. one was a disconected number, 2 were the same
>> owner and no longer carried them, the last, schultz tire in auburn, ca,
>> said they still sold the hakks. except that for my 14 inch rim, the
>> only tire they carried that worked was the CS, which they didn't stock
>> in that size. well it took them 2 days to find out they couldn't get
>> them from the main warehouse in oregon, because apparently they don't
>> stock them, either. so they are special ordering them from the main
>> plant in tennesee and i'm paying $60 in freight to have them shipped to
>> me. the total cost is $565, and it's going to take them a week to
>> get here.
>>
>> when i went to big o, they not only didn't have a single snow tire in
>> the store, they said they couldn't order nokians, or any 6 ply snow tire
>> in my size.
>>
>> Ben.
>>
>> Paul Chubbuck wrote:
>>
>>> I just am wondering whether you got a great price on your Nokians or
>>> why you didn't buy from a local distributor. I just ordered some
>>> Nokians today for my Vanagon through the local Big O dealer and am
>>> wondering whether I'm getting screwed. They are awefully expensive.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Paul Chubbuck in Western Colorado
>>
>
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