Date:         Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:02:48 -0700
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: A RANT : Westy Tires in Canada
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> The local Walmart tire store was very
> helpful, the tires were there the next day, the lifetime balance, mount, and
> road hazard plan was less than $10 per tire. And the tires seem to be a
> major improvement. ( I bought the 195/14)
>
> You have to download the Continental catalog and take it with you, and
> probably you will have to make arrangements through the "manager", but the
> service was great and the tires have been great so far, (~5000 miles)

Be forewarned (of course) that Your Mileage May Vary depending on the
interpretation of the "rules" by the local walmart tire dept manager.
Last time I went to walmart for a vanagon tire, the manager claimed
that he WOULD not, COULD not mount any tire for a Vanagon because (due
to liability issues) he was only allowed to mount what his computer
database listed for any given make/model vehicle, and the Vanagon
entry showed NOTHING. No database entry, NO TIRE (he claimed).

--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"