Date:         Wed, 26 May 2010 16:38:27 -0400
Reply-To:     Robert Downes <bobdownes@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Robert Downes <bobdownes@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: vanagon wheels in Alaska?
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Really! this is great news. i had planned on calling them when i'm ready to
purchase so i would surely have found this out, but thank you for easing my
mind. the tire shop here in Seward has a nokian sign out front so i planned
to get rubber'd there but if shipping is reasonable, i'll probably just get
the wheel/tire combo from van cafe.

awesome! thanks again! ...i *feel* welcome
-bob


On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Will Taygan <lists@alaskabiodiesel.org>wrote:

> Van-Cafe will ship US Mail for us Alaskans, just give them a call.  I
> had them ship up a set of Nokian Hakkapellita CS 195/14 tires this past
> winter.  Think it was about $30/tire.  You could try Muffler City
> downtown Anchorage, but they're pretty spendy.  Estey's Auto, Arctic
> Import Repair, or Accurate Auto are the standard Anchorage shops to ask
> around at.
>
> Welcome to AK!
>
> Will in Chugiak.
>
> On Fri, 2010-05-21 at 15:12 -0400, Robert Downes wrote:
> > Hello there, list! this is my first message to what appears to be a fine
> > community. sorry if i'm long-winded, thanks for being here.
> >
> > After acquiring my first VW last year, a 1983 Vanagon L diesel, i made
> the
> > trip from florida to alaska this spring for a summer job on a hodge-podge
> of
> > ill-suited but free tires and stock 14" rims and arrived confident in my
> > suspension/brake overhaul and all the work i've put into the transplanted
> > Quantum 1.6l TD, but acutely aware of the need for better wheels/tires.
> so
> > i'm weighing my options for a new set of shoes before i make the trek
> back
> > south this fall.
> >
> > i am very interested in a set of larger steel wheels (new alloys are
> > slightly out of my price range) but i am having trouble talking myself
> into
> > the cost of shipping them up here. SO, my question is this: anybody know
> of
> > a source for wheels in alaska? the options i'm considering are buying a
> set
> > of these 16"-ers<
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1263_341/16_inch_steel_wheel.html>
> > and
> > getting someone from a rideshare to cart them up for me; and getting new
> > rubber for the 14s and trying to re-sell it, probably on this list, when
> i
> > get down to cali. one blessing is that nokian tires are readily available
> up
> > here. so, if there's anyone interested in pre-ordering 4 nice tires,
> mounted
> > and balanced on stock 14" rims with about 4000 miles of wear, available
> > october-ish, i'd love to hear from you too.
> >
> > i know the whole tires/wheels issue is pretty overworked on here but i
> > thought my own spin on an old favorite would be a good way to introduce
> > myself. i really appreciate any advice you guys have for me.
> >
> > enjoy your weekend! and, seriously, THANK you for participating in this
> > community.
> > -bob
> >
>
>
>