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Date:         Tue, 9 Nov 2010 21:29:12 -0600
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hankook RA08 tires
Comments: To: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
In-Reply-To:  <FB765CD3-5302-4D45-86D9-ED005D8DC0E0@ocotillofield.net>
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Mark...another discussed issue that Discount Tire or Tire Rack, or whatever Canadian Tire equivalnet would have given you the price to to get it cheaper if u ordered from them and stated that you found the install to expensive.. This conversation was also in the past posts. I know bcuz I have the same RA08s on my van . Good choice, BTW Sorry...kinda in a bad mood. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'

On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Mark L. Hineline <hineline@ocotillofield.net > wrote:

> I went into my local Discount Tire a few weeks ago and asked for the > price of Yokohama 356 tires. The guy quoted me $120 each. So I checked > around and finally decided to go with a set of the Hankook tires that > Bus Depot sells, which were $75 plus $20 shipping each. When I took > them into the Discount Tire for mounting and balancing, the guy told > me I could have gotten them from him for $70 and no shipping. Tax > would have been $6.30 per tire. > > I like giving Bus Depot business, and I basically broke even on the > actual cost per tire. But I gave $80 to Fedex ground that I wish I > hadn't. > > Mark > '82 Westy >


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