Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:35:20 +0000
Reply-To: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
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From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Set Of 4 Vanagon Alloy Rims For Sale
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Years ago I had to ship some rims, and going to a tire store that sold rims seemed to be a logical choice to get some sturdy boxes for shipping. No deal. Went to a couple of shops and was turned down. But remember, I live just outside Washington, DC, and there seems to be a general nastyness amoung businesses here, if your not spending money, get out. For example, my Mercedes sport rims that are going on my Vanagon. I bought the tires from Tire Rack. On Tire Rack's site, the closest "approved" shop is Hogan & Sons Goodyear, just 3 miles from my house, and they have agreed to mount and balance tires sold through Tire Rack for $19.00 a wheel. Now, I've had dealings in the past with Hogan & Sons, and it hasn't been good. They tried to convince me that some dirt in my coolant overflow tank on a Chevy van was caused by a blown head gasket. They didn't know who they were talking to! No head gasket and the van contnued to run just fine for years. Anyway, I took the tires and rims to Hogan & Sons and the manager refused to do the tires for $19.00/wheel, insisting on $40.00 per wheel. I finally got him to do it for $19.00/wheel, but he sternly said "never again". Guess what? Thats fine, because there won't be another time that I take ANY vehicle to Hogan & Sons-EVER! That's HOGAN & SONS GOODYEAR, located in Purcellvile, Virginia, but with many other locations in the DC area. Avoid them at all costs!!
Jeff Stewart
----- "Chris S" <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
I picked up some wheel boxes from a local tire store to pack the
wheels I sold. I could not ship them for less than $120 from GA to PA.
Chris.
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Dnia Mar 17, 2011 o godz. 7:19 Pete O <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> napisał
(a):
> Jeff: I have sold 4 rims before and took them to the FedEx store
> locally to
> have them shipped. They boxed them up and shipped for around $85 -
> Indiana
> to N. Mexico. They arrived in good shape according to the buyer.
> All I had
> to do was bring them to the store with shipping address. Not too much
> trouble when you don't have to box them up.
>
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "JoesVan"
> WWW.Busesbythebeach.org <http://WWW.Busesbythebeach.com>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 21:18, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>> OK, before I begin, I am in ROUND HILL VIRGINIA, zip code 20141,
>> about 18
>> miles west of Leesburg, Virginia, 20 miles east of Winchester
>> Virginia and
>> about 45 miles west of Washington, DC. I have 4 Vanagon alloy rims,
>> two with
>> tires, two without. Tires are nearly new snow tires, about 1,000
>> miles on
>> them. Rims are in good, not perfect shape. I have run the ones with
>> the snow
>> tires on my '85 with no problems. NO center caps and NO lugs/bolts.
>> Looking
>> for $350.00 for the set of 4. Really don't want to ship. see them
>> here:
>> https://picasaweb.google.com/veedubguy84/20110316#
>>
>> Any questions please pmail me.
>>
>>
>> Jeff Stewart
>>
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