Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 15:28:52 -0500
Reply-To: mcneely4@COX.NET
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Tires.. Again
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Discount will order any of these tires, and will give you a better bottom line price than you'll get by ordering them yourself and having them shipped and installed. Shipping will be cheaper if you have it shipped directly to the installer, but not enough to make up for what you'll pay for the tire, plus even discounted shipping, plus installation. Just go to the dealer and order the tires there. Better deal, and you have a vendor to deal with directly, face to face, if need be. Discount Tire is a good outfit to do business with. I have no interest in the company except that of a very satisfied customer.
mcneely
---- Raymond Markett <raym02@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> If your local retailer doesn't carry, consider ordering the tires online and having them shipped to your house or the tire shop.
>
> FWIW, I found the Hankooks to be smoother and more stable at highway speeds than the Nexens. The Nexens, however are giving me better traction on the dirt and gravel roads at campsites.
>
> Raymond
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 20, 2015, at 9:44 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET> wrote:
> >
> > Tyler, there are tires available for the beast. I have Hankooks, and before that had Kumhos. Both are marketed in the U.S. as "trailer tires," but in fact are specifically van tires by construction and intention. It is just that in the U.S. there is so little demand for van tires that size, that the U.S. division of the manufacturer markets them to trailer owners. They do not carry the USDOT symbol for trailer tires. They meet the criteria for our vans.
> >
> > There are a few other choices, and if you review the online tire dealers, you will find them. One is a Nexen (sp), and it is priced below both the Hankook and the Kumho. BTW, I went with Hankook because I got a much better price for them than the Kumho
> > commands. I could not see the difference given the specifications, and the satisfaction that many owners have with the Hankooks.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > ---- Tyler Hardison <tyler@SERAPH-NET.NET> wrote:
> >> My weekender has the original 14" steel rims and the chrome VW hubcaps. But
> >> tires seem impossible to find.
> >>
> >> Is there a last ditch hope to find the correct tires? Or should I remove
> >> her original feet to upgrade and just not worry about it.
> >>
> >> I know, personal preference.
> >>
> >> Those that have upgraded, was the upgrade that noticeable in the vans
> >> stability?
> >
> > --
> > David McNeely
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David McNeely
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