Date:         Wed, 14 Apr 1999 09:31:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tires (please read)
Comments: To: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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I think you will find that the shipping would kill the deal. You would be
paying for shipping twice... once to the guy that agreed to stock them and a
second time from him to the list member that ordered them.

Shop around.. I got my MXTs for $105 installed. But I was quoted as high as
$165.

Bill
90 Westy Syncro

-----Original Message-----
From: EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 9:13 AM
Subject: Tires (please read)


>List people,
>
>   We are running out of tires choices for our
>Vanagons. I'm looking to stay with the Michelin
>205/70R-14, MXT's. Sear wants $110 each and a
>special order fee, plus shipping. What we need
>is someone who is in the tire business, to be
>a wearhouse for tires like these for the list
>members. Anyone have a good source, or know
>anyone in the tire business? IF we would all
>stick together and buy off of the same co.
>then, it would be to there advantage to keep
>this tire in stock. Obviously this is also to our
>benifit. Any thoughts on this?
>
>
>
>
>            Eric                   86-VW4x4
>            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
>            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>