RE: got tires (was: new tires to pass inspection)

[Marc Gallagher <mgallagher@Langan.com>]

thats actually not too bad.  since a decent alignment should be 60-70, tire
disposal is 5/tire, stems, balance and mount is 10-20/tire.  most places I
called about mounting "tire-rack" tires quoted me between 20 and 40 per tire
so 120 with an alignment is not too bad.

Marc
97' Jetta GLX - Red/Black


-----Original Message-----
From: Seann Dorand [mailto:sdorand@emanon.net]
Sent: 07 August, 2000 9:58 AM
To: jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject: RE: got tires (was: new tires to pass inspection)



I ended up getting Dunlop SP5000's.  205/55/R16.  I like them a lot so far.
Haven't had a chance to drive in the rain yet.  The car had Goodyear Eagle
RS-A's when I bought it.  I got about 39k out of them.  These Dunlops have
a higher tread life so I should be able to get more out of them.

National Tire and Battery is a rip off.  They don't even have a website
which
surprises the hell out of me.  I got the tires for $114 a piece (not bad)
but
they charged about $130 in labor to put it all on, do an alignment, etc.

Seann
2000 GLS VR6

> I second what Khan says, but add that I bought Toyo
> Proxes when my stock tires wore out and LOVE them. 
> I've had them for a few months now, and the wet
> traction difference is night and day.
> 
> ROB
> '97 GLX
>