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Old 10-28-2008, 12:15 PM
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Has anyone had experience buying tires from tiresbyweb.com?
Old 10-28-2008, 04:39 PM
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Why not go with the good guys - Tire Rack
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whenever you buy online, you are subject to fuinger pointing on the final product. Were the tires OOR or mis-balanced? No data, OK, spend $40-50 on road force balancing. So much for savings. Roadforce result is marginal? oh, maybe the manufacturer wont accept them back. Gimee a.......

I cannot tell you how many out of round tires i have been shipped. While the vendor i used was always ethical, the cost and time of proving fault was in no way worth it. Find a good local guy.

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Old 10-29-2008, 07:00 PM
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Default Not yet.

I inquired about a set of Nokians. The sales guy hounded me for 3-4 days before I told him I'm postponing the expense for a bit and didn't need the daily nagging.
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My WRG2s just arrived this morning. I'm excited. I remember your name from when my 2002 A4 Avant was new. Still love it, especially in the winter and wanted some exceptional 'tyres' to make it feel new again.
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RKA is famous.
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Because they won't price match.
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Plus, if he's looking for Nokian, he won't find it at TR.
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And she likes her Nokian WRG2s tremendously after maybe 10 miles. It's supposed to snow in Utah this weekend. Maybe she should take them for test run.
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Might be too soon as they aren't properly scrubbed in yet.


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