Opposite here in Chucktown; Local stores are more expensive, have less selection.
-Max -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dieselhead Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:40 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] I just discovered something about the '94 E420 ... Since Eurotire went away, I've found I can buy tires at local dealers and get them installed for less than any online price + shipping + mounting+stems+balancing. >Yea, next time I buy tires I am going to order them from that tire >buyer website, they are cheaper and have free shipping. Wonder how >long that will last?? > >On 1/1/2011 4:07 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: >>Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >>>get the general altimax >> >>Here's something intereesting. I checked with Max's new online tire >>vendor, Tirebuyer.com. They have very similar customer survey >>numbers for Altimax HP and Continental DWS, except the Altimax >>averages 4.0 on a scale of 1 to 5 for light snow traction, and the >>DWS gets 5.0. Then I found out that only one out of 93 people gave >>a snow rating for the DWS. I guess the other 92 people never drive >>in snow or hadn't owned it through a winter before reviewing it. >>Two out of 38 drivers both rated the Altimax at 4 in the snow. >> >>With free shipping, they had the lowest delivered price on both tires. >> >>http://www.tirebuyer.com/tirebuyerwicket/home/tab/Buy%20Tires/subtab/Shop% 20by%20Tire%20Size/sortChanged/false/action/searchyBySize/selPanel/tireDetai lPanel/frontWidth/205/frontRatio/55/frontDiameter/16/tireSortBy/Priced%20Low %20To%20High/zip/87544/tireCatalogView_selectedItem/177599/page_0/7/wicket:p ageMapName/wicket-1 >> >>http://www.tirebuyer.com/tirebuyerwicket/home/tab/Buy%20Tires/subtab/Shop% 20by%20Tire%20Size/sortChanged/false/action/searchyBySize/selPanel/tireDetai lPanel/frontWidth/205/frontRatio/55/frontDiameter/16/tireSortBy/Priced%20Low %20To%20High/zip/87544/tireCatalogView_selectedItem/144464/page_0/4/detail_t ab/Reviews/wicket:pageMapName/wicket-0 >> >>I found a more eurocentric tire review site. Their numbers are on a >>scale of 1-5, with one being the best. >> >>Nokian WR-G2 1.89 average, 1.6 in snow, 1165 responses. >>Altimax HP 1.85, 2.8 in snow, 28 respondents. >>Continental DWS 1.75, 2.2 in snow, only 6 respondents. >>The low sample size for the General and Continental still gave >>pretty much the end result I'd expect after seeing their Tire Rack >>reviews. >> >>http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rtest.pl?dsco=135&cart_id=67557023.135.14090&; rt_marke=Nokian&rt_profil=WR%20G2&Cookie=froogle&typ=R-146119&ranzahl=4&Brei te=185&Quer=60&Felge=15&Speed=T&sowigan=Wi >>http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rtest.pl?dsco=135&cart_id=71833942.135.18671&; rt_marke=General&rt_profil=Altimax%20HP&typ=R-146593&ranzahl=4&Breite=205&Qu er=55&Felge=16&Speed=H&weiter=50&kategorie=6&Ang_pro_Seite=50&sort_by=preis& Transport=P >>http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rtest.pl?dsco=135&cart_id=67557023.135.14090&; Cookie=froogle&typ=R-146119&ranzahl=4&Breite=185&Quer=60&Felge=15&Speed=T&so wigan=Wi&rtx_marke=Nokian&rtx_profil=WR%20G2&tid=102z116z114 >> >>_______________________________________ >>http://www.okiebenz.com >>For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >>To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > >-- >Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 95 E300, 94 S500, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, > 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, > 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, >http://www.okiebenz.com > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
