Back to to “Tars”. I finally, this week got the ’68 250S up and running pretty decently a few weeks ago, and spent the rest of time slowly replacing brake parts. Now that she’ll start easily, idle well (mostly), and stop without using the e-brake….it’s time to think tars.
The original size is 185R14, and Vredestein makes the Sprint Classic which I have been using on my ’67 Beetle. Great tire at about $130 each. Replacement sizes (recommended) are 195/75R14 and 205/70R14 in that order. The car currently has the 195/70s from the late 90’s on it. Amazingly, they hold air very well, but the tread is checking even though there can’t be many miles on them. My parts car has a horrible set of 205/70s on it, and they do not hold air very well. Michelin makes a Defender in the 205 size for a little less than the Vreds, and I might go this way, and the only 195/75s I can find are in the cheap end with only an S rating. I’ve read that these W108 cars really need a decent sidewall to perform well, and I am not sure that the cheaper off brands have decent sidewalls. Any thoughts on which direction might be better? Jon On Nov 22, 2013, at 5:22 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > Costco is known for paying their employees well relative to the retail > market. Unlike some *other* big-box retailers. > > The latest thing that Wally World is doing to screw their employees (and this > may not be new, but I just heard about it) is that they pay those who work on > holidays an amount based on their previous two weeks wages. > > So what's the matter with that? From the reports of their employees, > everyone's hours go down the weeks before holidays. That means they get the > holiday "spiff", but because it's based on the prior week's wages, it ends up > being a wash. > > Jerks. > > > On Nov 22, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote: > >> I'm pretty much with Gary on this. My experience with Costco for food is >> excellent. The vast majority of their food is excellent quality at >> reasonable prices. Their fresh meats are quite good. Their fresh fish is >> excellent: our local store has salmon, halibut, red rockfish, tuna and even >> razor clams in season. As far as the Wally-world comparison, Costco's >> employees seem happy, I don't see much turnover. I think they must have >> pretty decent working conditions. Their made-in-China products are like >> most other sources; much of that stuff is NLA from US sources. >> >> As far as their produce, it is nice and at a good price, but packaged in >> quantity too much for me and the wife. I do prefer a local family-owned >> business for produce: >> >> http://chucksproduce.com/ >> >> which is also closer to home. >> >> Are the big-box stores responsible for the loss of American manufacturing? >> I think it is way more complex than that. >> >> Greg >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Alex >> Chamberlain >> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2013 7:50 AM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tar >> >> On Nov 21, 2013 4:07 PM, "Gary Hurst" <jabbahur...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> yeah, well, i'm about the ultimate >>> costco jockrider. my current position is that if costco doesn't have >>> it, i don ;'t want it. great produce! >>> >>> >> >> You are delusional as a human being and shooting yourself in the foot as a >> businessman. Costco is almost as bad as Wal-Mart when it comes to >> destroying domestic manufacturing and small business. Every time you buy >> something at a big box store, a little piece of America dies. >> >> Alex >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
