Re: [MBZ] Tire size calculator

[Peter T . Arnold]

On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:57:33 -0800, you wrote:

>Costco has smart lawyers that will not allow you to fit tires that are 
>not specifically pass the buck able.  If there were to be issue, some 
>liberal whiner would then sue costco.  Best to protect the liberals 
>from themselves as part of corporate policy.
>
>
They coudn't help me with tyres for my Metropolitan.  
It uses 5.20 X 13" !
The workaround was to remove the wheels and have them mount 155r-13 on
them.

Funny World we live in


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Regards,

Peter T. Arnold

1987 300SDL  240KMI
1995 F-250 PowerChoke  190Kmi
1954 Metropolitan Convertible, Hanger Queen
Wife has a Cruizer, 80 Kmi, as reliable as an Ice Box, the car that
is!

Re: [MBZ] Tire size calculator

[redghost]

Costco has smart lawyers that will not allow you to fit tires that are 
not specifically pass the buck able.  If there were to be issue, some 
liberal whiner would then sue costco.  Best to protect the liberals 
from themselves as part of corporate policy.




On Thursday, March 23, 2006, at 05:26 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Thanks for the link (worked for me) -- BTW, while at Costco I  was 
checking
tire prices in my size 195/65-15 (91 300D) and he said they now only 
carry

Michelin ($120) and BF Goodrich ($78) - they used to carry many more
brands - I asked about going with a 60 aspect ratio and he pulled one 
of
each size so I could see the difference.  Then, he said, we are only 
allowed

to install the size specified by the manufacturer - which for me is the
195/65-15.

Since when did we need a mandate to tell us what tires to use?  Were 
there
stupid people trying to fit 145/80/14s to a 560SEL?  And they sued 
someone

when they didn;t quite work out?

Our politicians must have entirely too much time on their hands if 
this is

the kind of stuff they're debating.  IMHO of course.

Or, is this another one of those laws to protect the vast population of
truely stupid people?  or is that stooopid?

Talk about the dumbing down of the population ---  maybe I'm being too
picky -

Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Tire size calculator



Since the subject of changing to non-original tire sizes comes up from
time
to time, here's a website that will be useful.

www.magrowheels.com/sizing.calculator.htm

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Re: [MBZ] Tire size calculator

[Robert & Tara Ludwick]

It's a corporate decision.
More than one moron has tried to put tires that are way too small on , 
and when they blew out and the car got wrapped around a tree, they went 
after the tire shop, same thing with rediculously oversized tires where 
someone didn't check clearance and tried to turn and the rubber jamed 
into the frame and flipover city time, ( this has happened quite a bit 
with the new SUV crowd  wanting to look extra cool with t REAL big tires 
but no thought to how they would actually work with the vehicle, those 
monster mudders may clear when pointed straight, but they drastically 
cut the turning radius ) and of course, they went after the tire shop


Just buy tires online or at a smaller shop that doesn't get into all that.

--Robert



[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks for the link (worked for me) -- BTW, while at Costco I  was checking 
tire prices in my size 195/65-15 (91 300D) and he said they now only carry 
Michelin ($120) and BF Goodrich ($78) - they used to carry many more 
brands - I asked about going with a 60 aspect ratio and he pulled one of 
each size so I could see the difference.  Then, he said, we are only allowed 
to install the size specified by the manufacturer - which for me is the 
195/65-15.


Since when did we need a mandate to tell us what tires to use?  Were there 
stupid people trying to fit 145/80/14s to a 560SEL?  And they sued someone 
when they didn;t quite work out?


Our politicians must have entirely too much time on their hands if this is 
the kind of stuff they're debating.  IMHO of course.


Or, is this another one of those laws to protect the vast population of 
truely stupid people?  or is that stooopid?


Talk about the dumbing down of the population ---  maybe I'm being too 
picky -


Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Tire size calculator


  
Since the subject of changing to non-original tire sizes comes up from 
time

to time, here's a website that will be useful.

www.magrowheels.com/sizing.calculator.htm

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Re: [MBZ] Tire size calculator

[OK Don]

A local tire store just sold and mounted four new Kumho 205/65-15
tires on my '90 300D 2.5 without batting an eye. Must be Costco or
it's manager. It's certainly not a national law, and not an OK law
(pun intended).

On 3/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for the link (worked for me) -- BTW, while at Costco I  was checking
> tire prices in my size 195/65-15 (91 300D) and he said they now only carry
> Michelin ($120) and BF Goodrich ($78) - they used to carry many more
> brands - I asked about going with a 60 aspect ratio and he pulled one of
> each size so I could see the difference.  Then, he said, we are only allowed
> to install the size specified by the manufacturer - which for me is the
> 195/65-15.
>
> Since when did we need a mandate to tell us what tires to use?  Were there
> stupid people trying to fit 145/80/14s to a 560SEL?  And they sued someone
> when they didn;t quite work out?
>
> Our politicians must have entirely too much time on their hands if this is
> the kind of stuff they're debating.  IMHO of course.
>
> Or, is this another one of those laws to protect the vast population of
> truely stupid people?  or is that stooopid?
>
> Talk about the dumbing down of the population ---  maybe I'm being too
> picky -
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)

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'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue car
'81 240D 173K, Gramps, or yellow car
'78 450SLC 67K, brown car
'97 Ply Grand Voyager 78K Van Go

Re: [MBZ] Tire size calculator

[Sunil Hari]

i don't think it's a legislative thing - i'm pretty sure that's a
business-dependent decision.  if you order tires from Tire Rack or somewhere
else, then have them mounted by that shop I'm pretty sure they'd do it.

On 3/23/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the link (worked for me) -- BTW, while at Costco I  was
> checking
> tire prices in my size 195/65-15 (91 300D) and he said they now only carry
> Michelin ($120) and BF Goodrich ($78) - they used to carry many more
> brands - I asked about going with a 60 aspect ratio and he pulled one of
> each size so I could see the difference.  Then, he said, we are only
> allowed
> to install the size specified by the manufacturer - which for me is the
> 195/65-15.
>
> Since when did we need a mandate to tell us what tires to use?  Were there
> stupid people trying to fit 145/80/14s to a 560SEL?  And they sued someone
> when they didn;t quite work out?
>
> Our politicians must have entirely too much time on their hands if this is
> the kind of stuff they're debating.  IMHO of course.
>
> Or, is this another one of those laws to protect the vast population of
> truely stupid people?  or is that stooopid?
>
> Talk about the dumbing down of the population ---  maybe I'm being too
> picky -
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
> A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
> For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
> Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
> http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info
> - Original Message -
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:46 PM
> Subject: [MBZ] Tire size calculator
>
>
> > Since the subject of changing to non-original tire sizes comes up from
> > time
> > to time, here's a website that will be useful.
> >
> > www.magrowheels.com/sizing.calculator.htm
> >
> > An "unsigned post" so that Marshall doesn't have to respond.
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Re: [MBZ] Tire size calculator

[l02turner]

Thanks for the link (worked for me) -- BTW, while at Costco I  was checking 
tire prices in my size 195/65-15 (91 300D) and he said they now only carry 
Michelin ($120) and BF Goodrich ($78) - they used to carry many more 
brands - I asked about going with a 60 aspect ratio and he pulled one of 
each size so I could see the difference.  Then, he said, we are only allowed 
to install the size specified by the manufacturer - which for me is the 
195/65-15.


Since when did we need a mandate to tell us what tires to use?  Were there 
stupid people trying to fit 145/80/14s to a 560SEL?  And they sued someone 
when they didn;t quite work out?


Our politicians must have entirely too much time on their hands if this is 
the kind of stuff they're debating.  IMHO of course.


Or, is this another one of those laws to protect the vast population of 
truely stupid people?  or is that stooopid?


Talk about the dumbing down of the population ---  maybe I'm being too 
picky -


Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
Weber Carb Stuff http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs
http://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info
- Original Message - 
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Tire size calculator


Since the subject of changing to non-original tire sizes comes up from 
time

to time, here's a website that will be useful.

www.magrowheels.com/sizing.calculator.htm

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Re: [MBZ] Tire size calculator

[RELNGSON]

>

Ah, yes, seen that one. Not as good. Can't imagine what's wrong with your 
computer. Tried smacking it upside the head with something?

RLE

Re: [MBZ] Tire size calculator

[Chuck Landenberger]

Couldn't open that link for tire sizes..

So here's an alternative:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Take care,

Chuck
Phoenix AZ..  And Marshall, you don't have to respond!


On Mar 16, 2006, at 5:46 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Since the subject of changing to non-original tire sizes comes up  
from time

to time, here's a website that will be useful.

www.magrowheels.com/sizing.calculator.htm

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