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Re: Tires

To: Dan Pockrus <dpockrus@efficient.com>
Subject: Re: Tires
From: jello@ida.net (Phil Bates)
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 20:18:31 -0600 (MDT)
Avon Turbosteel 165R14's.  Great tire, and cheap too.  Get it through 
British Wire Wheel if you can't find it locally.

>
>       I usually just lurk here and glean from others, but this must be
>my day for questions.
>
>       Just got off the phone with my son, who had a flat tire on the
>left front Saturday. Took it to the local tire store to be fixed and put
>on the spare. Sunday, the right rear was also flat. He took it off this
>morning and took it with him when he went to pick up the tire from
>Saturday.
>       Alas, both tires were deemed unrepairable - now I'm in the
>market for new tires. The car ('74 CBB with Rostyles) has 165R-14 all
>the way around presently. What are some of you running for tires these
>days? The car is strictly a daily around town driver - no autocrossing
>or the like. Since my son is a novice driver, I'd like to pick up
>something that will stabilize the steering a bit and handle better in
>water (that is, if it ever rains here in Texas again). I was looking at
>some 185/70-14 Pirellis the other day - would this be a good choice?
>
>Dan Pockrus
>Systems Integration Engineer
>Efficient Networks, Inc.
>dpockrus@efficient.com
>http://www.efficient.com 
>
>
>
Phil Bates
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