I am new to the list, so I hope I am doing this right. I was in the same
dilemma last year. I wanted Michelins, but was hesitant about the price.
My wife asked me often I would be buying tires for the car, so I went with
the Michelins (her first car was a TR3 many years ago - when she traded it
in on a new MG, I had no choice but to marry her.) After much shopping
around, I found the best price for XZX 165SR15 at Maynard & Lesieur (NFI and
all that). Shipped from New Hampshire to Pennsylvania in about 5 days.
Found them on the web.
http://www.mv.com/ipusers/ned/
Ralph Hegner
1960 TR3A
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Gano <kengano@mcleodusa.net>
To: Triumphs mailing list <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 11:26 AM
Subject: Philosophical Question a/k/a "The Money Pit"
I have reached a crossroads to the never-ending quest to see the TR3
actually run, and, once again I am looking to my friends on this list for
moral direction.
As a matter of general principal I have spared no expense on this project,
which is a big reason this has been 5 years and counting :). That's not so
much to show off as a general feeling that anything worth doing is worth
doing right and an appreciation for quality. Well, the time has come to
purchase tires (tyres.) Tires are the last real impediment to the car
actually running down the road.
When I price tires I find a huge range, all the way from $25 to $250. When
you multiply that by 4 or 5 the figure becomes significant. A good friend,
in the business, suggested that even cheap tires, when new, are "pretty
good" and for the realistic mileage I will be putting on, the extra costs of
"name" tires was not justified. Another big consideration is that I'm
growing impatient and the idea of being able to be on the road literally
months sooner is very appealing. I find myself resisting though, for the
simple argument that everything else on the car is top shelf, why skimp on
something as important as tires.
I can appreciate that this is the type of decision that is very personal,
but I'm anxious to tap the collective wisdom of this group to hear the
arguments both ways.
TIA
Ken Gano
TR3A (almost)
TR10 (if I should live so long)
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