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Re: Mail order tires?

Date : Tue, 26 Feb 2002 18:34:28 -0800
To : virago@xxxxxxxxxxxx
From : Al Hatten <alhatten@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject : Re: Mail order tires?
I doubt it, but the dealer or shop will charge about $25 to mount the 
tire.

On Tue, 26 Feb 2002 20:22:22 -0800, David and Rose Witt wrote:
>I need to replace the front tire on my wife's XV750.  Both of my
>local
>dealers want $25.00 more for the tire I want.
>
>Word on the street used to be that mail-order houses sold tires that
>had
>been sitting in warehouses for some time and were not as fresh, so
>would not
>last as long.
>
>Is there any truth to this anymore?  Has anyone had recent
>experience one
>way or the other?
>
>Dave Witt
>Hastings, NE
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Al Hatten
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Napa,CA - Wine Country
02/26/2002
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