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R50/53 15" winter tires -- cheap!

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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 08:14 AM
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15" winter tires -- cheap!

[don't know where to post since they're not mine]

if you're near the Madison area, Goodyear Integrity tires:
Tirerack doesn't rate 'em well, but skinny & decent tread trumps expensive & wide in the pow-pow.

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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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3/16" isn't much tread though... sorry...
 
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/14/q...ow-cant-climb/
Check out the tires with retractable studs! Pretty nifty invention.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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snarky!

Originally Posted by DixonL2
3/16" isn't much tread though... sorry...

is that:

"sorry" you're snarky ?

or

"sorry" you don't believe we're capable of cost::benefit analyses ?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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nice find, Ironraven

Originally Posted by Ironraven
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/14/q...ow-cant-climb/
Check out the tires with retractable studs! Pretty nifty invention.

They'll have to make the studs automatically retract under braking to save the stopping distances, but a brilliant idea.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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It's great that you'd go through the effort of spotting something a Mini owner might benefit from, and your efforts and the time and concern you took to post the alert is certainly appreciated! My use of "sorry" was in reference to pointing out a negative feature on the tires, and not really wanting to rain on your great enthusiasm and efforts. I also don't believe I made any reference, positive or negative, to anyone's capabilities in the area of financial analytics...

but now that you've called me "snarky" (snarky? Cmon now!)

[information about tread depth removed, thread unsubscribed]
 

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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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My brother had tires that looked a lot like that on his jeep liberty. They were horrid...
 
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Old Dec 18, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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man, am i glad i ventured back onto here...
 
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