Volks, Syncronauts, et al.,

Today I ordered 5 15" Mercedes steel wheels for my Syncro.  They were
$40 apiece as was expected, and shipping for the five was only $34.11.
Total bill $234.11.  Tirerack has a warehouse close by in Delaware so
this may be lower than many of you would pay.

I probably will order my 5 BFG AllTerrain AT/KO LT215/75R15/C tires from
etires.com.  Slightly less than $97 per tire, free UPS ground shipping,
free road side assistance program, road hazard insurance included, email
tire maintenance reminders, all included along with the name of
installers, though I will probably use a shop that did a lot of work for
me before the list rescued my pocket book and took my time. {:<)

NTB (National Tire & Battery) quoted me about $138 per tire installed
with the road hazard insurance.  Others were as high as $155 per tire.

Anybody had any experiences with etires.com which would suggest that
this is a bad idea, good idea?

Sam Walters
84 Vanagon
89 Syncro