I just ordered six Nokian 195/70/15 CS's from etires.com the shipping
was about the same but I will have them in 3 days. I live in NJ and
the tires are coming from TN. I found everyone's prices high but some
charged more or less for shipping.

JFF

>i looked on the nokian web page for the phone numbers of distributors in
>california; there were 4.  one was a disconected number, 2 were the same
>owner and no longer carried them, the last, schultz tire in auburn, ca,
>said they still sold the hakks.  except that for my 14 inch rim, the
>only tire they carried that worked was the CS, which they didn't stock
>in that size.  well it took them 2 days to find out they couldn't get
>them from the main warehouse in oregon, because apparently they don't
>stock them, either.  so they are special ordering them from the main
>plant in tennesee and i'm paying $60 in freight to have them shipped to
>me.  the total cost is $565, and it's going to take them a week to get here.
>
>when i went to big o, they not only didn't have a single snow tire in
>the store, they said they couldn't order nokians, or any 6 ply snow tire
>in my size.
>
>Ben.
>
>Paul Chubbuck wrote:
>
>>I just am wondering whether you got a great price on your Nokians or
>>why you didn't buy from a local distributor.  I just ordered some
>>Nokians today for my Vanagon through the local Big O dealer and am
>>wondering whether I'm getting screwed.  They are awefully expensive.
>>
>>
>>
>>Paul Chubbuck in Western Colorado