There are good things about face to face personal service! Im  a fairly
young 39yr old and prefer it that way

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
On Jun 13, 2014 7:48 AM, "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Guess I am too old fashioned for my own good (maybe).  For tires (and most
> other items where I can make that choice), two things are pretty important
> to me:  (1) a known commodity -- which is one reason I chose Hankook over
> Nexen, and (2) a place where I can walk into the shop, deal face to face,
> and have someone to go back to in case of a problem, rather than an online
> seller.  I know, I know.  But being "modern" is not always all its cracked
> up to be, at least for me.
>
> mcneely
>
> ---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > There one word for winter tyre:  hakkapeliitta
> >
> > Hakkas on rear and RAO 8s on front is a good combo.   They worked very
> well
> > on my 84.
> >
> >   My GoForm imitation Hankooks (their ad copy says they use Hankook's
> > 'technology' or some such) from China, they are so far indistinguishable,
> > handling-wise from my last pair of RAO 8s...And at $43 each from
> > Tireseasy.com, they were under half the cost of the RAO 8s...
> >    But they are an unknown and I am the Vanagon list beta tester...so far
> > so good (appx 10k miles)
>
> --
> David McNeely
>