<VV> The Latest Tire Survey

[Dennis & Debbie PLEAU]

I have the Firestone's on my 66 sedan.  Not anything good or bad to say 
about them.  I haven't pushed them to the limit, so I don't know when they 
give up.  For general day to day driving, they're OK.

dp


>From: <bowtieguy at cox.net>
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> The Latest Tire Survey
>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 9:20:36 -0600
>
>Next spring it will be time to replace my Diamondback Classic 1" white wall 
>tires after 8 years. Exhaustive searches on the internet and research have 
>lead me to the following choices. I do realize that some of these tires are 
>made by the same manufacturers.
>
>Cooper Trendsetter SE
>Toyo 800 Ultra
>Kumho AS 795
>Hankook H714
>Firestone FR380
>Dayton Quadra SE
>Peerless President ll
>Kelly Springfield
>Hercules
>Winston
>Lee
>
>Please express your opinion, positive or negative, about these tires and 
>why you would or would not buy them. This is an 8 year lasting investment 
>and while the whitewall look is nice, safety, handling and ride quality 
>matter too.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bob Vukas
>bowtieguy at cox.net
>'64 Monza Convertible