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From: Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com><br>
To: type3@vwtype3.org<br>
Sent: Thu, Apr 21, 2022 9:59 pm<br>
Subject: [T3] Boy am I tired!<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Well ive been doing my research on new tires for the Notch, the alternate<br>
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<div dir="ltr">size, 185 70's are even harder to get,<br>
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<div dir="ltr">And I don't really want to push to a 195 on that car the way I drive it.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">So..<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Bunch of garbage or no-name brands.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">The Federals are gone<br>
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<div dir="ltr">There is a Toyo 330, but if you call Toyo to find out more, like the<br>
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<div dir="ltr">treadwear rating, they claim that not only have they never heard of the<br>
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<div dir="ltr">tire, they never made one in that size!<br>
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<div dir="ltr">???????<br>
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<div dir="ltr">There are continentals, but not in the US.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">So that leaves the Vred's, more expensive than the Z rated tires I just<br>
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<div dir="ltr">bought for the RX7, and ive never heard anything bad about them so probably<br>
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<div dir="ltr">the route to go,<br>
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<div dir="ltr">The only thing I don't like about them is they are a treadwear 220, leaving<br>
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<div dir="ltr">black marks wherever they go. For the Notch, which I drive seldom, that is<br>
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<div dir="ltr">fine but for the Squareback<br>
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<div dir="ltr">It's a no-go. So still looking for something for that car, but im not quite<br>
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<div dir="ltr">needing them yet.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Anyone running Nexen's? Where are they manufactured? The fact that Walmart<br>
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<div dir="ltr">seems to make them their brand doesn't make me smile. but they may be the<br>
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<div dir="ltr">best of the <br>
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<div dir="ltr">Lesser brands.<br>
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<div dir="ltr"> Thoughts?<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Keith<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Topnotch Restorations<br>
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<div dir="ltr"> <mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com" href="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com">topnotch@nycap.rr.com</a>> <a ymailto="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com" href="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.com">topnotch@nycap.rr.com</a><br>
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<div dir="ltr"> <<a href="http://www.topnotchresto.com/" target="_blank">http://www.topnotchresto.com</a>> <a href="http://www.topnotchresto.com/" target="_blank">http://www.topnotchresto.com</a><br>
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<div dir="ltr">71 Squareback "Hothe"<br>
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<div dir="ltr">65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"<br>
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<div dir="ltr">93 RX7 "Redstur"<br>
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<div dir="ltr">13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"<br>
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