Re: Tire Group Purchase?

["Adam Lindsay" <adam@mindex.com>]

I would be willing to join in on a Winter Tire/Steel Rim group purchase. I
have been looking @ Blizzaks unless anyone has a better recomendation.

-----Original Message-----
From: John Hamill <jhamill@incert.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: Tire Group Purchase?


>You won't save much money on tires alone (unless you find the usual
>discounts with last years model, discontinued models etc.). I can tell
>you that retail and wholesale price differences for tires are minimal,
>at least on the mail order scene. Companies like Tire Rack and Discount
>Tire make their money on rims with a big markup. A group purchase of
>rims would probably yield some worthwhile savings (or complete
>wheel/tire packages).
>
>Jeff Newton wrote:
>
>> Is a group purchase for tires feasible?  Maybe do a brand every few
>> months?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> ----
>> Jeff Newton
>