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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 12:22 PM
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Just heard from the guy at the local Les Schwab that the tires for my new wheels will be in shortly. (been waiting for them since I chewed up the right front a bit at PR in early July) So now I have four fairly decent 7k mi. BFG KDWS tires on my stock wheels with a required lifespan of less than two weeks. Should I...

a) do a few smokey burnouts in the Edmonds PD parking lot (just for you rookie)
b) save em for winter use
c) sell em on ebay
d) hang em from a tree and let my kids have a tire swing
e) something else

I could store them in the back of the currently non-functional suburban, along with all of the household junk my wife has come up with over the past year and a half, but sooner or later I would like to get that rig back on the road. Can you say $200 fill up?
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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If it were me, I'd probably try to sell them on here or ebay
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 01:53 PM
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what size are they? my rear tires are almost slicks.
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by burbman
Should I...

a) do a few smokey burnouts in the Edmonds PD parking lot (just for you rookie)
b) save em for winter use
c) sell em on ebay
d) hang em from a tree and let my kids have a tire swing
e) something else
A or D depending on which one is more dangerous

I could store them in the back of the currently non-functional suburban, along with all of the household junk my wife has come up with over the past year and a half, but sooner or later I would like to get that rig back on the road. Can you say $200 fill up?
Probably more like $250 today. Hey, I have two sets of light truck/passenger car tires I can't seem to sell even with a ton of tread - can I store them in your burban?

Good to see you around, tell your daughter she needs to come draw some more palm trees on my patio
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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how much would you want for 2 stock wheels?

(and no.. i don't need the tires..)
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Rokko
what size are they? my rear tires are almost slicks.
Stock GTO tires are 245/45/17's I think, I would need to go look to know for sure. Probably too narrow for you.
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Nathan
how much would you want for 2 stock wheels?

(and no.. i don't need the tires..)
I haven't even thought much about a price. Make me an offer. I plan to keep the Pontiac center caps, unless they will not fit on the HSV wheels I bought, in which case I will be using the HSV caps.

Two of them are immaculate, I'll have to ask the wife sometime about the other two.
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Old Sep 1, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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If they were the chrome GTO rims I'd buy them! I'd probably try to sell them here or on eBay. And yes, they are 245/45/17s....
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i just need an extra set to toss some DRs on

probably wouldn't pay more than $350 for them
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You bought tires from a different les schwab then the one I work at? For shame
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Nathan
i just need an extra set to toss some DRs on

probably wouldn't pay more than $350 for them
I'll take $350 for two rims. I'll let you know when they are off the car.
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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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You bought tires from a different les schwab then the one I work at? For shame
Sorry man, but I can walk home from this one.
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