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- From: rg9538@ehsn2.cen.uiuc.edu (Ronald E Garnett)
- Subject: Re: Gatorback tires
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:58:58 GMT
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- ggg@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Gary Goodlund) writes:
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- > I have an '85 Dodge Daytona Turbo that came with Goodyear Eagle GTs which
- >also are very good tires just not quite as high a speed rating as the Good-
- >year Gatorbacks. They also seemed a bit expensive to replace so I tried
- >the Dunlop Qualifiers instead and have been very pleased with them. If you
- >aren't inclined toward maniacal flailing of the car, these are worth
- >considering. Their handling is quite good, they aren't especially noisey,
- >and the price is around $100 each depending upon where you shop.
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- From the postings and E-Mail I got, snow tires are a must for a Gatorbaxk
- tire owner! If I do get snow tires, then the gators will last me quite
- a while longer since they since they will be off for a few months.
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- > I think they have about 42K miles on them and they're about due for
- >replacement now--but then again the car is for sale so why bother? Do you
- >know anyone in the North Bay Area (San Francisco) that needs a fun car-cheap?!
- >I just bought another car and three is one too many so the Dodge goes...
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- I don't know too many people in that area, and the one that I do know can't
- afford the insurance for a fun car. Three cars, you probably pay enough in
- insurance each year to buy another car!
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- Ron Garnett
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