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Old 12-09-2008, 11:10 PM
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a set of Vredestein Wintrac 4 Xtreme 275/40/20 winter tires on Ebay. Gearing up for some major snowboarding this season. Decided to just stick with 20's...a couple buddies have these on their performance SUV's during winter months and they performed great on trips to the slopes last season. I'll let y'all know how they handle on the X... ...


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Old 12-09-2008, 11:24 PM
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a set of Vredestein Wintrac 4 Xtreme 275/40/20 winter tires on Ebay. Gearing up for some major snowboarding this season. Decided to just stick with 20's...a couple buddies have these on their performance SUV's during winter months and they performed great on trips to the slopes last season. I'll let y'all know how they handle on the X... ...


Lucky Bastard!
I searched the web for 2 months to find 'em under 200.
just had our first snow day, you are gonna LOVE them!!!
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Old 12-09-2008, 11:53 PM
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There's a Rover Board where everyone is talking about using them year round!

I swear they are quieter than the Diamaris. I have had them up to about 115 and everything seemed normal (cleared to 149). On the snow and a little ice, they performed as expected and the car as well. (I pushed hard on purpose in a parking lot)
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:02 AM
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Tell me about it...they were the only set i could find online under $1k. Got into a last minute bidding war as expected but managed to pull through. The speed index is rated @ vmax 240 km/h (150mph)...but i'd like them to last as long as possible so will only be using during winter seasons.
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Old 12-10-2008, 12:19 AM
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Tell me about it...they were the only set i could find online under $1k. Got into a last minute bidding war as expected but managed to pull through. The speed index is rated @ vmax 240 km/h (150mph)...but i'd like them to last as long as possible so will only be using during winter seasons.
If anyone is interested in buying:
http://www.estrictlyforeign.com/asp/...edestein+Tires

255/50 18 were only 180 ea plus shipping (27 per tire)

Or RR has a great lead too.
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Old 12-10-2008, 10:54 AM
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If anyone is interested in buying:
http://www.estrictlyforeign.com/asp/...edestein+Tires

255/50 18 were only 180 ea plus shipping (27 per tire)

Or RR has a great lead too.
Great find chef...thanks
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Old 12-10-2008, 11:03 AM
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Great Tires man! Great Tires!!

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Old 12-10-2008, 02:07 PM
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Exactly how OLD are those tires? They should have a production date stamp on them. I got burned after buying a set of replica rims and tires with 90%+ threads only to find out the tires were manufactured in 2000.

The rubber on the tires had detriorated (like plastic) and could not be balanced. Had to sell the set at a loss for the price of the rims alone.

The tire guy suggested to avoid winter tires more than 5 years old from date of manufacture.
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Old 12-11-2008, 01:58 AM
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Exactly how OLD are those tires? ...
Thanks for the heads up...spoke with seller, the winter's were already shipped by the time i asked. Guess i'll find out soon enough... ...
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Old 12-12-2008, 06:35 PM
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Just took delivery...tires are just as the seller advertised. There's approx 90% tread-wear. Will circle back and report how they perform in snow
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