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| 1978.1 | | TRUCKS::BEATON_S | I Just Look Innocent | Wed Jan 06 1993 08:39 | 14 |
| Never heard of this particular tyre/tire make I'm afraid... However, if
tires fall into the same catagory as any other "purchasable" goods then
there is no way they would be cheaper in the UK than in the US.
The usual translation is whatever you good people get charged in $'s,
the punters in the UK get charged the same amount in �'s (or to put it
another way, take the purchase price in the US and double it for the
UK). That applies to anything from CD's to Range Rovers... oh and food too.
Good luck with your search though.
Reargards,
Stephen
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| 1978.2 | Swedish! | LARVAE::SMART_A | Resists anything except temptation! | Wed Jan 06 1993 12:02 | 2 |
| If memory serves me right they are of Swedish origin. Micheldever
Tyres used to stock them.
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| 1978.3 | i saw some | SHIPS::GEARY_C | | Wed Jan 06 1993 12:21 | 5 |
| my local tyre place in Hungerford (U.K.) had them last time I was
there. Is it crucial to have matching brands on the same axle or just
matching tyre types?
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| 1978.4 | Vredestein is Dutch.... | DECWET::WICKHAM | Charlie, DECwest Engr., 548-8836 | Wed Jan 06 1993 17:29 | 18 |
| My understanding is that the size of a tire should not be mixed on an axle; you
could have different sizes for front and back, but it could effect handling. Tread
design doesn't matter (or so I was told...)
Here is the rub with the sizes, though: there is no industry standard method for
measuring aspect ratios. Vredestein's 80 series tires might be equivalent to
Pirelli's 75 series. Going and out and buying another manufacturer's 80 series
tires might result in handling problems due to the different styles of measur-
ment.
re: .3
Could you give me the name and phone number of your local tire store so I might
call them and find out about availability, price, and shipping? I realize this is
a long shot, but I'm looking at spending $130 if I have to outfit with two tires.
Besides the cost, there is the leg work to try and find another tire model that
is comparable in size to the Vredesteins...
charlie
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| 1978.5 | | PEKING::SMITHRW | Err..... | Thu Jan 07 1993 14:06 | 15 |
| Are Vredesteins a standard fitment on the Volvo? If so, your local
dealer might be able to advise you.
Is the remaining serviceable tyre on the axle part-worn? If so, you'll
still have differences with a new tyre.
I would tend to favour replacing both tyres on the axle, and saving the
remaining serviceable cover as a spare for the other axle.
...if handling sensitivity is that much of an issue with a Volvo
(sorry 8*)).
Richard
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| 1978.6 | | DECWET::WICKHAM | Charlie, DECwest Engr., 548-8836 | Thu Jan 07 1993 17:22 | 17 |
| re: .-1
Vredesteins were offered by the dealer as a snow tire. They normally offered
Geese-Liveed (phonetic spelling; no idea if that is the correct spelling), a
Swedish tire that is supposedly very sticky in cold temperatures.
The remaining tire is partly worn, but I don't think that would be as great an
impact as having the aspect ratios significantly different (as with another brand
of tire opposite the V.)
:-) Gee, I think Volvos handle great.... If you're comparing them to the QE2. The
240 is tank (which probably doesn't surprise anyone). The one great advantage of
that is its crusing ability: I find myself going 75mph without even realizing it.
The noise from my Rabbit GTI at 75 is near deafening (which makes me long for my
Europa once again...)
charlie
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| 1978.7 | Sweden has a tank with out a rotating turret | VANTEN::MITCHELLD | | Fri Jan 08 1993 14:12 | 2 |
| Sweden actually has a battle tank that doesnt have a rotating turrent and has some
a complex control system to guide the gun barrel. Naturally made by volvo
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