Re: [DML] AVS Intermediate tires still available for our cars

[Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxx>]

Well, nobody said that they were not available any more, only that it 
appears that they *soon* will be unavailable.

As I said in the original message:
(a) Tirerack.com no longer lists the fronts and they (and several 
other Internet sources that I checked with) said they were listed as 
"discontinued" and they would no longer order them.
(b) Yokohama customer service confirmed that they were discontinued, 
and gave me a number of local dealers who might still be able to get 
them.
(c) Of these dealers, only Sears said they could get them (and did). 
All of the other local chains had them listed as "discontinued" and 
would not even try.

None of this in inconsistent with what your Yokohama contact said. I 
assume they are selling against current stock, which explains how my 
local Sears was able to get them. But if what Tirerack and Yoko told 
me is true, when they are gone they are gone.

The purpose of my original post was to alert people that if they want 
new Yokos, they might want to think about ordering them soon.

--Pete Lucas
VIN #06703

P.S. -- Now that I have my new Yokos mounted, I can confirm what 
everybody has been saying: my D handles like a different car. They're 
great (although I am sure there are other tires that would be great, 
too).


At 10:02 PM -0400 8/10/01, njp548@xxxx wrote:
> Hey List,
>
> After all the talk about the AVS Intermediate tires not being available
> for our cars anymore, I sent a message to Yokohama directly and this is the
> reply I got:
>
> <<<Currently, the AVS Intermediate is still available in the two sizes you
> have
> listed. This tire can be ordered through any authorized Yokohama tire
> dealer. I hope this information has been helpful. Thank you for contacting
> Yokohama Tire Corporation.>>>
>
> I hope that helps anyone who wants to get these tires for their car.
>
>
> Later,
> Nick
> 1852
> <A HREF="Http://members.aol.com/njp548";>Http://members.aol.com/njp548</A>
--
--pete