Last call for Yokos

[Peter Lucas <lucas@xxxx>]

A while back someone reported a rumor that our beloved Yokohama AVS 
Intermediate tires were soon to be discontinued. Apparently this has 
come to pass. Last week I went to tirerack.com to order a set and 
discovered to my dismay that (unlike 3 weeks earlier) the front tires 
are no longer available (as of today they still have the rears). I 
called the friendly people at Tirerack.com and they said that the 
tire was discontinued and they could no longer get new stock. They 
gave me the customer service number at Yokohama Tires, who confirmed 
this claim. They said they were receiving a lot of irate calls. I 
asked if a replacement tire was in the works. They replied that they 
thought so, but have received no concrete information. They said that 
this suggests that a new product was at least a year away.

In a mild panic, I started calling around everywhere. Things were 
looking grim until I finally called my local Sears Auto Center, who 
were able to special order a set of 4 tires, which I just picked up.

Sooo, if you will be needing tires soon, you might want to act quickly.

--pete lucas
VIN #06703