Rick,
I apologize for the confusion on your tire order. Let me see if I can help
out here:
I've talked to our Tire tech guys, and to one of our purchasers. Here's the
scoop: The Michelin Pilot Sport tires in the sizes you're looking for are
completely compatible with one another in the BMW and non-BMW styles. Mixing
styles is not an issue. But it gets better: Actually, the rear tires that
you have on order now are BMW-specific (they have the "star" on the
sidewall", but they don't all say this in their descriptions on the website.
So, if you call up Jake at 271 (jake@tirerack.com is the guy who placed your
initial order) he can switch you over to the "BMW" front tires (part number
24YR8SPORTBMW), and you'll be good to go. Those tires are even on special
right now, at $198 each.
I hope this puts you on the right track. I'll contact Jake, and give him a
heads-up on this. He may be calling you soon.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
William Loring
The Tire Rack, Marketing dept.
7101 Vorden Parkway
South Bend, IN 46628
574-287-2345 x225
574-236-7714 fax
888-362-8473 sales
www.tirerack.com
> From: "Rick Brown" <rbrown7@covad.net>
> Reply-To: "Rick Brown" <rbrown7@covad.net>
> Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 09:28:32 -0700
> To: "autox" <autox@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Tires but Non- Autox
>
> I know there's some tire experts on the list and wanted to find out if
> anybody
> knew the inside on why Tirerack can't seem to get stock on 225/40YR18
> Michelin Pilot
> Sports. I've had an order in for six months and still no tires. Excuse has
> been
> that they order them from Michelin and either get no tires or only BMW-spec
> tires
> in that size.
>
> Tires with the roundel on them doesn't bother me but I'd prefer not to mix
> front
> and rear with BMW-spec and non-BMW spec in case there is a difference in
> compounding
> or construction. Rear 255/35YR18 doesn't come in a BMW version.
>
> -- Rick Brown
>
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