[TR] Nexen tires

[Jim Wallace]

Wow I blew it on this one; sorry......I DON'T have Nexen tires!
I was going to get some, but at the last minute switched to Triangle tires
(yes they are round), and my comments below apply to those.
Where oh where has my mind gone........
Jim
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On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 12:19 AM, Jim Wallace <grandfatherjim at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I have Nexen tires on my VW camper. It takes a hard to find tire -
> although Hankook makes one for that application, they aren't sold here in
> Canada.
> They were a competitive price, and on installation, the ride was
> noticeably improved, albeit it was from very bad.
> They did take a lot of weights to balance, and I subsequently saw a
> comment posted on the VW type 2 bulletin board that someone else had put
> some on their pickup truck and they wore out in 7000 miles.
> However, it will be many years before I go that far in that vehicle so it
> doesn't worry me. Also, I have to believe it was an extreme case.
> I do believe I saw where they were NOT part of the Chinese tire recall
> thing.
> Jim
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> Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:06:02 -0500
> From: Bob Labuz <yellowtr at adelphia.net>
>
> Hello,
>
> Just saw this on ebay. Nexen tires 165/15 2 for 96$.
> Anyone ever heard of this make?
> Seems too good to be true.
> Item # 140211793730
>
> Bob