14" tires

Thu Jan 26 14:03:30 EST 2017

No, you weren't paying enough attention - I *already* got tires! :) Good
enough was good enough (I'd rather spend money on the 911 if I have the
choice), and I stuck with the OE size.

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 1:01 PM, Kieran Lavin <kieran at kieranlavin.com>
wrote:

> You're more indecisive than my ex wife.   Just get 205/50/15s.... For the
> 97th time
>
>
> kieran
>
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> *From:* se-r <se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org> on behalf of David Pertuz <
> d.pertuz at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 26, 2017 1:17:44 PM
>
> *To:* se-r at se-r-list.org
> *Subject:* Re: 14" tires
>
> Update:
>
> I could get probably some B14 wheels from Josh Palmer, but not for a few
> months, most likely. if I got new snows I could wait, but the current and
> likely future lack of snow made me reluctant to drop more money on new
> snows this winter, so new 3-season tires now became the priority. Direzzas
> would be fun, but at $125 each from the Tire Rack I don't want to spend as
> much money on new shoes for the SE-R as I did for new Conti DWSes for the
> 911, so I went with good enough and got some General Altimax RT43s
> installed this week. BFGs would have been perfect, but they're just not
> available in our sizes any more.
>
> On another note, here is a clean-looking low-mileage NX in Washington
> state: http://bellingham.craigslist.org/cto/5936077709.html
>
> David
> Chicago
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Kieran Lavin <kieran at kieranlavin.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 205/50/15
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> kieran
>>
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>> *From:* se-r <se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org> on behalf of David Pertuz <
>> d.pertuz at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 11, 2017 10:51 AM
>> *To:* se-r at se-r-list.org
>> *Subject:* Re: 14" tires
>>
>> LOL.
>>
>> I checked Amazon...lots of random Chinese tires, and a set of South
>> African Dunlops (?!)
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:10 AM, Kieran Lavin <kieran at kieranlavin.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Now Mike's a terrorist with all his guns and sh*t
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> kieran
>>>
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>>> *From:* se-r <se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org> on behalf of Frey, Richard K <
>>> rfrey at iupui.edu>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 11, 2017 9:09 AM
>>> *To:* se-r at se-r-list.org
>>> *Subject:* RE: 14" tires
>>>
>>>
>>> It is a long time.  Does the previous post reflect an old guy that is
>>> bitchin’ about the young dude on his phone? Talk about the circle of life.
>>> 20 years ago it was some old guy complaining about the hooligan that was
>>> ‘winding it out in second gear’  in the next lane in some Nissan.  If fact,
>>> you were just going 2nd to 4th and wanted some extra rpm due to your 3
>>> gear pop out.  J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Seriously, Thanks for this listserv as it has taught me so much.  My
>>> knowledge about turbos went from infancy to usable due to the time that
>>> Mike Kojima and others invested in teaching us lurkers.  Many thanks.  I
>>> also learned a bunch about suspensions here.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* se-r [mailto:se-r-bounces at se-r-list.org] *On Behalf Of *David
>>> Pertuz
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2017 5:42 PM
>>> *To:* Jaret Rapp
>>> *Cc:* se-r at se-r-list.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: 14" tires
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Indeed! I am sort of amazed that I have had my car for almost 24 years
>>> now.
>>>
>>> I was nearly rear-ended at a stop sign the last time I drove my SE-R
>>> (by, as expected, a young dude who wasn't paying attention because he was
>>> gazing into his phone or whatever). If that had happened it would have
>>> obviously totalled the car and, I would have been very sad for it, but
>>> would have eventually gotten over it. Then I would have been able to
>>> immediately start seriously shopping for a non-boring replacement for my
>>> boring appliance car. but I just can't bear to get rid of the SE-R!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Jaret Rapp via se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> btw, not for nothing, do you all realize this list is still alive after
>>> 26 years!!!  And some of us still have their original SE-R!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com>
>>> To: Christopher Scarpulla <cscarpulla at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: se-r <se-r at se-r-list.org>
>>> Sent: Tue, Jan 10, 2017 5:29 pm
>>> Subject: Re: 14" tires
>>>
>>> Yeah, I just saw those again today. A bit mixed on whether I want to put
>>> tires like that on. Even when it comes to high-performance tires, which is
>>> what I'd prefer, I'd rather have all-seasons for the rain traction and
>>> grip. And if it is cold but not yet snowy, I'd rather leave normal tires
>>> on, but summer tires are terrible in cold weather. I still remember sliding
>>> through a red light in Detroit at 15mph because I couldn't stop due to
>>> being on a thin coat of snow on summer tires on the car I was driving.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Christopher Scarpulla <
>>> cscarpulla at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> David,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tire Rack has these little beauties.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> DIREZZA ZII STAR SPEC
>>> <http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Dunlop&tireModel=Direzza+ZII+Star+Spec&partnum=86HR4Z2SS&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes>
>>>
>>> Extreme Performance Summer
>>>
>>> Size: 185/60R14 82H
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> And as far as 195 or 205/50-15's go, I think we can thank the early
>>> Miata crowd for keeping the manufacturers pumping out a good supply of them.
>>>
>>>
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