[DeTomaso] Toyo Proxes ST 295/50/15s

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/28/09 16 00 36, jefude at bellsouth.net writes:


> I just purchased a set of Toyo Proxes ST 295/50/15s. $160 per tire plus 
> shipping.
> The tire vendor is Tires-N-Parts in Raleigh NC  800-322-9415.  Ask for 
> Rick Miller.
> They have about 30 of these with production dates of late 2007 - Jan 2008.
> 

As the guy with arguably the biggest stockpile of tires for 10-inch 
Campagnolo wheels (and coincidentally they also work for my Cobra), I felt it was 
time to step up to the Toyos.   But rather than buying them and shipping them 
across the country, I simply contacted the Toyo dealer in my town (Les 
Schwab Tires).   They had them for the same price, so I ordered them.

They quoted me a price over the phone of $600-something for four of them, 
but when I went to pick them up, the total came up to $704.   Turns out the 
phone quote failed to account for the sales tax, which here is now 9.75%.

I immediately pulled a Heismann.   I'm willing to pay $600-something for 
tires I don't need, but $700-something was too much.   I then did the Jedi 
Mind Trick on the manager and said simply, "Isn't there something you can do 
for me?"

Hey presto, a few pecks on the keyboard, the price of the tires is lowered 
to get the out-the-door price down to what the pre-tax price had been, and 
in a few minutes (and much to their surprise), all four were stuffed neatly 
into the back of my green Scirocco (which itself is worth substantially less 
than these tires), and they were soon in my house, joining the rest of the 
collection (which now numbers 31 tires, in various sizes, mostly rears but 
some fronts, and a set of Scirocco tires too).

So, the lesson here is, if you want these Toyos, act fast, buy locally, and 
bargain hard!   Times are tough and tire shops are willing to shave a few 
bucks off to make the sale. :>)

Mike (who needs to start thinking about maybe reducing his tire inventory 
somewhat!)