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Re: Snow Tires - to buy or not to buy? [shipo]
by drddo
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Dec 05, 2005 (11:23 am)
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 05, 2005 10:04 am)
Just when I thought I was done I have another question! I was looking at Tirerack as you suggested, Shipo, and the X-ice is priced about $260 less/ set than my quote from the local guy. He told me his source for rims was as good as mine, being Tirerack or the dealer. I currently have 205/55 16, but the only rim I can find on Tirerack is 225/55 16. Would I be giving up a bit of traction with the extra width of the 225's? I hesitate to call the dealer, assuming the price for rims would be MUCH higher than the $135/wheel at Tirerack. -Drddo
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- #2564 of 4452
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Re: Snow Tires - to buy or not to buy? [drddo]
by shipo
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Dec 05, 2005 (11:43 am)
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Replying to: drddo (Dec 05, 2005 11:23 am)
"I currently have 205/55 16, but the only rim I can find on Tirerack is 225/55 16."
Ummm, are you talking rims or tires here? When you say "2xx/xx 16" you are referring to tire sizes. Wheel sizes are depicted more like 16x7.5 (which IIRC is what you have on your car). Having said that, I just checked TireRack and I found that they do in fact have a 205/55 R16 & 16x7.5 alloy wheel package (Mille Miglia MM11-3) with Michelin X-Ice package available for your car for $940 plus shipping.
Best Regards,
Shipo
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Re: Snow Tires - to buy or not to buy? [shipo]
by drddo
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Dec 05, 2005 (11:53 am)
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 05, 2005 11:43 am)
My bad, the wheels are 16x7.5, and I see what you are talking about. The notation on the left side of the screen states that the recommended tire size for those wheels, and the other 5 16" wheels for that matter, are 225/55 16. Can I put a smaller tire on that wheel, or so I need to stick with the recommended 225/55's? I hear the thinner the tire the better for winter traction. -Drddo
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- #2566 of 4452
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Re: Snow Tires - to buy or not to buy? [drddo]
by shipo
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Dec 05, 2005 (12:03 pm)
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Replying to: drddo (Dec 05, 2005 11:53 am)
Those wheels are just fine, in fact, your car already has the 16x7.5 wheels with the 205/55 R16s mounted on them. IIRC, TireRack publishes the tire size that is the middle of the size range that fits for any given wheel. From there you can mount tires that are roughly 20mm (about 8/10") wider or narrower.
Best Regards,
Shipo
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- #2567 of 4452
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Re: Snow Tires - to buy or not to buy? [shipo]
by drddo
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Dec 05, 2005 (12:11 pm)
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 05, 2005 12:03 pm)
Great! Thanks for all your help today Shipo. I put a call in to the dealer, just for kicks. They ball parked between $1200 and $1300 for everything, but need to call me back with a firm number. I'll likely go with Tirerack, as you said the price is far better than other places I've been looking. Here's to looking forward to some great winter weather! -Drddo
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- #2568 of 4452
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Re: Snow Tires - to buy or not to buy? [drddo]
by drddo
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Dec 05, 2005 (1:26 pm)
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Replying to: drddo (Dec 05, 2005 12:11 pm)
Interesting info to pass along... My dealer called back and they are quoting me $10.92 OTD price over the cost for the same set up as Tirerack. Plus they will store my summer tires for me. I never would have thought the dealer would be anywhere near the same ball park! -Drddo
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Re: IIRC Bluetooth/voice activation [erickpl]
by kyfdx HOST
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Dec 05, 2005 (7:50 pm)
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Replying to: erickpl (Dec 05, 2005 7:29 am)
Thanks.. this is all starting to sink into my thick head....
I'm not positive about the ability to put voice tags on the directory in the BMW, but I'm going to find out.. That sounds like the best way.. I hope that will work..
Of course, my first problem.... is I've never put voice tags on the phonebook entries in the phone itself.. So, that would be the first step.. of course, it makes me sad that I can't put them on the SIM card, as that is where all of the entries reside..
Any problem with battery life on the RAZR? We've only had it two days, but the battery is going dead in a matter of hours.. I'm guessing it is because we are leaving bluetooth on?
regards,
kyfdx
Techno-cro-magnon
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Re: IIRC Bluetooth/voice activation [kyfdx]
by shipo
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Dec 05, 2005 (7:52 pm)
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Replying to: kyfdx (Dec 05, 2005 7:50 pm)
Any problem with the battery?
Yup, the BlueTooth drains the battery fast. As such, I've bought both the car charger and the USB charger for my Razr. 
Best Regards,
Shipo
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Re: IIRC Bluetooth/voice activation [shipo]
by kyfdx HOST
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Dec 05, 2005 (7:56 pm)
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 05, 2005 7:52 pm)
That old TDMA Nokia is looking better and better..
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