I'm trying to put cars back on the road with my newfound free time, and a little savings
Vehicle in question is my dad's 1983 Grand Prix
He bought it new, total of 56k on it
We don't drive it much, it's had maybe 1k put on it since he stopped using it on the regular back in '91
Slowly working through it's problems to make it roadworthy, want it to be ready to re-register/insure/inspect when DMV reopens
It's tires were a set of vintage 1988 Pirelli P77's, dry rotted in every aspect, hard as a rock, but still rolled around and held air
They had to go, so I went shopping
It's got the optional size, which isn't too common anymore, 205/75R14
You've got maybe 6 or 8 choices, it also has to be a whitewall, limiting that to 4
I wound up on TireBuyer.com, they have a rebate on Nexen
I got 4 Nexen N'Priz AH5, for $297.41 delivered, subtract a $70 rebate, that brings it to about $230
It's a standard all season, 460/A/A, 95S, 50K warranty
My local shop got $130 for mounting and balancing, so $360 installed
For NYC, that's a pretty good OTD price for 4 tires installed
I haven't got a chance to properly drive them, but going up and down the block they feel a million dollars compared to what was
They probably aren't the best tire ever made, but for the little mileage this car does, and the price, I think they'll be alright
They arrived last week, with a production date of first week of December 2019, so barely 6 months old Installed, that seems about right
Vehicle in question is my dad's 1983 Grand Prix
He bought it new, total of 56k on it
We don't drive it much, it's had maybe 1k put on it since he stopped using it on the regular back in '91
Slowly working through it's problems to make it roadworthy, want it to be ready to re-register/insure/inspect when DMV reopens
It's tires were a set of vintage 1988 Pirelli P77's, dry rotted in every aspect, hard as a rock, but still rolled around and held air
They had to go, so I went shopping
It's got the optional size, which isn't too common anymore, 205/75R14
You've got maybe 6 or 8 choices, it also has to be a whitewall, limiting that to 4
I wound up on TireBuyer.com, they have a rebate on Nexen
I got 4 Nexen N'Priz AH5, for $297.41 delivered, subtract a $70 rebate, that brings it to about $230
It's a standard all season, 460/A/A, 95S, 50K warranty
My local shop got $130 for mounting and balancing, so $360 installed
For NYC, that's a pretty good OTD price for 4 tires installed
I haven't got a chance to properly drive them, but going up and down the block they feel a million dollars compared to what was
They probably aren't the best tire ever made, but for the little mileage this car does, and the price, I think they'll be alright
They arrived last week, with a production date of first week of December 2019, so barely 6 months old Installed, that seems about right